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President of Alexandria University Inaugurates Faculty of Tourism and Hotels International Conference on “Innovation in Tourism Industry in Light of Contemporary Global Changes”
Within the framework of the Egyptian state’s orientation towards clean energy and the green economy in Egypt’s Vision 2030, Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, inaugurated today, Wednesday 24 April 2024, the activities of the international scientific conference organized by the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels under the title “Innovation in the Tourism Industry in Light of Contemporary Global Changes,” which is being held for two-day in the city of Ne Alamein.
The opening ceremony was attended by Dr. Ghada Shalabi, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Dr. Mostafa El-Naggar, President of Matrouh University, Dr. Essam El-Kurdi, President of El Alamein University, Dr. Hisham Saeed, Vice President of Alexandria University for Postgraduate Studies and Research, Dr. Hisham Gaber, Vice President of El Alamein University for Academic Affairs, Dr. Hazem Atiyat-Allah, former president of Helwan University and former governor of Fayoum, Dr. Maged Negm, former president of Helwan University, Dr. Hossam El-Rifai, vice president of Helwan University for education and student affairs, Engineer Ahmed Ibrahim, head of the El Alamein City Authority, Major General Hisham Lotfy, former assistant minister of the interior and head of the authority. Regional conference to revitalize tourism in Alexandria, Dr. Abeer Attia, Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels and Chairman of the Conference, Dr. Nashwa Fouad, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Graduate Studies and Research and Conference Rapporteur, in addition to a large number of faculty members, researchers and specialists in the field of tourism, both Egyptians and foreigners.
In his speech, Dr. Abdulaziz Konsowa welcomed the attendees at this conference, including experts and professors specialized in the tourism and hospitality sector. He offered his congratulations to the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels for coming out with the conference in a distinguished manner, expressing his aspiration for the conference to come out with effective and applicable recommendations capable of advancing this important sector. He praised the level of achievement that the city of El Alamein is witnessing as a model for the new cities being built by the Egyptian state. Dr. Konsowa added that the Egyptian state’s vision for development is based on four basic axes: industry, agriculture, and tourism, in addition to the services and logistics industry. Therefore, tourism is considered an important element for achieving Egypt’s vision and reaching the required development rates. He added that Egypt is making great efforts to restore its health and be at the forefront of countries working to achieve sustainable development that serves current and future generations in light of major internal and external challenges.
Dr. Essam El-Kurdi stressed the importance of the conference, which discusses the future of the tourism industry in Egypt in light of the modern economic, social and technological transformations. Therefore, innovation and creativity have become an indispensable necessity for developing both tourist attractions and the human element, as well as adopting technologies, as the role of universities appears in developing promotion and marketing mechanisms and spreading awareness of the importance of sustainable tourism in development, which reflects on society by achieving a better future, therefore, research and innovation must be encouraged, researchers supported, and cooperation between academia and industry must be strengthened to transform ideas into tangible results that serve society.
Dr. Mostafa El-Naggar praised the leading role of Alexandria University in organizing scientific conferences that adopt modern concepts, pointing to the importance of the conference topic, which deals with modern issues in the tourism industry, stressing that innovation is a large umbrella under which many topics fall that aim to develop green tourism, attract the largest number of tourists, and improve the level of tourism services provided, to present the bright side of Egypt and enhance the role of tourism in economic development.
Dr. Ghada Shalaby pointed out the excellent choice of the new city of El Alamein as a venue for the conference, as the state made great efforts to present the city as a model for sustainable tourist cities that provide their services throughout the year, where there is an advanced infrastructure of an airport, hotels, resorts, and accommodations, in addition to universities and schools. She praised the role of Alexandria University in nourishing the tourism sector with experts and human resources capable of competing in local, regional, and international labour markets, confirming the country’s success in developing the tourism industry and reaching 14.9 million tourists this year, aiming to reach 30 million tourists in 2030 despite contemporary regional and international challenges.
Dr. Abeer Attia confirmed that choosing the conference topic came out of the belief in the necessity of the tourism sector keeping pace with all the changes at the regional and international levels that would affect the sector, in addition to the important emergence of the technological element in changing the form of the travel experience, as well as climate change and its impact on the environment, and how to adapt to it, adding that choosing New Alamein as a location to organize the conference came as the city is a model for fourth generation cities and the capabilities it possesses that makes it one of the most important tourist destinations in Egypt.
Dr. Nashwa Fouad stated that the conference discusses several main topics, the most important of which is artificial intelligence in the tourism and hospitality sector, entrepreneurship and innovation in the tourism and hospitality industry, modern trends in tourism and hospitality resource management, modern issues in tourism and hotel marketing strategies, innovation in heritage studies and museums, the city of New Alamein as a promising cultural destination between the past and the present.
Community Service and Environmental Development Council Discusses Importance of Alexandria University’s Societal Role in Literacy, Preparations for Evaluation Visit to in Best Environmentally Friendly University Competition
Dr. Saeed Allam, Vice President of Alexandria University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs stressed the interest of the University in its societal role towards the literacy file and providing all forms of support to this important issue. He called for full coordination between the faculties of the educational sector, and the necessity of coordination with the General Authority for Adult Education in accordance with the latest updates: This came during the Community Service and Environmental Development Council meeting yesterday, 22 April 2024, in the conference hall at the university headquarters.
The Council also discussed the readiness of Alexandria University to visit the University File Evaluation Committee to participate in the Best Environmentally Friendly University competition. The Council decided to form a specialized team of faculty vice deans and their assistants to receive the committee and facilitate its work.
The Vice President of the University pointed out the latest developments in the construction and renovation work being carried out at the Faculty Members Marine Club (Pharos) to receive and host its members, in a manner befitting the prestigious status of Alexandria University.
The Council reviewed the report submitted by Dr. Fahmi Charles, Emeritus Professor at the Higher Institute of Public Health, on the importance of completing all updates related to the environmental file of the university’s faculties and institutes and uploading it electronically, with an emphasis on its readiness in all internal and external environmental aspects of the university, which supports the state’s strategies and achieves sustainable development goals, as well as codifying occupational safety and health conditions for various university facilities.
The Council reviewed several reports, activities, exhibitions, training courses, seminars, scientific meetings, field and community visits, and workshops in the university’s faculties and institutes during the months of March and April 2024.
Alexandria University’s Graduate Studies and Research Council Discusses Proposal for Mechanisms and Procedures to Implement Recommendations of “Challenges Facing Scientific Research” Report
Alexandria University’s Council of Graduate Studies and Research, headed by Dr. Hisham Saeed, Vice President of the University for Graduate Studies and Research, held its meeting this morning, Monday, April 22, 2024. During the meeting, the council discussed the proposal for mechanisms and procedures to implement the recommendations of the “Challenges Facing Scientific Research” report at Alexandria University.
Dr. Saeed confirmed that In light of the work of the seven regional alliances of Egyptian universities, a proposal to form committees for regional alliances with regard to scientific research will be presented, as the Supreme Committee for Scientific Research will be formed for the Egyptian university regions (which includes the representatives of graduate studies and research from the universities of each region and includes members representing industry, business owners and banks in each region). An executive committee for scientific research will also be formed (which includes the coordinators of the regional universities for scientific research).
. Dr. Saeed also announced the role of the Supreme Committee, which is to propose the seven regions’ work strategy, follow up on the executive framework of the strategy, present proposals for developing the executive plan, and propose executive plans for national projects within each region. It will also activate the role of national alliances to increase cooperation between universities, the industrial sector and state institutions within the scope of each alliance, involving development partners from industry, business owners and banks in the alliances, proposing a research plan related to local community issues and studying the problems and challenges related to them, while presenting the results of the research points committed to by each university on a regular basis.
The Supreme Committee will also be responsible for holding an international conference for each alliance to present research points in the alliance’s universities, and to maximize the benefit from all the material capabilities available in the region, represented by infrastructure, laboratories, and modern equipment, as well as establishing companies and incubators in each region. The role of these companies is to contract with major chemical companies and material related to applied scientific research and establishing a warehouse for these companies within each of the alliances to sell and distribute their products on a regular and continuous basis within the universities, research centres and various institutes.
He added that the role of each Regional Executive Committee is to implement the Region’s plan regarding scientific research after all work is approved by the Supreme Committee of the Region. The Executive Committee seeks the assistance of other members from within the region's universities in implementing activities.
The Council approved a memorandum of understanding between the Faculty of Specific Education, Alexandria University, and the University of South Dakota in the United States of America in areas of common interest in science, arts and culture.
The Council also agreed to create accounts for international students at the university on the Egyptian Knowledge Bank.
Education and Student Affairs Council at Alexandria University Discusses Preparations for Second Semester Final Exams
Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen, Acting Vice President of Alexandria University for Education and Student Affairs, discussed during the Education and Student Affairs Council meeting held today, Monday, April 22, 2024, preparations for the second semester final exams, stressing to the faculty vice deans the necessity of announcing the exam timetables through the faculties’ websites, provided that national holidays and various occasions are taken into consideration.
Dr. Abdelmohsen asked for the commitment of all faculty members and the supporting staff in the faculties to be present during the exams, and to follow up on the students’ commitment to the guidelines and directives followed within the exam halls to ensure discipline and the success of the examination work. He also stressed the importance of complete regularity in control work to complete the processes of exam grading, monitoring, and revision of the results before announcing them for students as soon as possible. He stressed the importance of providing an appropriate climate with all logistical needs for students, and equipping the halls with everything that ensures their comfort while taking the exams.
• Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen congratulated Dr. Magda Mohamed Abdelfattah Madbouly, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Computers and Data Science, for being appointed by Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, as Acting Vice Dean of the Faculty of Computers and Data Science for Education and Student Affairs, wishing her the utmost success and progress.
• The Council discussed the Faculty of Medicine’s proposals to change the name of the Faculty’s Pathology Department to the Department of Anatomical Pathology and to change the name of the Faculty’s Department of Tropical Medicine to the Department of Endemic and Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine.
Alexandria University’s Faculties & Institutes Board of Trustees Discusses Preparations for Second Semester Final Exams
The Board of Trustees of Alexandria University’s faculties and institutes held its meeting today, Sunday, April 21, 2024, headed by Mr. Mohamed Fathi Abul-Nasr, Secretary-General of the University, where it reviewed with the faculty secretaries the completion of administrative preparations for the final examinations of the second semester of the academic year 2023/2024, and the necessity of commitment to administrative discipline and excellent performance, so that the monitoring and observation work is carried out in the most complete manner.
The Council discussed the administrative role of faculties in preparing to participate in the “Egypt Award for Governmental Excellence - Fourth Session 2024” competition, with the aim of encouraging individual and institutional competition to spread the culture of excellence in the university’s administrative apparatus.
Mr. Abul-Nasr stressed on faculty secretaries the need to complete the necessary procedures to audit and update data on the Information Centre database.
In implementation of the decisions to rationalize spending, the University Secretary-General directed the necessity of inventorying redundant items in warehouses so that a plan can be prepared to redistribute them to faculties, institutes, and branches of the university according to their needs.
