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Alexandria University Council Announces University Awards Winners for 2023
Alexandria University Council, chaired by Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of the University, announced the winners of university awards for the year 2023, as follows:
• University Appreciation Award (in the medical field): to Dr. Hala Mustafa Hammouda, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Dr. Mohamed Moataz Khamis Abdelrazek, Head of the Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, and Dr. Azza Mohamed Bilal Farghaly, Professor Emeritus at the Higher Institute of Public Health.
• University Appreciation Award (in the scientific field): to each of Dr. Ehab Issa Khedr, Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture, Dr. Sobhi Hassan Sallam, Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture, and Dr. Ahmed Khalifa El-Deek, Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture.
• University Appreciation Award (in the educational field): Dr. Tesbi Rashad Lotfy, former Dean of the Faculty of Specific Education.
• The University Award for Scientific Excellence (in the scientific field): for each of Dr. Ahmed Mohamed El-Khatib, Professor at the Faculty of Science, and Dr. Kawthar Saad El-Gendi, Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture.
• The University Award for Scientific Encouragement (in the medical field): to Dr. Reham Abdelhalim Abul-Wafa, Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Omnia Magdy Abdo, Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Amr Ahmed Badry, Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, and Dr. Iman Arafa Hassan Ali, Lecturer at the Faculty of Nursing.
• The University Award for Academic Encouragement (in the scientific field): to Dr. Alaa El-Din Mahmoud Abdelmeguid, Lecturer at the Faculty of Science, and Dr. Mohamed Salah Ayoub, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science, and Dr. Samar Saad El-Belehi, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. Mohamed El-Shahat Attia, Lecturer at the Faculty of Science.
• The University Award for Scientific Encouragement (in the humanities and social sciences): Dr. Nermin Ibrahim El-Labban, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Arts.
** The council agreed to grant the university award to the top graduates of the university’s faculties for the academic year 2020/2021, and to award the university’s sports champions award to students who won the African and Arab championships, and the republic and university championships in various sports.
** A certificate of appreciation and the university's golden memorial medal were awarded to professors at the university's faculties and institutes who reached the retirement age in 2023.
** The council also agreed to grant a certificate of appreciation and the university shield for distinguished scientific publishing, along with granting the title of “Distinguished Researcher of Alexandria University” in their specialisation, as follows:
• In the field of medical sciences:
Dr. Eman El-Sayed Abdelfattah, Associate Professor at the Medical Research Institute.
• In the field of engineering:
Dr. Sadek Zakaria Abul-Naga, Professor at the Faculty of Engineering
• in the field of natural sciences:
Dr. Nabila El-Sayed Badawy, Professor at the Faculty of Science.
• In the field of education:
Dr. Heba Gamal Abdelhalim, Associate Professor, Faculty of Specific Education.
• The Council agreed to grant a certificate of appreciation and shield of Alexandria University for scientific authorship:
• In the field of medical sciences:
Dr. Lamia Ahmed Hassan Heikal, Lecturer at the Faculty of Pharmacy.
• In the field of natural sciences:
Dr. Ahmed Abdelrehim Abdelmoneim, Professor at the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research.
President of Alexandria University Receives Virginia Tech American University Delegation to Discuss Future Cooperation
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, received at the University’s headquarters in Shatby, a Virginia Tech University delegation, headed by Dr. Thomas Archibald, Executive Director of the Center for Education, Development and International Research, to discuss ways of academic and research cooperation between the two sides in the scientific and research fields of common interest in general, and the engineering, technological and computer science fields in particular.
The meeting was attended Dr. Saeed Allam, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Dr. Yasser Fouad, Dean of the Faculty of Computers and Data Science, Dr. Jihan Gowifel, Assistant President of the University for International Universities Branches Affairs, Dr. Sameh Shehata and Dr. Boshra Salem, officials of the International Relations Office, and Dr. Ghada El-Khayyat, Head of the Center for Educational Innovations and Distance Learning.
In his speech Dr. Konsowa stressed the keenness of Alexandria University to continue cooperation with Virginia Tech in the fields of education and scientific research, pointing to the possibility of integration between the Water Excellence Center at Alexandria University and its counterpart at Virginia Tech in the field of membrane technology for water treatment, and cooperation in projects related to sustainability, green economy, green hydrogen, and reducing carbon emissions to meet the challenges of climate change, in addition to cooperation in linking knowledge-based technologies between the academic community and industry to support the knowledge-based economy He also referred to the direction of Alexandria International University to establish international branches in Burg El Arab in cooperation with prestigious international universities.
Dr. Archibald expressed his pleasure in cooperation with Alexandria University and his keenness to develop this cooperation and exchange expertise in scientific and research fields of common interest.
Center of Excellence For Water holds a workshop on innovative teaching strategies
Within the continuing efforts of the Center of Excellence of Water at Alexandria University to further strengthen the expanding community of practice in the water field of Egypt, the "Innovative Teaching Strategies Workshop" was held at Alexandria University during the period from 24-26 July 3023. The workshop was supervised and delivered by Dr. Kurt Becker, Professor at the Department of Engineering Education, Utah State University
The workshop was attended by faculty members from Alexandria University faculty members.
Launch of Second International Conference of the Department of Educational Administration and Education Policies
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the activities of the second international conference of the Department of Educational Administration and Education Policies at the Faculty of Education were concluded. The conference took place two days ago at the faculty’s headquarters under the title: “Leadership of Educational Institutions: Contemporary Visions and Directions”, with the participation of faculty members in Egyptian universities, and several education leaders in Alexandria.
Dr. Mohamed Anwar Farrag, Dean of the Faculty of Education, indicated that the conference provided an opportunity for dialogue and the presentation of scientific papers and research that contributed to the addition of many ideas, and urged researchers to think and explore new topics in educational leadership. He explained that the recommendations of the conference included themes related to the development of scientific research in the field of educational leadership, and another related to the qualification of educational leaders in the light of some contemporary leadership trends.
Dr. Mohamed Khamis Harb, Head of the Department of Educational Administration and Education Policies at the Faculty and Chairman of the Conference, indicated that the concluding recommendations of the conference included the need to pay attention to inter-studies in the field of educational leadership and to focus on generating new fields of knowledge, such as leadership psychology, digital leadership, school curriculum leadership, leadership of learning communities, green leadership, and leadership education. This requires reshaping the research maps of the educational administration departments at the faculties of education in Egyptian and Arab universities to include those studies in them, directing postgraduate students to adhere to these maps and research them.
He added that the recommendations included directing researchers to work on the transfer of educational policies, focusing on the fact that the main goal of transfer is to reform educational institutions, setting a strategy for qualifying educational leaders before and during service in light of the quality standards of educational leadership, provided that this strategy is announced through the official media of the Ministry of Education, in which all concerned parties, stakeholders and leaders at all administrative levels participate. In addition, activating the advisory role of the faculties of education as houses of expertise for educational leaders, and for future managers to acquire new skills to develop themselves professionally, work with others, use effective dialogue, successful negotiation, and decision-making skills, and dealing with individuals and groups. Finally, the formation of a committee chaired by the Head of the Department of Educational Administration and Education Policies, which includes representatives of academic leaders in the faculties of education, as well as representatives of senior leaders in the Ministry of Education’s general office, middle leaders in educational departments and executive leaders in schools, to publish recommendations in all education institutions and departments and follow up on what has been achieved, to be presented at the third conference next year.
Members of Pilot Incubator Team, Alexandria University, Participate in Launch of RIPPLE Program
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the members of the pilot incubator team at Alexandria University participated in launching and inaugurating the RIPPLE program to support entrepreneurship centers in Egyptian and Arab universities, which includes 30 Egyptian universities, including Alexandria University.
The event took place at the headquarters of the League of Arab States in Cairo, in the presence of Ambassador Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. Ismail Abdelghaffar, President of the Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Dr. Mahmoud Saqr, President of the Academy of Scientific Research, in addition to representatives of the United States Agency for International Development, the American Embassy, and a group of presidents of Egyptian universities and institutes and the Council of deputies.
Dr. Ghada El-Khayyat, Director of the Educational Innovations and Distance Learning Unit at Alexandria University, indicated that the event was a good opportunity for networking with entrepreneurship centers and incubators from all over Egypt, and to talk about the activities of Alexandria University and the business incubator pilot. She pointed out that the second incubation cycle will be announced soon.