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Inauguration of Third International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences and Health Care PHS-2024 at Alexandria University
Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen, Acting Vice President of Alexandria University for Education and Student Affairs, witnessed Wednesday evening the inauguration ceremony of the Third International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences and Health Care 2024 - PHS, which is organized by the Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, over the course of two days, October 23 and 24.
The opening ceremony was attended by Dr. Hisham Saeed, Vice President of the University for Postgraduate Studies and Research, Dr. Hanan Geweli, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Dr. Yasser Refaat, former Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Wael Aql, President of Nile University, Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, President of Pharos University, Dr. Yasser El-Sonbaty, Vice President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, as well as a number of vice presidents of universities and faculty members of faculties of pharmacy in Egyptian and Arab universities.
During his speech, Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen stressed that Alexandria University pays great attention to scientific conferences that would improve the outputs of scientific research at Alexandria University, noting that the conference is one of the largest international conferences for pharmaceutical and health sciences held in Egypt, and is attended by major pharmaceutical and health sector companies, as it includes an elite group of researchers from Egypt and several Arab and foreign countries. He added that Alexandria University seeks to link the outputs of scientific research to industry through its interest in all related parties, supporting ideas and innovations and employing them to serve and develop the industrial sector within society. Dr. Abdelmohsen stressed that he hopes that the conference will come out with recommendations that contribute to supporting the sector and developing pharmaceutical education and pharmaceutical services, developing pharmaceutical industries and drug discovery research.
While Dr. Hanan Geweli, Dean of the Faculty, confirmed that this conference is one of the largest international conferences held in Egypt and the Middle East and aims to exchange ideas, share innovations, and present the latest scientific research in the field of pharmacy. It also aims to identify the most important growing health care needs in society, calling for coming out with distinguished recommendations and results to serve the pharmacy sector in Egypt and the Middle East.
Dr. Sherif Rostom, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, pointed out that the conference will be attended by a group of prominent speakers, scientists, industry leaders, researchers, businessmen and students. The conference program will witness 13 sessions including 35 scientific lectures and 3 workshops presented by 23 Egyptian scientists in addition to 15 international speakers from Algeria, Canada, China, the United States of America, France, the Netherlands, England, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Qatar. It is worth noting that the conference witnessed the establishment of a distinguished exhibition that includes 20 of the largest pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, medical institutions and community partners.
Inauguration of the Third Employment Forum at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science
Under the auspices of Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, Dr. Ahmed Wahban, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, inaugurated the faculty's third employment forum yesterday. The forum was attended by Dr. Osama El-Adly, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs; Dr. Mohamed El-Khatib, Lecturer in Economics at the faculty, Executive Director of the Training and Qualification Unit for the Labor Market, and Forum Coordinator; a group of faculty members, support staff, bankers, and executives involved in entrepreneurship; numerous entrepreneurs, business owners, representatives of civil society organizations and the media; and hundreds of faculty graduates, researchers, and students.
This forum comes within the framework of Alexandria University's commitment in general, and the Faculty of Economics and Political Science in particular, to supporting graduates in the labor market and creating opportunities for them in light of the competitive environment.
Dr. Wahban explained that the forum included a series of lectures and workshops on its first day, while the second day included an exhibition. The graduates benefited from more than thirty organizations, including private companies, institutions, banks, research centers, the Information and Decision Support Center of the Cabinet, and numerous civil society organizations. Several introductory lectures were also organized on the various participating sectors, as well as lectures on career building and skill development. He highlighted the successes achieved by the forum over the past two years, including the communication between graduates, students, and stakeholders, which resulted in many graduates finding jobs in various sectors.
On the sidelines of the forum, several seminars and workshops were held in the college's conference hall, addressing important topics relevant to young people. The most prominent of these were an introductory seminar on banking, analytical skills and feasibility studies, data analysis, employment in digital manufacturing, combating digital drugs, banking and financial job requirements, and jobs in the political and media sectors.
Faculty of Tourism and Hotels Signs Cooperation Protocol with Misr Travel Company
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, Dr. Abeer Attia, Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, and Dr. Maysa Youssef, Head of the Sales and Operations Follow-up Sector and Vice President of Misr Travel Company, signed a cooperation protocol, today, Wednesday, November 27, 2024, with the aim of facilitating the task of faculty members and employees at the university, in performing scientific tasks in missions and grants and participating in conferences, given the extensive experience of Misr Travel Company in the flight reservation system according to the latest global reservation systems, in addition to providing training opportunities for faculty students.
The signing of the protocol was witnessed by Dr. Hanan El-Assar, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels for Education and Student Affairs, Dr. Sarah Katat, Head of the Tourist Guidance Department at the Faculty, faculty members and their assistants, Ms. Lamia Hammam, General Manager of Branches and Sales at Misr Travel Company, Mr. Amr Youssef, General Manager of Saad Zaghloul Branch in Alexandria at Misr Travel Company, and Ms. Abeer Salah El-Din, Director of Smouha Branch at Misr Travel Company.
During her speech, Dr. Abeer Attia thanked Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa for providing full support to the Faculty to achieve this cooperation, and stated that training opportunities will be provided for students of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels at Misr Travel Company and Hotels affiliated with it, as they will be trained in flight reservations, tourism systems, hotel management and tour guidance. She added that an office will be allocated for Misr TtavelCompany at the headquarters of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels to facilitate fruitful cooperation between the two parties.
Dr. Maysa Youssef pointed out during her speech that Misr Travel Company will achieve more accomplishments in cooperation with the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, through organizing trips to various tourist attractions in Egypt, in addition to booking and issuing tickets for faculty members traveling on grants, scientific missions and conferences. She added that Misr Travel Company is one of the business sector companies affiliated with the Holding Company for Tourism and Cinema, and stressed that the state provides full support to the company to revive it as the first company in the tourism sector in Egypt, as there are 30 branches of the company across the republic.
Presidential Decree Appointing Dr. Heba El-Qadi as Dean of the Higher Institute of Public Health
Dr. Abdelaziz Konswa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated Dr. Heba Mahmoud El-Qadi on the occasion of the issuance of the presidential decree appointing her as Dean of the Higher Institute of Public Health, wishing her success and continued efforts to raise the level of the institute, and stressing the provision of all support and assistance to her for her success in performing her mission.
Dr. Hisham Saeed Attends Annual Training on Using Egyptian Knowledge Bank in Egyptian Universities at Faculty of Nursing
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, Dr. Hisham Saeed, Vice President of the University for Graduate Studies and Research, witnessed today, Monday, November 11, 2024, the annual training on the use of the Egyptian Knowledge Bank in Egyptian universities, which is organized by the Supreme Council of Universities, in the Blue Hall at the Faculty of Nursing.
The lecture was attended by Dr. Nefertiti Zaki, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, Dr. Awatef El-Sharkawy, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Graduate Studies and Research, Dr. Alaa Gaafar, Director of the Digital Library Unit, Dr. Walid Ali, Representative of the Egyptian Knowledge Bank, Dr. Mahmoud Shawky, Representative of the Digital Library at the Supreme Council of Universities, in addition to representatives of international and Arab publishing houses, a group of faculty members and researchers from various Egyptian universities, and directors of libraries of Alexandria University faculties.
In his speech, Dr. Hisham Saeed stressed the importance of benefiting from the Egyptian Knowledge Bank as a national project launched by the Egyptian government in 2016, which is a major qualitative leap in providing multiple and free knowledge sources for students, teachers, employees of Egyptian universities, researchers and the general public. He pointed out that the project, since its launch, has been one of the largest digital libraries in the world because it provides scientific, cultural and educational content available online at all times and covers a wide range of disciplines and fields such as natural sciences, technology, arts, history and other specializations.
Saeed added that one of the most prominent features of the Egyptian Knowledge Bank is that it provides scientific content in partnership with international institutions and major publishing houses such as Elsevier and others, which allows users to access scientific articles, research and educational references as well as multimedia such as educational videos and illustrations, which leads to enhancing education in Egypt, supporting scientific research and developing the intellectual skills of students and researchers, which enables them to access documented and modern knowledge sources that serve their research and studies. He pointed out that the Egyptian Knowledge Bank is a pioneering step towards building a knowledge-based society and creating an educational environment that supports innovation and contributes to preparing generations that possess the ability to think critically and contribute to the sustainable development of Egypt. In addition, the Knowledge Bank is considered a portal that supports many Egyptian journals in Egyptian universities, which is a pioneering step to bring these periodicals to the world.
While Dr. Nefertiti Zaki confirmed that digital libraries are the libraries of the future in light of the general trend in the world towards the electronic world and digital content, she pointed out that the importance of the digital library is due to its ability to preserve its holdings in machine-readable forms, obtain information easily, eliminate the time and space barrier, shorten distances, reduce financial costs and enable more than one person to view information at the same time without damage t,o the scientific content of the information. She also pointed out that Alexandria University’s Digital Library is one of the university’s development projects, aiming to develop the work of the library, making all scientific and research technologies available in digital form in order to integrate with learning and information institutions in higher education, under the umbrella of the digital library at the Supreme Council of Universities, to reach the dissemination of the culture of sustainability and link it to scientific research, enhance information awareness, and build a digital environment that keeps pace with scientific developments.
Dr. Alaa Gaafar pointed out that the Egyptian Knowledge Bank is an effective tool that supports the aspirations of academics, researchers, university students and library specialists in Egypt, and contributes to enriching scientific research. She stressed that the large attendance at this annual training reflects everyone's interest in the importance and role of the Egyptian Knowledge Bank and the Digital Library Unit and the keenness to contribute to the development of scientific research in Egypt, especially since the workshop has been held over the past eight years, which is the age of the Egyptian Knowledge Bank, one of the most important pioneering national achievements in Egypt.
Representatives of the Egyptian Knowledge Bank and the Digital Library at the Supreme Council of Universities explained how to create an account on the Egyptian Knowledge Bank and how to manage it, the instructions for the procedures for applying for impact factor reports and citation checks, how to use the Egyptian Knowledge Bank and the academic search engine, a detailed explanation of the most important databases available through the bank, and an explanation of the research tools and software available through the bank.