English Faculty News
Assignment of Dr. Abu Dohh as Acting Dean of "Commerce"
Alexandria University President Dr. Essam El-Kurdi signed an assignment decree for Dr. Mohamed Omar Hammad Abu Dohh the Deputy of the Faculty of Commerce to be the Acting Dean beside his current job.
16th of July, "Agriculture" will announce the results of second semester exams
Prof. Mohamed Bahy El-Din, the Deputy of the Faculty of Agriculture for Education and Students Affairs declared that the faculty will publish the results of second semester exams on its website on Sunday 16th of July 2017.
He also stated that complains will be received through the Student Affairs Department as well registration for summer exams starting from Sunday 17th of July 2017.
Assignment of Dr. Manal Saudy as acting dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy
Alexandria University President Dr. Essam El-Kurdi issued a decision to assign Dr. Manal Nabil Said Saudy as acting dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy starting from 1/8/2017 beside her current position as faculty deputy for Graduate Studies and Research.
President of Alexandria University Inaugurates Faculty of Dentistry’s 22nd International Conference
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, inaugurated Tuesday evening the twenty-second international conference of the Faculty of Dentistry, and witnessed the signing of a letter of intent for cooperation between Alexandria University and the British University of Manchester to establish a joint bachelor's degree in dental medicine and oral surgery.
The opening session of the conference was attended by Dr. Zahi Hawass, the famous archaeologist and former Minister of Antiquities, Dr. Jacqueline Azer, Deputy Governor of Alexandria, Nihal Balbaa, Deputy Governor of Beheira, Dr. Ahmed Adel Abdel Hakim, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, in addition the presidents of the Universities of El Alamein, Pharos, and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, the former governor of Sharkia, the Head of Dentists’ Syndicate, and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Alexandria, as well as a group of faculty members and representatives of major medical companies.
At the beginning of his speech, Dr. Konsowa conveyed the greetings and appreciation of Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, to all participants in the conference, and confirmed that Alexandria University is proud to organize this conference, which is full of tremendous scientific content in the field of dentistry, where many dental affiliates around the world are keen to participate. He also emphasized the university's support for scientific conferences, as part of its vision, which includes creating an atmosphere for exchanging scientific development in all fields of knowledge and disseminating it among its members. He pointed out that Alexandria University is committed to the charter of freedom of thought and unlimited knowledge exchange and is open to historic and distinguished international universities through cooperation protocols in academic and research fields and through joint programs and degrees.
In her speech, Dr. Jacqueline Azer, Deputy Governor of Alexandria, thanked Alexandria University for organizing this conference and appreciated its scientific status and the participation of many dental professors from different countries of the world to exchange experiences, visions and research, which confirms that Egypt occupies a distinguished scientific rank.
Dr. Ahmed Adel Abdel-Hakim, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, said that it is celebrating the 46th anniversary of the first international scientific conference of dentistry in the Middle East, where the golden generation of dentistry professors set a road map to put the Faculty in its proper position. He stressed that the Faculty is keen to continue organizing this international conference with the participation of leading scientists and technology innovators in the field of dentistry to exchange experiences, research and training, which results in the advantage of attracting major companies of medical devices, equipment and tools to sponsor the conference. He also thanked everyone who took part in organizing the conference to help it come out in this brilliant way.
Dr. Mohamed Moataz Khamis, Secretary General of the Conference, confirmed that it includes more than 150 participants, professors and researchers from 20 countries, and enjoys cooperation with prominent scientific entities inside and outside Egypt, such as the Egyptian Society of Orthodontics, the Egyptian Society of Paediatric Dentistry and the International Society for Dental Research, as well as the faculties of dentistry at the Arab Academy and Pharos University. He also said that the conference is accompanied by a selection of lectures and workshops to present all that is new in the field of dentistry, and an exhibition of the latest equipment and supplies from major medical companies.
Dr. Zahi Hawass presented a documentary about recent discoveries in the Pyramids and the Valley of the Kings. He reviewed the new discoveries related to King Tutankhamun and the history of the king’s dynasty on the Western Bank of the Nile, and the relationship of the different dynasties of Pharaonic Egypt to the stage of 2500 BC.
Faculty of Education Launches “Go Green” Initiative, Part of Freshmen Activities
Under the slogan "Go Green", the Faculty of Education, Alexandria University, organized a meeting to assess the performance and practical aspects of first year students (credit hours system), within the framework of the initiative launched by the Ministry of Environment to raise awareness of the importance of afforestation, waste recycling, and rationalization of food and energy consumption.
Dr. Mohamed Anwar, Dean of the Faculty, indicated that the Faculty of Education aims to change the wrong behaviour, spread environmental awareness, and urge students to participate in preserving the environment, explaining that the students presented practical activities for some courses under the title "Go Green", where each student actively participated in planting trees in the faculty courtyard. He added that the students actively took part in this initiative out of a sense of responsibility towards themselves, their faculty, their university, and the environment around them.
The event was supervised by Dr. Hassan Abdeen, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, and Dr. Salah Suleiman, the general coordinator of the Social Issues course. Members of “El Safwa” student fraternity led an awareness campaign to inform their fellow students of the importance of preserving the green environment.
