English Faculty News
Faculty of Arts Educational Seminar: National Discourse through International Challenges and Changes
On behalf of Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour, Vice President of Alexandria University for Postgraduate Studies and Research, witnessed Sunday afternoon the educational symposium organized by the Faculty of Arts within the framework of the activities of the university’s cultural season, which was held under the title “National Discourse in Light of International Challenges and Changes”.
The symposium took place in the Conference Hall at the Faculty of Nursing, in the presence of deans and vice-deans of faculties, faculty members and university students. Participants included Ambassador Mohamed El-Orabi, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the former House of Representatives and President of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs, and Counsellor Dr. Mokhtar Ghobashi, political analyst and Vice President of the Arab Center for Studies.
In his speech, Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour welcomed the guests of the symposium to Alexandria University, stressing the importance of this symposium in shedding light on the challenges facing Egypt in the current and coming period at the local, regional and international levels, and ways to confront them in light of international changes, stressing the university's keenness to organize these seminars in order to give its students the opportunity to listen to patriotic figures and great experiences in all fields, with the aim of raising awareness and developing a sense of patriotism and belonging.
Dr. Hani Khamis Abdo, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, pointed out the role of the university in raising the level of awareness and risk perception among students, enabling them to keep pace with global changes. He referred to the participation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in the World Government Summit in Dubai as a guest of honour, which reflected the regional and international role of Egypt, and the recognition of its ability to confront political and economic challenges considering the Corona pandemic crisis and the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Ambassador Mohamed El-Orabi expressed his pleasure for being at Alexandria University and discussing contemporary issues with university students, stressing the success of Egyptian foreign policy in achieving a balance between principles and interests. He added that the Egyptian state was able to develop solutions to face threats and protect its borders, in addition to the burden of comprehensive development, through planning a proactive strategy in light of contemporary international changes. He referred to Egypt's approach to resolving issues in peaceful means, spreading peace, stability and development through participation in several international projects such as projects for electrical interconnection with Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Jordan and Libya, in addition to development projects in several African countries. El-Orabi pointed out that Egypt is characterized by distinguished and strong international relations with most countries of the world, which helps in facing challenges and cross-border phenomena such as epidemics, terrorism, and economic issues.
Dr. Mokhtar Ghobashi referred to the difficult situation of the Arab world in facing the consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, which included problems related to gas, energy, and food, stressing the need to change mechanisms at the discourse level, and to open non-traditional axes to get out of this conflict. He added that Egypt is making great efforts to resolve regional conflicts in Palestine, Libya, Syria and Yemen.
A team of researchers at Alexandria University contributes to providing awareness messages to confront children's dental caries
As part of the Faculty’s mission to serve the community using the best scientific evidence, a team of researchers from the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health developed a series of health education text messages and videos for mothers of preschool children to brush their children’s teeth. The development of the messages and videos is part of a comprehensive study aimed at addressing the problem of early childhood caries, which is one of the most prevalent health problems in children of this age group in Egypt (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34991701/). The messages are based on the social and subjective norms construct of the Theory of Planned Behavior, and the videos are based on the attitudes construct in the same theory. The research team consists of Dr. Merna Ehab, Dr. Nour Ammar, Dr. Hams Hamed, Dr. Nourhan Ali, Dr. Amira Elwan, Prof. Wafaa Essam and Prof. Maha El Tantawi.
The images show the messages and the videos are available in the study's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@user-jl6lh9xo5h/videos
President of Alexandria University Appoints New Vice Deans
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, issued decisions appointing new vice deans in several faculties, as follows:
* Dr. Jihan Farouk Abul-Kheir, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Specific Education for Education and Student Affairs, for a period of three years.
* Dr. Lamia Ahmed Othman, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Early Childhood Education for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, for a period of three years.
* Dr. Sahar Mansour Lamada, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Nursing for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, for a period of three years.
* Dr. Islam Amin Zaki, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education for Boys’ for Education and Student Affairs, for a period of three years.
Presidential Decree Appointing Dr. Nagda Mady as Dean of the Faculty of Specific Education
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, received Dr. Nagda Ibrahim Mahmoud Mady, where he congratulated her on the issuance of the presidential decree appointing her as Dean of the Faculty of Specific Education, wishing her success in assuming the duties of her position, and continuous efforts to raise the level of the faculty. He stressed that the university will provide all forms of support and assistance to help her in carrying out her mission successfully.
Alexandria Engineering Students Enrolled at the Louisville University, USA, Achieve First Places in Graduation Projects Competition
Students from the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, who are enrolled at the American University of Louisville as part of the (2+2) joint degree program, obtained advanced positions in the graduation projects competition. They are Sarah Ihab - Department of Biomedical Engineering, who obtained first place, and Samuel Ibrahim, Youssef Bekhit, and Omar Salem, who obtained third place in the same competition.
It is worth noting that the agreement signed between Alexandria University and the University of Louisville allows students of the Faculty of Engineering to be accepted into the dual degree program with the American University of Louisville, majoring either in “Biological Engineering” or “Computer Science and Engineering,” under which the student obtains a double academic degree, as they obtain a bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisville and another bachelor’s degree from Alexandria University. Under this agreement, the students will study the first two years at their current university and the following two years at the University of Louisville.