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.