Alexandria University President Thanks Faculty and Staff at Academic Year-End
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, thanked all university members, including deans, vice deans, faculty members and administrators in all faculties and institutes of the university on the occasion of end of the academic year 2023/2024, the efforts made during the past academic year, and the commitment to announcing most of the results of the second semester exams on the scheduled date and announcing the rest of the results as soon as possible.
During the council, the university president handed over the contracts of the researchers who received the university initiative grant to support research for the second year, funded by Alexandria University, numbering 11 researchers, with a funding value of up to 300 thousand pounds as a maximum for each project, with the aim of helping young researchers, encouraging distinguished scientific research and publication, and purchasing scientific equipment and chemicals necessary to conduct research to reach distinguished scientific publication, under the supervision of the university’s Project Management Unit in the Graduate Studies and Research Sector.
The University President congratulated the faculties for which the decision of the Board of Directors of the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education was issued, as the accreditation of the Higher Institute of Public Health was renewed, the Tourism, Hospitality and Heritage Program at the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels was accredited, the Environmental Sciences/Chemistry and Marine Sciences/Chemistry Programs at the Faculty of Science were accredited, and the Plant Production and Agricultural Biotechnology Programs at the Faculty of Agriculture were accredited.
The Council honoured Dr. El-Sayed El-Seifi, Dean of the Faculty of Business, on the occasion of the end of his tenure as Dean of the Faculty, and Dr. Maha Amin on the occasion of reaching the retirement age. The President of the University expressed his thanks and appreciation for the distinguished efforts they made to the two faculties, wishing them success.
٠President of Alexandria University, congratulated members of the University Council, on the occasion of the issuance of the Cabinet’s decision to authorize Alexandria University to contract with the Egyptian-Finnish Company for Educational Facilities and Services, in New Borg El Arab City, to establish a university institution to host a branch of the Finnish University of “Tampere”.
• The Council approved the allocation of (500) scholarships at a 50% discount for diploma students at the Faculty of Business for the academic year 2024/2025.
• The Council approved the regulations for scientific journals of the Faculties of Physical Education for Boys, Physical Education for Girls, and Fine Arts.
• The Council approved the renewal of the joint scientific cooperation agreement between Alexandria University (Faculty of Arts) and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (Faculty of Language and Media) to provide a joint certificate under the name of Diploma in Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers, the cooperation protocol between Alexandria University (Faculty of Engineering) and the University of Uzbekistan (Namangan Institute of Textile Industry, Uzbekistan), the memorandum of cooperation between Alexandria University and the University of Sousse in the Tunisian Republic, the memorandum of understanding between Alexandria University (Faculty of Business) and Kent State University, the American University, the cooperation agreement between Alexandria University (Faculty of Pharmacy) and Vita Biotics Company, and the cooperation agreement between Alexandria University (Faculty of Agriculture) and the University of Naples – Federico II (Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine) in Italy. The Council also approved the memorandum of understanding between Alexandria University (Faculty of Education) and each of Polytechnic University in Hong Kong and Hankuk University in Korea in both Arabic and English, and the cooperation agreement between Alexandria University (Faculty of Tourism and Hotels) and ACT Computers Company, the cooperation agreement between Alexandria University (Faculty of Engineering) and Orascom Construction Company, and the memorandum of understanding between Alexandria University and Terry Fox College in Canada.
• The Council approved accepting donations and gifts from several companies, institutions, associations and individuals to the various departments of the Faculty of Medicine, which are medical devices and supplies, amounting to about 16 million pounds.
• The Council approved the promotion of 15 faculty members, 5 to the position of professor, 10 to the position of associate professor, the appointment of 22 lecturers, and the granting of 77 doctoral degrees and 143 master’s degrees in various scientific specializations.