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The Faculty of Tourism and Hotels at Alexandria University organized a workshop entitled “Autumn School Alexandria Culture Trails: Journey through Time and Space” within the framework of the project “Dealing with Material Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean: Excavation and Digitization” in cooperation with Philipps University in Germany. The workshop takes place for three days at the faculty’s headquarters.
 
 
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The workshop inauguration was attended by Dr. Abeer Attia, Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Dr. Heba Saad, Professor of Islamic Archaeology at the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels and organizer of the workshop, Dr. Albert Voth, Project Officer at Philipps University, and Dr. Carsten-Michael Walbiner, Director of the Regional Office of the German Authority for Cultural Exchange (DAAD) in Cairo, as well as several faculty members and students.
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In her speech, Dr. Abeer Attia stressed the importance of the project, which is funded by the German Authority for Cultural Exchange DAAD in Cairo in the period from 2023 to 2025, noting that the project aims to strengthen the partnership between German higher education institutions and their counterparts in the Middle East region, and to consolidate cooperation between the participants in the field of cultural heritage through participation in scientific research among project members, developing curricula and cultural heritage education programmes, and raising competence and capabilities in the field of cultural heritage through training (summer school and fall school organized in Egypt, Lebanon and Germany), as well as organizing scientific activities, conferences and workshops.
 
 
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Dr. Attia said that Alexandria University was chosen to host the organization of the first fall school for the year 2023, in coordination with the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, within the framework of permanent and ongoing cooperation between Alexandria University and Philipps University in Germany, in accordance with the cooperation agreement between the two universities, in which Alexandria University, Ain Shams University, and Dar Al-Kutub from Egypt participate. Other participants include the American University in Beirut (AUB), the German Institute for Oriental Studies in Lebanon, the German Institute for Oriental Archaeology in Cairo, the French Institute for Oriental Archaeology in Cairo (IFAO), the Goethe Research Library in Germany, the Middle East Library, the Leipzig Library, in addition to researchers from other institutions.
 
 
 

 

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Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and the supervision of Dr. Wael Nabil, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, and in continuation of the excellent work of the measurement and evaluation system at Alexandria University, the Committee of the Measurement and Evaluation Center at the Ministry of Higher Education visited the Faculty of Physical Education for Women, the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, and the Faculty of Physical Education for Men at Alexandria University, to receive the projects of the sixth round of digital transformation in the measurement and evaluation systems of these faculties.
 
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Dr. Sameh Nakhla, director of the Measurement and Evaluation Center at Alexandria University, indicated that during the visit the committee praised the development achieved by these faculties through digital transformation in their measurement and evaluation systems, and the establishment of nearly 50 question banks for courses within these faculties. The committee also praised the remarkable development in the governance of practical and oral exams, and the strong start of the electronic tests in these faculties, through the full support of the Deans for the measurement and evaluation units for the success of the digital transformation project, and the efforts of the directors and members of the measurement and evaluation units in these faculties. He wished the measurement and evaluation units in all faculties of the university further success and progress.
 
 
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Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Sixth International Conference of the Faculty of Agriculture was held under the title “The Future of Livestock and Food Security,” organized by the Department of Animal and Fish Production at the Faculty of Agriculture in cooperation with the Egyptian Society for Animal Production. The conference lasted for three days, in the presence of specialists from Egyptian universities and research institutes, as well as various Arab and foreign universities, former vice presidents of the university, deans and vice deans of agricultural faculties from Egyptian universities, and public figures from the Fisheries Resources Authority and the Food Safety Authority.
 
 
 
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Dr. Mohmed Bahey El-Din Mohamed, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, indicated that the conference activities included discussing many important issues, most notably food security. He explained that the sessions discussed several topics related to sustainable development goals in light of climate change and water scarcity, reformulating the livestock strategy and correcting its path to provide animal resources, as well as the reality and future of the poultry and fisheries industry, the focus of modern technologies, linking and intersecting sciences, and their role in improving the performance of farm animals and their production efficiency.
 
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Dr. Heba Sabry Salama, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, indicated that more than 300 professors from universities, institutes, research centres and those interested in livestock participated in the conference. The activities included a workshop on industrial applications of nanotechnology and microbiology for the sustainable development of livestock in light of climate change. The conference also included online scientific sessions in which professors from Spain, China, Japan, Mexico, and Turkey and a group of university and research centre professors participated. Sessions were also conducted on fish farming and the use of magnetic water technology on the performance of farm animals.
 
 
 
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Dr. Heba Salama also indicated holding a session on poultry wealth and modern techniques in animal nutrition to maximize productivity of farm animals. She added that the conference’s recommendations emphasized the necessity of making optimal use of research related to what is known as gene expression, transcriptomics, and propium in improving the productivity of farm animals, while adapting the rapid development in estimating the outcomes of various metabolic processes to benefit from this in achieving sustainable development of livestock, especially after it has become a necessity with the increase in conducting research related to the genetic improvement of Egyptian animals as a main means to achieve sustainable development of livestock, poultry and fish wealth. The conference also recommended the need to take quick executive measures to establish a gene bank or local animal genetic assets, and work to complete the production chain of the poultry industry, whether in the commercial or rural sector, in order to ensure the continued sustainable development of this important component of the livestock sector, which represents the fulfilment of an important part of individuals’ needs for animal protein, with the need to pay attention to reducing the intermediate links in marketing poultry and its products, which contributes to reducing the cost of production and lowering prices.
 
 
 
 

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Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Educational Innovations and Distance Learning Unit at the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels is organizing the “In Love with Alexandria” event, from the 9th until the 12th of March 2023, at the Horreya Creativity Center
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Dr. Abeer Attia, Dean of the Faculty, indicated that this event aims to promote the city of Alexandria in tourism through the works of participants in various competitions in the fields of photography, drawing, artistic handicrafts, souvenirs, poetry, short stories and documentaries, with the participation of a group of professors and specialists in these fields, who helped in refining students' artistic skills, in order to achieve the goal of the activity, which is to discover their creative side and benefit them in these areas.

Dr. Dina Weheba, Executive Director of the Educational Innovations and Distance Learning Unit at the faculty, indicated that the goal of this event is not just to win, but to introduce Alexandria University students to the skills they possess that can contribute to creating a more beautiful and creative world, and to promote the city of Alexandria touristically, through students’ creative expression by launching their various talents, she extends her sincere thanks to Dr. Mahmoud Seif, who highlighted the visual identity of the event with his distinctive designs. She added that it is possible to learn more information, follow up on the news of the event and attend the exhibition of the works of the participants from the various faculties of Alexandria University, by visiting the page of the event on the following link:

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Within the framework of the Egyptian state’s interest in health and sports, and under the auspices of Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, and Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and to complement the celebration held on the occasion of the International Day of Francophonie, Dr. Mohamed Bilal, Dean of the Faculty of Education in Abu Qir, and the Vice Deans of the Faculty, received on Sunday, March 20, 2022, Dr. Patrick Zono, Head of the Department of Public Health at Senghor University and his accompanying delegation and a number of Senghor University students, to spend a scientific, sports and entertainment day at the Faculty of Physical Education Abu Qir.