Month: January 2023

On Saturday, January 28, 2023, the Faculty of Engineering at Al-Nahda University witnessed the discussion of its students’ graduation projects, in preparation for graduating a new batch of students for the academic year 2022/2023. In the presence of Prof. Dr. Salem Al-Khodari – Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Dr. Sayed Abdel Qader – Vice Dean of the Faculty, President of the New and Renewable Energy Authority, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Production Company (Siemens), heads of departments in the College, Staff of the faculty and the assistant staff, and a number of specialized public figures .

The students discussed the projects and applied ideas they presented to the internal discussion committees of the faculty professors, the referees, and the external discussion committees, which included a group of professors from public universities and experts in various engineering disciplines.

Today’s activities also witnessed the graduation of the first batch of the Department of Electricity and Renewable Energy, where 4 projects were discussed, namely:

• A car project powered by electricity and solar energy.

• A plane to clean solar panels and glass surfaces.

• Electric vehicle charging station project.

• A projected solar power plant to operate the billboard.

The external arbitrators praised the outstanding level of students and the innovative ideas presented in the graduation projects, which reflect the extent of the effort exerted by all staff and the faculty administration to reach a distinguished graduate capable of creativity, innovation, competition, and leadership in the labor market.

In the interest of Al-Nahda University to discover the talents of its students in many fields, highlighting them, refining them, and caring for them, students of the Faculty of Computer Science participated in the international competition presented by Huawei ICT Academy for the year 2022-2023, which is a global competition that is held worldwide in the fields of communications and Technology.

Our students passed the competition in its three stages, which included:

• The registration stage, followed by preparation for the exam in one of several tracks: Network Track – Cloud Track – Computing Track
• The stage of determining the level of each student through the Assessment Exam, based on which 500 students from the first universities are selected for the test stage at the level of the Republic.
• The stage of dividing students into teams and escalating a team from each track to compete at the level of North Africa Exam, through which it is possible to travel to China and represent Egypt in the global competition.

Prof. Hossam Al-Mallahi, President of the University, honored the students of the Faculty of Computer Science who won silver and bronze positions and medals in the competition. The silver medal was won by the student Sherif Najm El-Din Mahmoud, and the bronze medal was won by the students: Ahmed Ashraf Sayed – Muhannad Ayman Farouk – Aya Yasser Ahmed – Said Ibrahim Mamdouh.

It should be noted that the cooperation with Huawei Egypt dates to years of workshops, seminars, and meetings with experts in the company, to train students and provide them with the necessary skills to spread the culture of communication technology and artificial intelligence, and the creation of a bank of distinguished human capabilities in these fields, to keep pace with the state’s requirements to contribute to the digital transformation in its plan until 2030.

In addition to more forms of cooperation proposed in the future between Nahda University and Huawei Egypt, which is the organization of more workshops and seminars.

Within the framework of joint cooperation between Al-Nahda University and the Supreme Council of Universities, Prof. Dr. Hossam Al-Mallahi – President of the University, and Prof. Dr. Mustafa Refaat – Acting Secretary of the Supreme Council of Universities signed, on Thursday, January 5, 2023, a cooperation protocol to  activate training and tests for programs eligible to obtain the “Fundamentals of Digital Transformation” certificate approved by the Supreme Council of Universities, inside Learning Resources Center (LRC) at Al-Nahda University.

This was in the presence of Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ali Saleh – Vice President of Al-Nahda University for  institutional Development and International Cooperation and The President of Learning Resources Center LRC, and Prof. Dr. Magdi Abdel Qader – Vice President of Al-Nahda University for Education and Student Affairs, and Dr. Ashour Omari – Director of the Electronic and Knowledge Services Center at the Supreme Council of Universities.

The Faculty of Fine Arts at Al-Nahda University organized for its students its first scientific trips to the Egyptian Museum and the Complex of Religions, to see the course content of art history in Reality. This is what the Faculty of Fine Arts has been keen on since its inception this year by linking scientific and academic content, application, and realistic observation.

It is worth noting that the Faculty of Fine Arts at Al-Nahda University opened its doors and received its first students this year based on Presidential Decree No. 67 of 2022 to add the Faculties of Fine Arts and Architecture to the faculties of Al-Nahda University.

Studying at the Faculty is based on a practical academic study, in addition to practical field training and practical projects, and following distinguished academic and professional programs in the field of plastic arts, interior design, visual communication arts, music, and cinema.