Dr. El-Sayed Qandil, President of Helwan University, Najeh Jalal, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of May 15 University, met Dr. former Minister Moheb El-Rafei, Vice President of the University, to discuss ways of joint cooperation between the two universities, to build bridges of joint cooperation to serve the students of the two universities, development and partnership, and in accordance with the requirements of the new labor market on The Egyptian and international levels in light of the strategic plan for higher education 2030.
During the meeting, Dr. El-Sayed Qandil indicated that Helwan University is one of the distinguished universities in the field of scientific research and unique artistic specializations. It has mother faculties in arts and music and includes great and unique scientific figures, in addition to containing rare scientific disciplines, in addition to having a strategic plan that is being worked on according to The goals of sustainable development and Egypt’s 2030 strategy for digital transformation, infrastructure development and construction, as well as the transformation into an environmentally friendly university, attracting more foreign students, developing educational programs and creating distinctive new programs that are compatible with the requirements and needs of society in light of the artificial intelligence revolution and the successive changes in all fields.
Partnership and cooperation between universities
The meeting dealt with the importance of partnerships and cooperation between universities in light of the possession of each university of unique specializations in light of the state’s tendency to expand the establishment of universities, and to contribute to giving the real opportunity for students to complete the course of their educational process, and to cooperate in developing the student hospital and converting it into a university hospital, and communication in light of The presence of new specializations that were established in line with the vision and goals of the state for sustainable development and fulfilling the requirements of the Egyptian society, as well as the existence of the national strategy for higher education, which aims to upgrade the education system in order to achieve the goals of the state for sustainable development, and the great development we are witnessing in the university education sector.
Improving the university education system
The meeting comes in light of the great development witnessed by the university education sector in various disciplines, to improve the university education system, and the desire to establish partnership and twinning between Egyptian universities.
The meeting was held in the presence of Dr. Hossam Rifai, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, Dr. Walid Al-Srouji, Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development, Dr. Imad Abu Dahab, Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Research, Dr. Happy Hosni, Assistant to the President for Projects, Dr. Omar Salman, Advisor to the President of the University.