Under the patronage of Professor Ahmed El-Menshawy, President of Assiut University, the activities of the seventy-sixth course for the preparation of university teachers, organized by the Faculty of Education, Assiut University, were launched during the period from 1 to 4 February, for faculty assistants and researchers.

The activities of the course witnessed the presence of Dr. Ahmed Abdel Mawla, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, and Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Al-Adawi, Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development, in addition to a group of faculty assistants and researchers from various faculties of the university.

The course is held under the supervision of Dr. Hassan Mohamed Huwail, Dean of the College of Education and Chair of the course, and Dr. Amani Sharif, 

Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs and the course rapporteur.

Professor Ahmed El-Menshawy stressed that the launch of the seventy-sixth course for the preparation of university teachers reflects the university's continuous interest in qualifying and developing the capabilities of faculty assistants and researchers, in a way that contributes to improving the level of academic and educational performance in the classrooms.

The President of the University explained that the preparation of the university teacher represents a key pillar to ensure the quality of the educational process, pointing out the keenness of Assiut University to keep pace with the latest educational and technological trends in university education, and to enhance effective teaching skills, modern calendar, and active learning, in a way that supports the preparation of academic cadres capable of creativity and competition, and contributes to achieving the goals of the state and the vision of the new republic to build the Egyptian man.

Dr. Ahmed Abdel Mawla stressed that the university teacher preparation course represents a key pillar in qualifying trainees and providing them with the educational and educational skills necessary for university teaching, explaining that it deals with a number of important axes, including teaching planning and organizing the learning environment, active learning strategies, effective teaching methods, in addition to identifying modern trends in evaluating student learning, employing educational technology, preparing and managing the electronic course, developing communication skills in teaching, as well as describing courses and preparing their files and academic programs.

For his part, Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Al-Awada explained that the development of the performance of the university teacher does not stop at the first stage of preparation, but is a continuous process through continuous training, which contributes to raising the level of performance and developing professional competencies, praising at the same time the policy of the Egyptian state, which has made the development of education and health two basic pillars to achieve comprehensive development and human development.

Dr. Hassan Mohammed Huwail pointed out that the preparation of the university teacher is an integrated process aimed at building and developing faculty members and their assistants at the knowledge, cultural, educational, and personal levels, stressing that the College of Education is keen to play its role in this framework by organizing these specialized courses according to the latest scientific and educational foundations.

In the same context, Dr. Amani Sharif explained that the topics of the course address many diverse topics, most notably: student activities and their role in supporting the educational process, modern trends in university education systems, the role of university education in serving the community, university teaching skills, the use of artificial intelligence in education, in addition to the quality of university education in light of the goals of the new republic.