As part of the ongoing scientific and cultural cooperation between Assiut University and the French Cultural Institute, and as part of its membership in the University Agency of La Francophonie, Assiut University, under the auspices of Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of the University, succeeded in obtaining a fully funded scholarship from the Sorbonne University in Paris. This scholarship was won by researcher Christina Ibrahim Ishaq, assistant teacher at the Department of French language at the Faculty of Arts.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy stressed that the University's obtaining a fully funded scientific scholarship from the Sorbonne University in Paris is an important step to be added to its record in the field of international cooperation and support for researchers, pointing out that this scholarship comes as the culmination of the extended scientific and cultural relations between the University and the French Cultural Institute and its active membership in the University Agency of La Francophonie.

Dr. El-Minshawy explained that the university is keen to enhance the opportunities for scholarship and external training for researchers and faculty members, which contributes to raising their scientific and research efficiency and enhancing the university's role as a global educational and research institution.

This was supervised by Dr. Jamal Badr, vice president for graduate studies and Research Affairs; Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Alim, vice president for community service and environmental development and chairman of the board of Directors of language centers at Assiut University; and Dr. Noha Abdel Aziz, director of the Center for French language studies and head of the French language department at the Faculty of Arts.

  Dr. Jamal Badr stressed the keenness of the university administration to open new horizons for researchers and enable them to engage in a variety of global academic environments, which contributes to enhancing the level of scientific research, supports the role of the University in serving the community, and increases its competitiveness at the international level.

  Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Alim, chairman of the board of Directors of language centers at Assiut University, stressed that the University's obtaining a funded scientific scholarship reflects its academic excellence and the role of language centers in supporting researchers and developing their skills. He explained that the language centers provide excellent educational and training opportunities for faculty members and researchers, which contributes to raising their scientific and research competence and enhances the reputation of the University at the local and international levels.

  Dr. Noha Rizk pointed out that the scholarship lasts for a month and includes an intensive scientific program focused on the study of linguistics and sociolinguistics, and their impact on the diversity of language practices. The program also includes training on the preparation and discussion of scientific dissertations, writing an analytical resume, and exploring the applications of artificial intelligence in the fields of language, under the supervision of a specialized professor.

She added that the scholarship is awarded to a limited number of distinguished researchers, as only seven researchers were selected at the level of the Republic, reflecting the excellence of Assiut University and the efficiency of its academic cadres.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, expressed his happiness and pride that three of the Sons of the history department at the Faculty of Arts at the University won the Egyptian society for Historical Studies Awards, dedicated to the best master's and doctoral theses in various historical disciplines.

Dr. El-Minshawy stressed that this achievement reflects the excellence of Assiut University in the field of scientific research, and its keenness to support its researchers, pointing out the importance of motivating honorable and distinguished models to represent the University honorably at the local and international levels.

This achievement came under the supervision of Dr. Jamal Badr, vice president for graduate studies and research, Dr. Magdy Alwan, dean of the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Sameh Fikri, vice dean for graduate studies and research, and Dr. Yusri Abdul Hakim, head of the history department at the college.

The winners were honored at a ceremony organized by the Egyptian society for Historical Studies, in the presence of Dr. Ahmed El Sherbini, chairman of the board of Directors of the association, Dr. Khalaf Elmery, secretary general of the association, Dr. Abdul Nasser Ibrahim Abdul Hakam, professor at the Department of history in Assiut and member of the board of Directors of the association, Dr. Nadia Qutb, Dr. Amani Qutb, members of the department and the association, as well as a number of senior historians, deans and professors of history at Egyptian universities.

The list of winners from Assiut University included the following: Dr. Shaima Hassan Ali, winner of the Dr. Ali Abdul Aziz Suleiman award for the best doctoral thesis in economic history, for her thesis entitled "the germination of water in the Levant in the Mamluk era (658-922 /1260-1516), and Dr. Kholoud Mustafa Ismail, winner of the Dr. Qasim Abdu Qasim award for the best master's thesis in the history of the Crusades and Mamluk history, for her research entitled" the contributions of Sunni jurists in the development of life Dr. Monica Dawood Anwar, winner of the Dr. Younan Labib Rizk award for the best master's thesis in modern and contemporary history, for her research entitled "Adolf Hitler's policy towards the disabled and chronically ill in Germany (1933-1945)".

  Graduate Shahad Mohamed Karim also received the Dr. Abdul Hamid Al-Abadi award for the first graduates of the history departments at Egyptian universities for the year 2024, after receiving an excellent grade with honors of 98% from the history department at the Faculty of Arts at Assiut University.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, President of Assiut University, congratulated nursing professionals on the occasion of International Nurses Day, which falls annually on May 12. He expressed his profound appreciation for their noble humanitarian role and their great sacrifices in serving and caring for patients.

Dr. El-Minshawy stressed that nursing represents a fundamental pillar in the health system, as its role is not limited to participating with doctors in providing medical care, but extends to include the humanitarian aspect and psychological support for patients, indicating that nursing teams have proven their competence and dedication to their noble mission, especially during the COVID-19  pandemic, with their effort and dedication.

The President of Assiut University pointed out that the Faculty of Nursing at Assiut University is a distinguished model in this field, as it obtained the renewal of its accreditation from the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation, which reflects the faculty's commitment to applying quality standards in the educational process and qualifying students according to the latest scientific methods.

Dr. El-Minshawy extended his special congratulations to the nursing staff at Assiut University hospitals, appreciating their great efforts and dedication in providing health care to patients, and emphasizing the university's keenness to support them and improve the level of medical services provided.

He further praised the nursing teams at the university hospitals for earning the Excellence Award in Patient Safety and Security at the national level, during the nationwide celebration honoring exemplary nurses. This accomplishment, he noted, reflects the continuous advancement in the nursing sector at Assiut University Hospitals.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, received on Monday, May 12, a delegation from the Administrative Prosecution Authority, headed by Chancellor Abdulwahab Najati, deputy chairman of the Administrative Prosecution Authority and director of the disciplinary case branch in Assiut, and Chancellor Iman Abu Al-Qasim, member of the disciplinary case branch in Assiut, in the framework of enhancing cooperation between the University and the authority, and consolidating the values of integrity and transparency in society.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Ahmed Abdulmula, vice president of the University for education and Student Affairs, Dr. Mahmoud Abdul Alim, vice president of the University for community service and Environmental Development, Dr. Jamal Badr, vice president of the University for graduate studies and research, Dr. Doib Hussein Saber, dean of the Faculty of law and legal adviser to the president of the University, and professor Shawkat saber, secretary general of the University.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy welcomed the delegation, praising the pivotal role played by the Administrative Prosecution Authority as one of the pillars of the Egyptian justice system, and its role in combating financial and administrative corruption within the state administrative apparatus, to ensure the promotion of integrity, transparency, and protection of public money.

  The president of Assiut University praised the prominent role played by the Administrative Prosecution Authority in applying the provisions of the Constitution and the law through its functions of examination and investigation, in order to ensure the follow-up of disciplinary violations. He stressed that this role makes it an honest guardian of legal values in society, and a mainstay for achieving disciplinary Justice.

For their side, the delegation of the Administrative Prosecution Authority expressed their appreciation to Assiut University as a leading educational, research and service institution, praising its role in preparing qualified generations with science and knowledge, and its support for legal and judicial competencies, which enhances the capabilities of society and serves the interest of the homeland.

The delegation also extended an invitation to Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy to participate in the opening of the new headquarters of the Administrative Prosecution Authority in the new city of Assiut, to enhance cooperation and achieve the public interest.

- Dr. El-Minshawy: Assiut University is a pioneer in launching internal Excellence Awards to enhance quality and innovation

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, announced the start of the Assiut University Award for quality and excellence in its third session for the year 2025, which will last until next June 7, organized by the quality and excellence department at the university, under the supervision of Professor Shawkat Saber, secretary general of the University and general supervisor of quality, Dr. Buthaina Al-Fatih, assistant secretary general and supervisor of administration, and Mr.Mohammed Abbas, executive director of the award.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy called on all university employees in various sectors to actively participate in the award, stressing the importance of the competition in promoting creative and innovative thinking, achieving outstanding achievements in providing services, as well as raising the level of institutional performance.

The president of Assiut University pointed out that Assiut University was a pioneer among Egyptian universities in launching internal Excellence Awards, with the aim of spreading a culture of quality, enhancing the exchange of experiences between members of the administrative apparatus, consolidating the spirit of positive competition, and building an institutional model based on the concepts of governance and sustainable development.

The award includes four categories: the Distinguished Faculty Award, the Innovative Initiative Award, the Distinguished Team Award, and the Distinguished Website Award.

Mr. Shaukat Saber pointed out the need to comply with all the criteria and conditions necessary to participate in the competition, stressing that the winners of the first, second, and third places in the second cycle 2023 may not apply in the current cycle 2025 in all categories of the award.

Mr. Mohammed Abbas explained that none of the members of the quality and excellence team in all its categories (quality and excellence team-Internal Auditors evaluators) may participate or apply for all awards, and the terms of application and evaluation mechanisms can be found through the award's website: https://www.aun.edu.eg/qualityaward

The application is done electronically only by sending an e-mail explaining the category of the prize to be subscribed to, by e - email:
‏qea@aun.edu.eg

For more information, please call the internal number 2418 or the following WhatsApp number: 
01021854159

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, praised the efforts exerted by the University's disaster committee in providing humanitarian and financial support to workers, under the supervision of Dr. Mahmoud Abdul Alim, vice president of the University for community service and environmental development, within the framework of the University's keenness to provide care and support to them in the face of crises and emergency conditions, reflecting the University's vision to enhance the social and humanitarian dimension within the university work system.

Dr. El-Minshawy explained that the disaster committee continues to provide its financial assistance to workers facing emergency health or social crises, through the disbursement of economic subsidies for cases that bear high costs as a result of surgery, whether major or medium, as well as cases of treatment of cancerous tumors. The committee's services also include support for burn cases, social assistance related to cases of death, marriage, and other circumstances that require rapid intervention.

The committee allows employees to apply for financial support through two forms, the first is social for cases related to marriage, death, or childbirth, with the attachment of supporting documents, and the other is satisfactory for health conditions such as surgeries and cancer diseases, with the submission of medical reports issued within a period not exceeding three months.

Applications submitted through the Office of the Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs are reviewed and approved by the vice president of the university, the financial advisor to the president of the University, and the secretary general of the university, to ensure transparency and accuracy in the disbursement procedures.

The disaster committee consists of the vice president of the University for community service and environmental development as chairman, the membership of the chancellor of the University for financial affairs, the assistant secretary general for financial affairs, the director general of special funds, in addition to the Accountant of the committee.

According to the financial statement issued by the committee, the amount of aid disbursed during the fiscal year 2023/2024 amounted to about 1,178,859.29 pounds, reflecting the University's keenness to provide support and care for employees.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy stressed that the University's disaster fund represents one of the main support aspects for employees and embodies the University's commitment to providing care and support to them in various circumstances.

 Under the supervision of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, president of the Republic, the fourth edition of the Egyptian-European summit for youth media leaders witnessed a distinguished participation from the media department at the Faculty of Arts at Assiut University, which was organized by the Ministry of youth and sports at the shark camp in Ismailia governorate, under the supervision of Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of youth and sports, and coordinated by Professor Karim Adel, general coordinator of youth media projects and initiatives at the Ministry of youth and sports.

  The participation of the media department at the Faculty of Arts, Assiut University, comes under the supervision of Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of the University, and under the supervision of Dr. Ahmed Abdul-Mawla, vice president for education and Student Affairs, Dr. Magdy Alwan, dean of the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Mohammed Abu Rahab, vice dean of the Faculty of Arts for education and Student Affairs, and Dr. Rahab Al-Dakhli, head of the media department and media advisor to the president of the University.

Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of youth and sports, explained that the summit in its fourth edition represented a successful model for investing in the energies of young people, noting that this edition witnessed various discussions on digital media, national security, and Crisis Management, which contributes to qualify Egyptian and European youth to participate in the development of the media scene.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, stressed that the participation of the University's youth in the Egyptian-European summit for youth media leadership reflects the University's keenness to prepare conscious media cadres capable of facing challenges, praising the leading role of the Ministry of youth and sports in organizing this summit, which has become a leading platform for development and media education for young people.

The summit was attended by a representative of Assiut University, Mr. Mustafa Abdel Gawad, assistant lecturer at the media department at the Faculty of Arts, and student Azzedine Abdel Fattah in the third division of the media department, where the activities of the summit stretched over a whole week, including field visits to national institutions, including the Naval Academy, the police academy, the administrative capital, and the Ministry of Interior. The program also included lectures and workshops on media issues, national security, and combating rumors.

The media department's participation in the third edition of the youth creative media industries exhibition came as one of the most prominent activities, where the Department presented various media projects, including TV and radio programs, documentaries, podcasts, and advertising campaigns, and Assiut University students ' projects were highlighted, including the magazine "Sot" and"University Echo" for journalism specialization, the project "Bedaya" and"Assiut is changing" for public relations specialization, and the project "Jude" and"Room 108" for radio and television specialization.

The summit concluded its activities by honoring the participants by the minister of youth and sports, stressing that it will continue to be organized in the coming years to support the capabilities of youth media and enhance cooperation between Egypt and the participating European countries.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, stressed the University's commitment to its leading role in community service and environmental development, explaining that the University's civil society support center aims to strengthen community partnership and expand the scope of projects with sustainable impact. He pointed out that the discussion of the center's strategic plan aims to ensure that its activities are consistent with the University's vision of supporting the local community, and enhancing cooperation with various institutions and bodies, in a way that contributes to achieving sustainable development and consolidating the University's position as a hub for Community Development.

In this context, the Center for civil society support at Assiut University held today, Sunday, May 11, a meeting chaired by Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Alim, vice president of the University for community service and environmental development, to discuss the center's strategic plan for the next two years, which includes ambitious goals to strengthen community partnership and expand the scope of projects with sustainable community impact.

 The meeting was attended by Dr. Abdullah Faisal, assistant professor at the Department of political science at the Faculty of Commerce and director of the Center, Dr. Walid Mustafa, a teacher at the Department of economics at the Faculty of Commerce, Dr. Samar Ashraf el shishtawy, a teacher at the Department of economics at the Faculty of Agriculture, and Mr. Mohamed Farag, director of the Misr El Kheir Foundation office in Assiut.

Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Alim pointed out that the meeting discussed the proposal to establish a civil society institution that will act as the executive arm of the center, with the aim of enhancing the developmental and service role of the University in community service. He stressed that this step comes within Assiut University's strategy to strengthen its community role and expand its participation in development projects and community initiatives in cooperation with civil society organizations.

Under the supervision of Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, the university launched a new podcast, broadcast in English, with the aim of enhancing communication with the academic community at the local and international levels, during the period 2 to 8 May 2025.

The podcast aims to highlight the most prominent university activities and events, in addition to reviewing the latest research and academic achievements, reflecting the leading position occupied by Assiut University in various scientific and cultural fields

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University and in charge of conducting the work of Assiut Al-Ahlia university, received the delegation of the Supreme Council of universities, which visited the University in order to follow up the educational process at the Faculty of administrative and financial Sciences.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Wael Al-Dajawi, deputy chairman of the board of Trustees of Assiut Al-ahliya University and former minister of higher education and scientific research, Dr. Ismail Sabry mekled, professor of political science, member of the board of Trustees of Assiut Al-Ahliya University and former dean of the Faculty of Commerce, and Dr. Noubi Mohammed Hassan, vice president of Assiut Al-Ahliya University for Academic Affairs.

The committee represented by the Supreme Council of universities included Dr. Yasser Mohammed Jadallah, professor of Economics and dean of the National Institute of intellectual property at Helwan University and rapporteur of the committee, Dr. Ahmed Samir Rushdi, professor of Business Administration at Sadat Academy of Administrative Sciences, and Dr. Mohammed Sameh Jamil, assistant professor of Business Administration at Sadat Academy of Administrative Sciences.

The meeting was also attended by Dr. Alaa Abdel Hafeez, dean of the Faculty of Commerce at Assiut University and supervisor of the Faculty of administrative and financial Sciences, and Dr. Ahmed Allam, director of programs of the Faculty of administrative and financial sciences at Assiut Al-Ahlia University.

At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy stressed the keenness of the university administration to provide all means of support and care to the faculties of the private university and its students, pointing out that this Assiut private university offers a distinguished educational level academically and practically, and contributes to the availability of higher education to accommodate the increasing numbers of students and achieve advanced educational quality in various disciplines.

  Dr. El-Minshawy explained that the private university, working under a joint cooperation protocol with Assiut University, aims to provide training opportunities for students and benefit from experiences and consultations in the fields of education and scientific research, which contributes to the development of the educational system positively.

For his part, Dr. Noubi Mohamed Hassan pointed out that the committee's visit aims to assess the college's capabilities and modern equipment, as well as review the educational services it provides, in order to determine the possibility of adding new study programs with the beginning of the academic year 2025/2026, to meet the aspirations of students and meet the requirements of the labor market locally and internationally.

In a related context, Dr. Alaa Abdel Hafiz explained that the current academic year 2024/2025 represents the third year since the start of study at the College, which offers the English language program and the Business Information Systems Program, and currently has about 800 students. He also pointed out that the next academic year will see the graduation of the first batch of college students.

It is worth mentioning that the committee members ' visit to Assiut University included a tour of a number of university units, including the Department of education and student affairs, the University theater, the medical clinic, and the Central Library.