- Dr. El-Minshawy: the award is one of the important tools to establish a culture of quality and enhance institutional excellence within the University

The quality and excellence department at Assiut University organized, on Tuesday, April 22, a training workshop entitled" Mechanisms for evaluating awards", within the activities of the third cycle of the University Award for Quality and Excellence – 2025, under the supervision of Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, and with the participation of 32 trainees from the residents of the various categories of the award from the University's administrative staff.

The workshop aimed to discuss the evaluation mechanisms and criteria for the four award categories, namely: the best faculty category, the best team category, The Best Website category, and the best e-initiative category.

The workshop was opened in the presence of 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. Abdul Hakim Radwan, quality and evaluation consultant at the Government Excellence Project at the Ministry of planning and international cooperation, as well as several administrative leaders and employees in various sectors of the University.

The workshop was supervised by Mr. Shawkat Saber, secretary general of the University, and the assistant secretaries of the University: Dr. Buthaina Al-Kashef, supervisor of quality and excellence management, Mr. Osama al-Sayed, Mr. Ayman Shehata, in addition to Mr. Mohammed Abbas derdir, vice chairman of the quality and excellence management board and executive director of the award.

Dr. El-Minshawy stressed that the quality and excellence award is one of the important institutional tools to consolidate the concepts of quality and promote excellence within the university, praising the workshop that aims to enhance transparency and equal opportunities by clarifying the evaluation criteria and mechanisms for all participants.

Dr. El-Minshawy pointed out the University's keenness to support initiatives that contribute to the development of the work environment and stimulate administrative cadres to innovation and creativity, calling on all university employees to participate effectively in the activities of the third cycle of the award and provide development visions that enhance the performance of the University Institution.

For his part, Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Alim expressed his appreciation for the role of the Supreme Council of Universities in supporting the excellence system within public universities, stressing that the administrative apparatus of Assiut University enjoys a clear leadership, and constantly strives to spread the culture of excellence and develop the capabilities of its human cadres.

Mr. Shaukat Saber pointed out that Assiut University was the first among the Egyptian universities to launch the system of internal awards for Excellence, which aims to spread the culture of quality and raise the spirit of constructive competition among employees, praising the efforts of the university administration in supporting the administrative apparatus and promoting the concepts of governance and sustainable development.

In the same context, Mr. Mohamed Abbas Derdir explained that the workshop represents the first launch of the activities of the third cycle of the award, which is implemented in cooperation with the Egypt Award for government excellence, and aims to promote development, build the capabilities of employees, and support institutional development, praising the efforts exerted by the team to improve the quality system within the University, wishing all participants a successful and fruitful workshop, and more excellence in the next stage.