Faculty Of Law Assiut University كلية الحقوق جامعة أسيوط
Assiut University witnesses the organization of the first English language moot arbitration competition at the level of Upper Egypt universities (AUMT) 2024.
Under the auspices of Dr. Ahmed El-Menshawy, President of Assiut University, the English Language Law Program at the Faculty of Law organized the first English Moot Court Competition at the level of Upper Egypt Universities (AUMT) 2024, on Saturday, May 4, in Dr. Mohamed Abdel Qader Hall in the administrative building, in the presence of Dr. Ahmed Abdel Mawla, Vice President of the University for Education and Student Affairs, Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Aleem, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, Dr. Douib Saber, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Legal Advisor to the President of the University, Dr. Madiha Darwish, General Supervisor of Student Activities at the University, Dr. Ragab Mohamed El-Kahlawy, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law for Education and Student Affairs, and a group of faculty members, international arbitrators, faculty staff, and a crowd of students.
The competition is held under the supervision of Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aleem, Director of the English Language Department at the Faculty, Dr. Abdel Ghaffar Abu El-Ayoun, Deputy Director of the Department, Dr. Iyad Ahmed Abdel Mawla, Academic Coordinator of the Competition, and Dr. Ashraf Gaballah El-Sayed, Director of the Youth Care Department at the Faculty of Law.
Dr. Ahmed Al-Minshawy praised the Faculty of Law, which works through a number of purposeful activities, in addition to academic study, to deepen legal knowledge by linking theory to practice, and developing legal and personal skills among students, which contributes to the graduation of qualified and trained cadres to practice legal work.
Dr. Ahmed Abdel Mawla stressed the university administration's full support for the college in organizing more of these activities, which aim to train in providing legal consultations, develop research skills in various legal specializations, work to spread legal awareness, and prepare graduates to practice legal work, both locally and internationally.
Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Aleem expressed his happiness with the topic of the competition, which greatly qualifies the student for the labor market, which is one of the most important goals of the university, which seeks to provide the student with various knowledge and skills necessary to reach interaction and integration with society.
Dr. Douib Saber pointed out that the goal of the competition is to enhance the study of international commercial law and arbitration, and provide practical training for students to resolve international commercial disputes, as the business community significantly prefers to resort to arbitration to resolve these disputes.
For her part, Dr. Madiha Darwish called on students to make the most of this important practical experience, stressing that such an activity helps develop the student's thinking and mentality, and makes him more capable of achieving his goal after graduation, in obtaining the best opportunities in the labor market locally and internationally.
Dr. Ragab Al-Kahlawi pointed out the necessity for students to be familiar with the various aspects of international commercial arbitration, due to its importance to the Egyptian economy, which needs legal experts with a high level of professional competence, who can work to stand by the Egyptian state and support it in international arbitration cases.
Dr. Moamer Rateb explained that the college's goal is always to raise the level of its students and prepare them for the labor market in line with its requirements and so that they have the ability to keep pace with all the requirements of the modern era.
Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Aleem explained that the competition includes 48 students, divided into (4) teams, each of which includes 12 students, from the English Department students at the Faculty of Law at Assiut University, and it is a practical training for them in commercial litigation skills such as; writing memoranda for the plaintiff and defendant, and presenting arguments in oral hearings presented before arbitrators and academics.
Dr. Iyad Abdel-Mawla added that the college hosted (6) young international arbitrators from Cairo.
