- Dr. El-Minshawy praises the student projects, stressing that they are the embodiment of creativity and keep up with the market

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, opened the first engineering recruitment forum on Wednesday, April 23, in the presence of Dr. Ahmed Abdul-Mawla, 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, and Dr. Jamal Badr, vice president of the University for graduate studies and research.

The forum will be held under the supervision of Dr. Khaled Salah, dean of the College of Engineering, Dr. Mohammed Safwat, vice dean for community service and Environmental Development, Dr. Zainab Ibrahim, coordinator of the forum, and in the presence of Engineer Mohammed Ramadan, member of the Council of the Assiut sub-syndicate of engineers, Dean Ayman Ayad, director of the branch of the Information Technology Institute in Assiut, and Mr. Ihab Abdul Hamid, head of the small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority in Assiut, as well as leaders and representatives of participating recruiters, and a large number of students and graduates.

In his opening speech, Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy stressed that the organization of this forum comes as an extension of the University's approach to holding employment forums aimed at supporting young people and facilitating their transition from study to the labor market by identifying their needs and providing training and employment opportunities in line with them.

He added that Assiut University, as part of its strategy, sets itself the task of preparing cadres capable of innovation and competition and providing knowledge to contribute to building the nation and achieving the goals of Egypt's Vision 2030.

Dr. El-Minshawy praised the student projects presented within the activities of the forum, stressing that they embody the creativity and innovation abilities of university students, and reflect the extent to which these projects are related to the actual market needs. He also welcomed the recruitment institutions, companies, and engineering bodies participating in the job fair held within the forum.

The president of the university also praised the specialized seminars and workshops included in the forum on the topics of freelance engineering work in the era of Informatics, financing opportunities, and support for entrepreneurial projects, stressing the importance of these axes in light of the accelerated digital transformations and the growth of entrepreneurship fields, which opens new horizons for young people.

Dr. El-Minshawy praised the pivotal role played by the Union of Engineers in supporting employment and professional practice, through training and qualification programs that raise the efficiency of engineers and facilitate their involvement in the labor market.

For his side, Dr. Khaled Salah, dean of the Faculty of Engineering, pointed out that the forum comes within the framework of the University and the college's plan to strengthen the link between graduates and the labor market, and to create a stimulating environment for creativity, praising the effective cooperation between the various sectors of the college and its units in order to organize this event.

He stressed that the forum is a model of institutional integration, as it was organized by the education and students sector, the community service and environmental development sector, the alumni follow-up unit, the student training unit, the quality assurance unit, and the College Students ' Union, in addition to the academic departments and the administrative apparatus, to provide direct job opportunities and training grants, and strengthen relations with community recruitment and training bodies. He thanked the university administration, headed by Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, for its constant support of the college's activities.

The job fair accompanying the forum is attended by 21 job agencies, which offer a variety of job opportunities and engineering training scholarships, in addition to some jobs in support of the engineering sector.

The forum also witnessed an exhibition of outstanding student graduation projects, which included: a robot for cleaning factories, another for cleaning water bodies, a nurse robot, a rescue robot, a three-dimensional concrete printing machine, a smart wheelchair capable of climbing stairs, a device for remote irrigation of agricultural lands, a unit for desalinating seawater using solar energy, a project to convert plastic waste into industrial products through plastic injection, a dual communication system in Sign Language, along with several other engineering innovations.

The forum was attended by Engineer Mohammed Ramadan, who spoke about the role of the engineers ' union in supporting employment and professional practice, Dean Ayman Ayad, who spoke about engineering work under the information revolution, and Professor Ihab Abdul Hamid about mechanisms and opportunities for financing and supporting small and medium-sized projects.

The opening events concluded with honoring the leaders of Assiut University, the speakers at the forum, the institutions and companies participating in the employment fair, the members of the organizing committee, and the Students ' Union of the Faculty of Engineering.