The American University in Cairo Fifth District, New Cairo Thurs 28, 2.30pm: “Blended Education in Egypt: Opportunities and Challenges,” a panel discussion that will discuss online and blended learning. It features among others Minister of Education Tarek Shawki, Associate Dean of Digital Learning and Executive Director of J-WEL, MIT Vijay Kumar. AUC Provost Ehab Abdel-Rahman will moderate the discussion.
El SawyCulturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Word Hall Sun24, 7pm: “The Ghazalian Experience,” a lecture about the role played by Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali in the history of Islamic thinking. Mon 25,7pm: “The Nation in the Eyes of Poets,” an evening of poetry introduces poets Abdel Aziz Goweida, Alaa Ganib, who received Amir Elsho'araa award for 2015, the meeting includes an introduction to poetry and its role in society. Then diction of the selected poems of the three poets accompanied by oud recital by Ashraf Abdel Rahman. Wed 27,8pm: “Entertaining Geography,” a lecture to be delivered by Ali Al-Qourai'e, DBA from the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. He was hired in different job positions in many companies like Pfizer, he is a member of the American Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the Environmental Committee of the Egyptian Businessmen Association. Thurs 28, 7pm: “The Ninth Habit Strictness,” a seminar on the trait of strictness or rigidity by Dr. Dina Megahed, the Head of Management and HR Training Programmes at the Russian Cultural Centre.
ALEXANDRIA
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Small Hall Sat 23, 3pm: “African League of Young Masters (ALYM)” is held under the umbrella of the Youth and Environment Programme. It is mainly directed to African students studying in Alexandria University and aims to open channels of communication between those African students and their Egyptian peers through weekly meetings and other activities in which they share and exchange knowledge and experience. ALYM also aims to strengthen the Egyptian-African relations on the long-run through producing future ambassadors for Egypt in different African countries. Sat 23, 4pm: “Knowledge Café”, a lecture held as part of the Youth and Environment Programme, the event will discuss different scientific topics. Sat 23, 5pm: “Youth for Environmental Sustainability and Better Understanding (YESBU),” a programme launched in 2002, and organized by the BA Special Advisors targeting young people from 13 to 17 years old. It aims to raise environmental awareness among youth and provides them with e-learning tools. Mon 25, 8.30am: “Towards a Better Educator,” a project aims to implement a training programme for teachers that will rely on developing teachers' personal and life skills that are complementary with their teaching skills. This will lead to enhancing their communication with students, which will reflect positively on the educational process as a whole.
