Pro. Dr. Sonia Gafour took the responsibility of overseeing the administration of the quality assurance administration in Alexandria University, Dr.Sonia is a professor in Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit at Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, and she is a member of the Quality Assurance Committee in the University and she is the Director of the Quality Assurance Unit in Faculty of Medicine.

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AL-Ahram news paper 17/1/2007

‏Mohammed Habib wrote : Dr. Hani Hilal, Minister of Higher Education and State for Scientific Research, that 50% of universities completed the preparation of internal systems of quality in preparation for submitting it for adoption by the quality assurance and accreditation, and will increase to 100% during the five-year plan, pointing out that the universities and private institutes in the way to establish internal systems of quality. The minister said during the inauguration of the first conference for the quality assurance and accreditation in higher education, organized by the National Committee for Quality assurance and accreditation presence of the heads of universities that Ataardh between achieving quality and the principle of free will and choice of managers and leaders of the new development projects and professors are competitive, especially as the strategic goal of the United higher education is to prepare graduates with high quality and able to compete locally and internationally. The university professors to participate in the development projects of higher education explaining that the projects are large and important part in the process of developing education and making universities at the forefront of institutions that contribute to development. He pointed to Dr. Abdul Rahman president of Cairo University and the University have been in the development of the performance, as a plan had been set to ensure the quality depends on several axes to create a cadre of trained quality assurance and activating the role of the centers and units in line with the actual needs and the continuing self-evaluation, based on international standards of competition and the participation of workers at the university in performance. The Dr. Salwa Bayoumi, a project manager quality assurance and accreditation, there is in each of the University Center to ensure quality education is to create a culture of quality and the work of self-reports of colleges and the establishment of internal system for the implementation of measurements set by the Ministry of Higher Education and the availability of a minimum of knowledge and skills in each graduate.

Activities of the new year

Monday, February 12

Held in Tanta University on February 12 of 2007, a workshop entitled national standards

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Center News

Ended the quality assurance of the latest printing of publications and the "Dictionary of quality and accreditation"

Dictionary aims to acquaint the reader in terms of quality and history and abbreviations of the names of international and local quality assurance and accreditation also presents awards of excellence in quality around the world, the idea of bidding on the system calibration and standardization of measurement global institutions and national

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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Dr /Hasan Nader Kheirallah

By Prof. Dr. / Hasan Nader Khayrallah President of Alexandria University to hold symposium For students ,The definition of the importance of ensuring the quality of the University of Alexandria.Symposium was held the Faculty of Commerce, the university under the title "the role of students in the draft quality assurance and reliance" and will be held on Tuesday, 12 / 12 / 2006 and had offered the sovereignty During the symposium the strategy for the development of higher education already been translated to twenty-five projects and their relevance to each and were highlighted through which the draft of quality assurance and reliance which is one of projects the six that has priority implementation, is directed towards improving the quality and efficiency and objectivity for higher education in Egypt and how it is the means by which whereby the educational institution, the basis of the letter own, develop academic standards and implemented in conformity with the national standards and global and to ensure that the level of education, research and community services commensurate with the needs and the aspirations of all beneficiaries.

As presented to the students is the concept of self recognition by the donor institutions of the educational institution can prove that special education programs consistent with the agreed criteria, and that it has an effective system to ensure the quality and development of the activities Alakadimiho also explained the importance of student participation in the development process and the interaction with them as the beneficiary. The meeting was fruitful and positive and has responded The questions raised by the students on sovereignty for further information about the system of quality assurance

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Akhbar Al-Youm newspaper

Saturday, December 8, 2006

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El Ahram newspaper , December 5, 2006

‏Nivine Shehata wrote :
‏Dr. Yusri al-Jamal and Minister of Education, the Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for the accreditation body and the quality prepared by the Ministry, as a prelude to the issuance of the presidential decree to be implemented, after discussion in the Council meeting held on 29 of last month.

The minister said that he will be the president of the bodies and the choice of three deputies, one for education and teaching, and the second for higher education, and the third of Islamic education, and the ministry responsible for the preparation of each school and provide the potential for the application of standards‏,‏Quality.

‏The minister said that the body is independent and follow the Prime Minister and will be based in Cairo, has branches in the governorates.

‏He added that the Authority was designed to ensure the quality of education and continuous development through dissemination of awareness of the culture of quality, and coordination with the educational institutions to ensure access to an integrated system of standards and rules comparisons development and performance measurement mechanisms guided by international standards.

‏The minister said : that the statute contains several items, including : to develop standards of quality and accreditation of educational institutions and educational programs to specialized committees constituted by the President of the Council of Ministers.

‏He explained that the educational institution to determine for itself a certain level of institutional standards and academic consistent with the stated mission, and if not met the educational institution all quality standards set by the time it deems necessary to satisfy deficiencies including not more than the period specified in the law, if it does not receive the certification for its inability to meet the standards assessed the matter be referred to the minister.

‏Jamal added that the statute provides that the validity of the certificate apply for a period of 5 years, will be renewed and the same procedures and rules laid down, and continue the educational institution has issued the certificate subject throughout the period of validity of the follow-up and periodic review.

‏The minister pointed out that educational institution Ttzlm to the board chairman of the decision refusing to grant certification or refusal to renew or a stop payment fees provided grievance.

‏.‏He added that it is prohibited to both linked to the educational institution working relationship, agency or consulting or participation in the capital or in fact, almost up to the third degree with the senior management of the institution or the owners have to assume any of the calendar or credit, and this prohibition applies to the members of the board of trustees or board or directors and teachers.

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El"Wafed" news paper 21/11/200621 / 11 / 2006 The features of the executive statute of the quality of education

Dr. Yusri al-Jamal Wrote : Zaki Al Sa'dani, Dr. Yusri al-Jamal and Minister of Education yesterday features of the executive statute of the National Authority to ensure the quality of education and certification. The minister stressed the formation of specialized committees to develop standards decision of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, at the presentation of the National Authority to ensure the quality of education, adopt standards from the Prime Minister. The regulation review the standards every five years at the request of government bodies and ministries concerned, The educational institution itself to a certain level of standards in the case of failure to meet the standards set by the time it deems necessary to satisfy deficiencies including not exceeding the legal term. The institution is referred to the relevant minister for the affairs in the absence of the institution to obtain certification of their inability to meet the standards. The decision ensures assignment degree of disability and standards that have not applied the institution. It guarantees the continued validity of the certificate for a period of five years will be renewed and the same procedures and rules set forth. Continue the educational institution issued with a certificate of adoption subject throughout the validity period of follow-up and periodic review of self-reporting through annual contributions of the institution of the Ministry and concerned bodies to request the review of the validity of certification in the case of violation of the educational institution for national standards. The certification must be canceled in the event of a change in the educational institution to impose a fundamental change and notify the institution to stop the certification, cancellation and the reason for the resolution. Also entitled to the cancellation of the decision to halt the certification in the case of having the educational institution to remove the reasons behind the decision.

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Wednesday 15 / 11 / 2006

The Committee on Quality Assurance in Alexandria University on Wednesday, 15 / 11 / 2006 of the topics discussed by the meeting, the position of the college self-assessment system and the annual report
And preparations for a visit of the delegation of the follow-up and support for the development of colleges and  The training courses and awareness for the month of December, January and February in coordination with FLDP The college has also follow up the implementation of the strategy of the university to ensure quality and detailed strategy to ensure quality university and guide the Center andThe new website of the Center for Quality Assurance     Qac.alexeng.edu.eg
And private email site Qac@alexeng.edu.eg  And the importance of establishing the websites of the units colleges meeting also discussed the follow-up system colleges.

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Dr. Hani Hilal

Wrote Mona El-dahan
Dr.. Hani Hilal, Minister of Higher Education and State for Scientific Research, said that the main goal of the new legislation governing the institutions of higher education not only to overcome the negatives that accompanied the practice of the current legislation, but what must be forward-looking and hope that the system of higher education in the future be able to prepare a distinguished graduate of high quality. The Minister of Higher Education that the existence of a general plan for higher education one of the basic foundations for access to real development goals.
This came in a seminar on the development of higher education organized by the University of Ain Shams yesterday evening in the framework of the cultural season of the University
The symposium was attended by Dr.. The slave University President and Vice-President of the University and a group of professors. The Minister of Higher Education that the enrollment rate in the age bracket of 18-24 years, according to statistics for 2003 - 2004 higher education 2.32 million students of the total 7.8 million in this segment, representing less than 30%, but the goal to reach this segment to 3.2 by 50% in 2011 to reach this segment to the best level, too. Hani Hilal to the overall scheme of the new legislation includes central planning and policy-making and decentralized implementation. The independence and impartiality of the quality control and certification. And the university for its vision and define its role in community service so that they have a special character

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Monday 30 / 10 / 2006

The National Committee for Quality assurance and accreditation in collaboration with the British Council organized a conference of university leaders at the level of the Republic, on Monday, October 30, 2006 Menoufia University under the title "The development of systems to assess students a key prerequisite for accreditation" The meeting was attended by a delegation of the Alexandria University faculty members and graduate students in addition to a representative of Mr. Rector Prof. Dr.

The conferees discussed during the three meetings Abstract experiences of field visits to the development partnership
The association of national MDG standards of the educational process, systems and methods for assessing students and the roles of internal and external Altekayeim and how to amend the Student Assessment and steps for the preparation of the Egyptian code systems and methods for assessing students .