President of Beni Suef University witnesses the semi-finals of "Youth for Development" initiative
Media Center
Today, Prof. Dr. Mansour Hassan, President of Beni Suef University, witnessed the semi-finals for “Youth for Development” initiative, in order to test the best development project and best policy paper for the year 2022/2023, held in cooperation between the Ministries of Planning and Economic Development, Higher Education and Scientific Research, and the Supreme Council of Universities.
Prof. Dr. Gamal Abdel Rahman, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Hanan Suleiman, Senator, and Dr. Hala Al-Senussi, Coordinator of Youth Initiative for Development at Beni Suef University, participated in the attendance. The jury consisted of a number of deans of faculties, and the presence of a large number of leaders, professors and supervisors and students from university faculties.
The university hosted Dr. Fakhry Al-Feki, Chairman of the Parliament’s Plan and Budget Committee and former Assistant Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, Dr. Mohamed Alaa, Deputy Director of the Office of International Cooperation and General Coordinator of Youth for Development Initiative at the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, and Dr. Mona Hagras, Assistant Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Universities and General Coordinator of Youth for Development initiative in the Council.
Prof. Dr. Mansour Hassan welcomed the members of the arbitration committee at Beni Suef University, stressing that the initiative reflects the great attention the state attaches to listen to the opinions and ideas of young people in order to benefit from them, and also in order to present policy papers and advanced development projects that contribute to supporting the state's public policies. It will positively affect the development process.
Dr. Hala Al-Senussi, coordinator of Youth for Development Initiative, confirmed that the university provided all facilities to participating teams in the initiative based on the instructions of Dr. Mansour Hassan, university president, and that the teams presented the projects to the arbitration committee to choose the best development project and the best policy paper in preparation for the final stage at the level of the Republic.