Faculty of Archaeology starts its first university democratic experience for its year 1 students by opening the door for candidacy, withdrawing and submitting SU election forms for on Tuesday 18/11/2021, under auspices of Prof. Dr. Khaled Abd El-Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University, Prof. Dr. Abd El-Fattah Saoud, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Mamdouh El-Damaty, Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Dr. Hossam Tantawy, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs and Mr. Tamer El-Assal, Manager of student welfare.

Prof. Dr. Mamdouh El-Damaty, Dean of the Faculty, said that the administration prepared for conducting the elections upon the timeline announced by the university. The administration formed a committee to supervise the elections and avail fair competing environment so students can choose their representatives in the Student Union with free will taking into consideration the necessary precaution measurements to face Corona Virus. His Excellency was keen to emphasize for students the necessity of participating and not to miss the elections.

Prof. Dr. Hossam Tantawy, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, added that according to what is stated in the financial and administrative regulation of the university student union issued by the ministerial decree no. 352 of 2019 and published in the Official Gazette on 31st January

2019, the most important objectives of the student unions is developing the spiritual and moral values and the national awareness among students, training them on leadership and giving them the chance to express their opinions, discovering the student leaderships and enhance them, in addition to students’ talents and abilities in many fields, make them acquire the means of proper democratic practice, organize and activate sport, social, artistic and cultural activities and benefiting from and functioning students’ energy in community service.

Mr. Tamer El-Assal, Manager of student welfare, stated that the timeline of the student union elections year 2021/2022 announced by the university extends from Tuesday 18/11/2021 to Thursday 2/12/2021. He also said that in order to conduct the election process at its best form, the University set specific timing to send the detailed and photographed reports from the beginning of the elections to its end. Candidacy and voting rules this year includes submitting the effect of getting vaccinated against Corona Virus in addition to the rules previously mentioned.

It is to be mentioned that the election marathon of student unions at Ain Shams University has launched under auspices of the high committee student union elections supervising headed by Prof. Dr. Abd El-Fattah Saoud, Vice President of the University for Education and Student Affairs and the General Supervisor of student union elections. The committee members are: Prof. Dr. Hisham El-Hariry, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture for Education and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr.Tamer Rady, Professor in the Faculty of Business and Connection Moderator in the University, Mr. Muhammad El-Khatib, University Secretary Assistant for Education and Student Affairs, Mr. Ibrahim Saaed, Acting General Manger of University Dormitory, Mr. Muhammad Abd El-Malek, Acting General Manager for Legal Affairs, Student Mostafa Rayan from the 4th class in the Faculty of Business and Student Omnia Ashraf from 3rd class in the Faculty of Business