The Faculty of Al-Alsun ​​at Ain Shams University announced the results of students during the first semester of the academic year 2024/2025, through its official website and on Facebook, under the auspices of Prof. Mohamed Diaa Zain El-Abedeen, President of the University, Prof. Ghada Farouk, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, Prof. Amani Osama Kamel, Vice President of the University for Graduate Studies and Research, Prof. Salwa Rashad, Dean of the Faculty, and the supervision of Prof. Hala Sayed Metwally, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Education and Student Affairs.

In a related context, Prof. Salwa Rashad, Dean of the Faculty, expressed her sincere thanks to the faculty staff, assistants and administrators who provided their best expertise and efforts within the control rooms in record time, as the Faculty of Languages ​​at Ain Shams University launched the final exams for the first semester of the academic year 2024/2025, according to the announced schedule starting from Thursday, January 2 and ending on Thursday, January 23, taking into account the suspension of exams on January 6, 7, 8 and 19 on the occasion of the holidays.

Prof. Salwa Rashad, Dean of the Faculty, accompanied by Prof. Hala Sayed, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Education and Student Affairs, conducted an inspection tour on the first day of exams to ensure the regularity of the exam process. Prof. Salwa Rashad, Dean of the Faculty, also stressed the need to follow up on the quality standards of the question paper for students according to the educational quality standards.

Prof. Salwa Rashad, Dean of the Faculty, also inspected the examination venues to ensure that all means of comfort are provided to the students, enabling them to focus and achieve the highest levels of accuracy in answering. The examination halls were renovated and equipped, the administration for each committee was determined, and the number of backup flashlights was increased in the event of a power outage while students were taking their exams. She also began ensuring that the committee supervisors were present in their places, and directed that the subject professor must be present to answer students’ inquiries.

The preparations also included ensuring the readiness of the committees' clinics and their presence throughout the examination periods to deal with any medical emergencies and take the necessary measures to ensure the safety of students.

On the other hand, Prof. Hala Sayed, the faculty's vice dean, reassured the suitability of the examination paper to measure the student's level and ensure the nature of the questions and their directness and that they do not deviate from the curriculum, and stressed that the faculty administration is working effectively to provide all the appropriate atmosphere to conduct the exams in a decent manner according to the highest standards of commitment and discipline for all employees of the college through integration between the faculty staff and the teaching assistants, employees, security administration and civil defense.

She stressed that the committees were distributed in a manner that suits the examination process, as the first-year students were divided into 79 committees, the second-year students into 105 committees, the third-year students into 105 committees, and the fourth-year students into 103 committees, ensuring the distribution of student density within the committees according to the rules of the Supreme Council of Universities. They also inspected the special committees to ensure that all means of comfort are provided to students with special needs, and that they use computers to answer exam questions.

Prof. Salwa Rashad, Dean of the Faculty, continued that the Faculty of Al-Alsun ​​at Ain Shams University is one of the largest educational strongholds in the Middle East in the field of language education since its establishment in 1835 by the pioneer of enlightenment, the great scholar Rifa’a al-Tahtawi. It is a great legacy and treasure founded by the late Rifa’a al-Tahtawi, the undisputed pioneer of translation in the modern era. He left a great and vast legacy of knowledge in science and translation. From the greatness of the ancestors, the grandchildren derive their strength, realizing the importance and size of this great legacy.

She continued her speech, pointing out that the Faculty of Al-Alsun ​​is one of the ancient faculties that began in 1835 during the reign of Muhammad Ali Pasha, and the first missions were with Rifa’a al-Tahtawi. Al-Alsun ​​is a flourishing and transfer of civilizations and cultures. The faculty was able to create a great qualitative shift in transferring culture to 17 countries.

She pointed out that the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education has completed the accreditation of 14 accredited programs at the faculty at the undergraduate level, in line with the faculty’s strategic priorities in developing academic programs and courses, meeting labor market requirements, and obtaining accreditation through the program system.

She pointed out that the descendants continued the path of the ancestors, armed with science, knowledge and the natural development witnessed by the change of times. The deans of the Faculty of Al-Alsun ​​​​took turns in a long chronological sequence that witnessed continuous development processes to keep pace with the changes witnessed by different eras until Prof. Mona Fouad, the former dean of the faculty, after the end of her distinguished deanship of the faculty, handed over the reins of the faculty after its first academic accreditation, to issue a republican decree appointing Prof. Salwa Rashad, Dean of the Faculty of Al-Alsun ​​​​at Ain Shams University in 2019, to continue a distinguished journey of achievements, the top priorities of which were developing the scientific status of the faculty and increasing the number of credit hour programs to enhance the financial capabilities of the faculty to provide the best types of educational services to the sons of the venerable Faculty of Al-Alsun.

The beginning of this new administrative journey was not calm, as it coincided with the spread of the new Corona pandemic Covid 19, as the world's breath stopped during the complete closure of all forms of life on planet Earth.

The faculty administration had developed a plan to transform neglected places in the faculty into 19 educational halls, each with a maximum capacity of 25 students, to support the new educational programs at the Faculty of Al-Alsun ​​and develop the educational halls, and provide them with all technological devices, in addition to managing student affairs related to the new programs.

The faculty administration, in cooperation with the university administration and its directives, in accordance with the recommendation of the Supreme Council of Universities, converted the old examination halls in the college's garage floor into three new electronic examination halls within the national project to develop the information infrastructure of public universities, to enter the field of digital transformation in its educational halls, under the auspices of the university and the Ministry of Higher Education. The Ain Shams University administration, under the leadership of Prof. Mahmoud El-Meteini, in cooperation with the university's engineering consulting unit, developed an initial vision to convert the examination halls adjacent to the car garage on the campus of the Faculty of Al-Alsun into three electronic halls equipped with the latest global digital technologies. In a record time of only 22 days, the place was completed to be transformed into a large scientific beacon capable of serving the educational process and preparing new generations of faculty and university students capable of entering the labor market and proving their abilities in it, as well as providing human cadres in the Faculty of Al-Alsun ​​capable of dealing with various languages ​​​​of the world to serve the Egyptian government in communicating with various peoples of the world.

The new electronic examination halls were built on an area of ​​2200 square meters for development, where the existing ones were removed, new porcelain floors were made, 4 bathrooms were built, and rooms for the information network, surveillance systems and sound systems were built, in addition to fire-fighting systems, 780 digital points in the seats, gypsum ceilings, installation of fire exit gates, emergency exits, in addition to a granite entrance to allow students with special needs to enter. These halls are also environmentally friendly, as they are equipped with an energy-saving VRF air conditioning system, in addition to natural LED lighting systems with a capacity of 4000 Kelvin, a network of lighting outlets for the site was created, an advanced information network was created, a modern audio system network was created, a central clock network system, a digital advertising network and display screens, a closed door control system network, and air ducts were installed.

The equipment was implemented according to the specifications set by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research for electronic exams at the level of Egyptian universities, as the Ministry of Higher Education is responsible for supplying computers so that the student can take the exam electronically, to prove that Ain Shams University spares no effort in providing all the requirements to develop the educational process to keep pace with the latest scientific methods in international universities, and to simulate international technological universities on Egyptian lands, with the aim of opening new horizons for new programs using international educational technological tools for Egyptian, international and foreign students.

Recently, with great support from the university, the Faculty of Al-Alsun ​​has received many electronic exams for itself and for a number of the university’s faculties, as well as electronic exams in cooperation with governmental, non-governmental and international bodies and agencies.