Assiut University launches the 17th Media Festival for student graduation projects under the slogan "conscious media for a homeland we cherish and work for"
- Dr. El-Minshawy: graduation projects embody the creativity of students and reflect their media vision in serving the homeland
Assiut University, under the patronage of Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of the University, witnessed today, Wednesday, July 30, the launch of the media festival for student graduation projects in its seventeenth session for the academic year 2024/2025, which was organized by the media department at the Faculty of Arts, under the slogan: "conscious media for a homeland we cherish and work for".
This year's festival events were held under the supervision of Dr. Ahmed Abdulmoula, vice president of the University for education and Student Affairs, Dr. Magdi Alwan, dean of the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Mohammed Abu Rahab, vice dean of the college for education and Student Affairs, Dr. Rahab Al-Dakhli, head of the media department, media advisor to the president of the University, in the presence of the college leaders, faculty members of the media department, graduates of the department, their parents, several clerics, media professionals and journalists.
In its 17th edition, the media festival included a constellation of creative works by students of the media department in the specialties of journalism, radio and television, and public relations, which included 22 magazines and newspapers, 11 public relations campaigns, and 9 television projects.
Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy stressed that the graduation projects offered by the University's students are a real mirror reflecting their creative ideas and their creative vision towards the future, and their ability to produce positive initiatives to solve social problems and issues realistically, pointing to the pivotal role of the media department in preparing a new generation of media professionals who own the tools of the digital age and are aware of their moral and societal responsibilities, and contribute to building the national state, and their children during the school years.
During the celebration, Dr. Ahmed Abdulmoula praised the students ' creative projects that reflect current events and some important national issues experienced by the Egyptian society, praising their distinguished treatment of the achievements of the Egyptian state and its concrete efforts in various fields under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and wishing the graduates continued brilliance and prestige and access to the highest positions in the Egyptian state.
Dr. Magdy Alwan expressed his great happiness with the students ' participation in their festival, which represents the embodiment of the pivotal role of the media in supporting stability and progress, stressing that the media department is one of the bright models at the University, with its creative student energies, specialized scientific cadres, and advanced development vision, pointing out that the graduation projects embodied the awareness of students and their ability to employ their media tools professionally, which confirms that we have a media generation capable of expressing, influencing and making positive change, and also thanked the university administration for its support and its constant encouragement of scientific and creative activities within the faculties of the University.
For his side, Dr. Mohammed Abu Rahab stressed that today's celebration of students ' Media Creations reflects years of continuous effort, serious study, and intensive practical training, which contributed to shaping their professional personality, instilling in them the values of belonging and responsible work, congratulating students, and wishing them a promising future in serving their homeland.
At the beginning of her speech, Dr. Rehab Al-dakhli welcomed the guests of the University and the media department on this annual occasion, expressing her happiness with their participation in this moment, which culminates an educational and professional career full of hard work and continuous learning, pointing out that the media is no longer just a means of entertainment, but a national necessity and a key pillar of building awareness, confronting rumors, and consolidating values, and that with professional ethics, greetings of appreciation are addressed to the University and college administration, and parents for their support and support for their children.
The ceremony also witnessed a recorded speech by Dr. Tarek Saada, captain of the media workers in the Arab Republic of Egypt and a member of the Senate, during which he stressed the need for young people to be aware of the challenges of the current stage and the surrounding circumstances, in light of the amazing development in the new media, which has become a platform for young people to practice media work, expressing his appreciation to the ancient Assiut University, and wishing graduates excellence in their careers.
Sheikh Mohammed Abdul Latif, undersecretary of the Ministry of Awqaf in Assiut, congratulated the graduates on what they have learned and made an effort, calling on them to acquire useful Sciences and be a good example to the University and their community.
Ayman Abdel Moneim Thabet also delivered a speech on behalf of the graduates, during which he expressed his appreciation for the valuable message they learned within the media department, and the amount of responsibility they have towards their homeland, thanking the faculty members and parents for their support.
In a related context, graduate Randa Jamal Mehran, one of the graduates of the Department of people of determination, expressed her great gratitude to Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, the university administration, and the media department, for their full support and empowerment of students of determination, and their keenness to overcome all difficulties, and also thanked her family, which was the real light in her success.
The ceremony witnessed a promo presentation of graduation projects, a paragraph of the media section, honoring the University and college leaders in recognition of their efforts in supporting students, as well as honoring several faculty members and their assistants, and media personalities who participated in judging graduation projects, in addition to honoring graduate students and handing them graduation shields and certificates of appreciation.
The jury of the graduation projects at the media department at the Faculty of Arts, Assiut University was divided into three main disciplines, and included a group of academics and media experts in the field. In the field of journalism, the committee consisted of Dr. Samah Jamal, a journalism teacher at the department, Ms. Lola Atta, office manager of the weekly newspaper and correspondent of the "Extra News" Channel, along with Mr. Islam Radwan, journalist at Al-Ahram Foundation.
As for the jury of public relations projects, it included Dr. Hanan Moussa, assistant professor at the department, Dr. Samir Abdel Tawab, head of the tourism revitalization authority, Assiut branch, and Professor Gharib Khairy Zaki, director general of Public Relations, Media, and translation at Assiut University.
In the field of radio and television, Dr. Yemni Atef, assistant professor at the department, Ms. Amal Salama, senior presenter of programs at the Egyptian radio, in addition to Ms. Noha Alawi, Senior News correspondent at the Channel "Upper Egypt", participated in the jury.
The final results of the evaluation of the projects resulted in the excellence of a number of student works in various disciplines. In the category of paper journalism (newspapers), the newspaper "Raya" won first place, followed by the newspaper "Ababil" in second place, while the third place was shared by the newspapers "Masar" and"Assiut360".
In the category of press magazines, "Derayah" magazine won first place, followed by "Hen" and"Hema" magazines in second place, and "Afaq" and"Hattrick" magazines came in third place.
In the public relations projects, the campaigns "new oncology hospital" and"catalog" won first place, followed by second place by the campaigns "Assiut bittigir" and"financial inclusion", while the third place was taken by the campaigns "South Egypt Institute of oncology" and"Bedaya".
As for the radio and television projects, the "Marble Cave" project won first place, the "Edraak" project took second place, while the "Malaz" project took third place.
