Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, stressed the University's commitment to its leading role in community service and environmental development, explaining that the University's civil society support center aims to strengthen community partnership and expand the scope of projects with sustainable impact. He pointed out that the discussion of the center's strategic plan aims to ensure that its activities are consistent with the University's vision of supporting the local community, and enhancing cooperation with various institutions and bodies, in a way that contributes to achieving sustainable development and consolidating the University's position as a hub for Community Development.

In this context, the Center for civil society support at Assiut University held today, Sunday, May 11, a meeting chaired by Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Alim, vice president of the University for community service and environmental development, to discuss the center's strategic plan for the next two years, which includes ambitious goals to strengthen community partnership and expand the scope of projects with sustainable community impact.

 The meeting was attended by Dr. Abdullah Faisal, assistant professor at the Department of political science at the Faculty of Commerce and director of the Center, Dr. Walid Mustafa, a teacher at the Department of economics at the Faculty of Commerce, Dr. Samar Ashraf el shishtawy, a teacher at the Department of economics at the Faculty of Agriculture, and Mr. Mohamed Farag, director of the Misr El Kheir Foundation office in Assiut.

Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Alim pointed out that the meeting discussed the proposal to establish a civil society institution that will act as the executive arm of the center, with the aim of enhancing the developmental and service role of the University in community service. He stressed that this step comes within Assiut University's strategy to strengthen its community role and expand its participation in development projects and community initiatives in cooperation with civil society organizations.