On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, a simulation model for Cairo University students for the “COP27” climate conference was held in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Cairo University, the National Anti-Corruption Academy, the National Institute and the Economic Government Project funded by the Agency for International Development. Al-Azhar University, Sohag University and the American University in Cairo also participated in the International Climate Conference with various activities.

The door to progress was opened at the end of last May, the selected students were trained and equipped at the beginning of July, through lectures and workshops by experts in climate, environment, entrepreneurship, economics, media and strategic communication.

Dr. Mohamed Othman Elkhosht, President of Cairo University, said that the simulation model for the international conference on climate change is carried out with the participation of about 200 students who are divided into groups, and each group of students represents a country participating in the conference and collects data on climate changes in this country and presents it in a model Simulation, which will be presented during the conference. The model comes on the sidelines of the conference in cooperation between Cairo University, the Ministry of Environment and the Economic Governance Project of the USAID.
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. Mahmoud Al-Saeed, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science and coordinator of the model also said that the training of students on the simulation model for the climate conference has been started through several procedures, including giving theoretical lectures on climate changes, holding trainings on some skills such as effective presentation skills, and working from Through a team, and how to collect data on the countries represented to prepare a new generation capable of interacting with the challenges of the future.

Al-Azhar University is also participating in the activities of the Climate Conference, where Dr. Salama Daoud, President of Al-Azhar University, is scheduled to deliver a speech entitled: “The Role of Religious Institutions and Religious Leaders in Facing Climate Change,” in which he addresses the role of religious institutions and religious leaders in defining the negative effects of climate change, and urging people to On preserving all natural resources, respecting the environment and not spoiling, not depleting nature, preserving it and working to confront this phenomenon, and the position of the religion of Islam towards this crisis is very clear in deciding that the environment must be respected in a legitimate respect.
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Mahmoud Seddik, the university’s vice president for postgraduate studies and research, supervising the community service and environmental development sector at the university, will also participate in a speech on the role of Al-Azhar University and the initiatives and activities it has undertaken in support of providing solutions, technologies and applied scientific research to meet the climate challenges resulting from unprecedented climate changes, from Through the various faculties of the university, the Office of Innovation, Transfer and Marketing of Technology “TICO”, as well as the series of technological business incubators “Rawaq”, the Entrepreneurship Club at Al-Azhar University, the Environment and Society Committee, and the organization of the third scientific conference recently held by the university on climate change and the recommendations made by the university in this regard The Egyptian state, which was held under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

Dr. Mohamed Galal, Dean of the College of Engineering in Qena, Director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Office at the university, and the principal investigator of the project, which

He won among the universities’ projects to participate in the green innovation pavilion held at the conference. He participates in a lecture on the importance and role of technology transfer and marketing from the university to industry in finding innovative, fast and highly efficient scientific solutions that are easy to implement in the face of the negative effects resulting from climate changes in various fields, whether by adapting to them. or mitigate its effects and treatment.

The American University in Cairo is also participating in the Climate Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh with a team of 85 professors and researchers and 35 students fromthe University. During the conference, the university will present research, initiatives and activities related to climate change and sustainability in a distinguished pavilion of 100 square meters in the green area of the conference. Over the course of ten days, the university participates in a program that includes a wide range of seminars and activities provided by all faculties and many disciplines

Sohag University also participated in COP 27, and Dr. Mustafa Abdel-Khaleq, President of Sohag University, announced that the university was selected among the 12 best Egyptian universities to participate in the activities of the Climate Summit.
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Sohaila Nasser