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Cooperative Agreement 263-A-00-10-00026-00
Annual Progress Report FY2016
October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary: ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
Cohort 1 and 2 Academic Performance .................................................................................................................................. 8
Updates on Graduate Employability Status .......................................................................................................................... 16
Cohort 3 and 4 Academic Performance: ............................................................................................................................... 17
English Language Proficiency ................................................................................................................................................ 18
Cohort 4 BUE Intensive Summer English Program ........................................................................................................... 19
Cohort 4 IBT Test Preparation Course: ............................................................................................................................. 19
ITP Tests for Graduating Students Academic Year 2015/2016 ......................................................................................... 19
Comparative analysis for Cohort 1&2 English Language Proficiency Level Fall 2015, Spring and Summer 2016
graduates .......................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Study in the U.S. Opportunities ............................................................................................................................................ 20
Cohort 4-Study Abroad Selection Cycle: ........................................................................................................................... 23
Study Abroad Survey for Cohort 3: ................................................................................................................................... 24
Study Abroad and Cohort 1 and 2 Graduate Employability ............................................................................................. 27
LIA/IIE-Led Enrichment Activities ......................................................................................................................................... 28
Annual LOTUS Student-led Leadership Workshops .......................................................................................................... 29
The Fourth Annual LOTUS Student-led Leadership Workshop ..................................................................................... 29
The Fifth Annual LOTUS Student-led Leadership Workshop ........................................................................................ 29
The Sixth Annual LOTUS Student-led Leadership Workshop ....................................................................................... 30
Service Learning Projects .................................................................................................................................................. 30
Internships ........................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Nahdet El Mahrousa Enrichment Activities ...................................................................................................................... 31
Volunteering and Community Service .............................................................................................................................. 32
Leadership in Action Program: Challenges and Actions Taken: ....................................................................................... 32
Capacity Building Sessions for Partner Universities ............................................................................................................. 33
Annexes ................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
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Table of Tables
Table (1) LOTUS Cohort 1 & 2 Graduates ............................................................................................................................... 9
Table (2) Remaining Cohort 1 Students ................................................................................................................................ 13
Table (3) Top Ranking Students ............................................................................................................................................ 14
Table (4) Cohort 1&2 Alumni Teaching Assistants to-date ................................................................................................... 14
Table (5) Graduates who completed their residency year ................................................................................................... 15
Table (6) Graduates Currently Doing Residencies ................................................................................................................ 15
Table (7) Employment Targets and Acheivements s per the M&E MAtrix ........................................................................... 17
Table (8): Summer 2016 placements - Cohort 3 ................................................................................................................... 21
Table (9): Fall 2016 placements - Cohort 3 ........................................................................................................................... 21
Table (10): Visa Orientation and PDO Conducted during Q4, FY2016 ................................................................................. 22
Table (11): Spring 2017 (pending placements) -Cohort 3 ..................................................................................................... 22
Table (12): Summer 2017 (pending placements) –Cohort 3 ................................................................................................ 22
Table (13): Pre- and Post-course TPO IBT Exam Scores – Cohort 4 ...................................................................................... 23
Table (14): Number of Internships during FY2016 ............................................................................................................... 31
Table (15): Capacity Building Sessions for Partner Universities to-date .............................................................................. 33
Table of Figures
Figure (1) Female Representation across All Cohorts ............................................................................................................ 8
Figure (2) Cohort 1&2 Cumulative GPAs ................................................................................................................................ 8
Figure (3) Cohort 3 Students GPAs during Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 Semesters ................................................................ 17
Annexes
Annex (1) Graduates’ Employability Status .......................................................................................................................... 35
Annex (2) FY2016 Leadership in Action Program: Internship Tracker .................................................................................. 44
Annex (3) Service Learning Projects Tracker ........................................................................................................................ 50
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Executive Summary:
This Annual Progress Report covers the period of 10/1/2015 – 9/30/2016 as required in Attachment A/Section A.5/2.C.
of Cooperative Agreement 263-A-00-10-00026-00 and consists of this summary document and the annexed M&E
Matrix, as well as the four previously-submitted, detailed quarterly reports.
This report documents the activities of Year 5 of the LOTUS Scholarship Program. Key sections highlight the major
activities under each objective in the M&E Matrix including accomplishments, implementation issues, and actions taken.
On May 4, 2010, the Institution of International Education (IIE) was awarded the LOTUS Scholarship Program by USAID
and was tasked with implementing a program that would impact the lives of 100 young, bright, talented Egyptian youth
who exhibit academic excellence and have distinctive attributes and potentials but whose families do not have the
financial means to afford the quality education that a private university can offer. In August 2011, USAID awarded IIE
funding to offer scholarships to an additional 50 students.
On September 4, 2013, IIE/Egypt was awarded funding for 50 additional scholarships for
Cohort 3. IIE immediately mobilized, recruited, and selected 50 students to join Cohort 3. The
50 students participated in a Bridge Year Program at the British University in Egypt where
they gained to gain a suite of essential skills including English language, computer, research,
and study skills. In September 2014, they began academic programs at the British University
in Egypt (BUE) and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport
(AASTMT).
On June 19, 2014, IIE/Egypt was awarded funding for a fourth Cohort of 50 students.
Mobilization, outreach and recruitment and screening took place during quarter 4. The 50
students started a Bridge Year Program at the British University in Egypt to gain a suite of essential skills including
English language, computer, research, and study skills in December 2014. In September 2015, they began academic
programs at the British University in Egypt (BUE) and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime
Transport (AASTMT).
IIE works in collaboration with six Egyptian private universities that are committed to
providing quality education for the students who are enrolled in the Program: the British
University in Egypt (BUE), October University for Modern Sciences and Art University (MSA),
Future University in Egypt (FUE), Al-Ahram Canadian University (ACU), Pharos University in
Alexandria (PUA) and Arab Academy for Sciences, Technology & Maritime Transport
(AASTMT). LOTUS Scholarship Program supports USAID/Egypt’s new Development Objective
(DO) 22 – Educated Workforce that Responds to Labor Market Needs. The activity
contributes to IR.1 Tertiary and Workforce Development Programs able to produce graduates
with relevant skills and also Sub IR 1.1 – Increased Access to Quality Tertiary Education. An extension to the LOTUS
Program conforms to USAID Education Strategy Goal #2, which states “The 21st century knowledge-driven global
economy underscores the need for higher levels of education and cognitive skills beyond a primary education. A
daunting challenge facing developing countries in meeting competitiveness demands is how to improve equity and
expand access to tertiary and workforce development programs.”
Objective 1: 150
disadvantaged
youth are enrolled
in undergraduate
degree studies in
Egypt by beginning
of academic year
2011 (Cohort 1 & 2)
Objective 1.1: 50
disadvantaged
youth are enrolled in
undergraduate
degree studies in
Egypt by beginning
of academic year
2014 (Cohort 3)
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IIE is committed to achieving these goals by offering scholarship recipients solid academic programs, leadership
enrichment activities, career development opportunities, and community-based service learning opportunities. LOTUS
Scholarship students are supported by the members of the IIE LOTUS team throughout the
period of their scholarships to enable their academic success and to ensure that they gain
the necessary leadership skills and practical experience that will prepare them for life and
careers after graduation.
Since the inception of the LOTUS Scholarship Program in 2010:
- 250 students have been successfully recruited, selected, and awarded scholarships
from among over 3,300 applicants.
- 103 Cohort 1, 3 and 4 students continue to be enrolled in undergraduate programs
as of the end of this reporting period as follows:
o Cohort 1: 4 students
o Cohort 3: 50 students
o Cohort 4: 49 students
- 138 students have graduated including 10 of whom will continue in the Program for the duration of their
residency year in FY2017;
o Cohort 1 Graduates: 92 students (50 females – 42 males)
o Cohort 2 Graduates: 46 students (25 females – 21 males)
o Cohort 1 Residents: 3 students (1 female – 2 males)
o Cohort 2 Residents: 7 students (1 female – 6 males)
- 3 students left the Program for personal reasons after three semesters.
- 5 students had their scholarships terminated for weak academic performance over the course of the four
semesters that they were in the Program.
- One student had his scholarship terminated for behavioral issues this academic year.
The LOTUS Scholarship Program has a set of objectives under which all of its activities are organized. The nine objectives
are separate yet inter-related and together contribute to the Program goals. During FY2016, IIE worked diligently on
achieving the objectives. IIE collaborated with partner universities and NGOs to achieve objectives of providing students
with the tools and support needed to perform well in their studies along with building their leadership skills and
capabilities.
During FY2016, LOTUS Scholarship Program successfully achieved the following:
1) Eleven Leadership in Action Enrichment Sessions were attended by a total of 420 students (214 females – 206
males). Note: students attended multiple sessions.
2) The first IIE-led Leadership Camp was attended by a total of 36 Cohort 3 students (18 females – 18 males).
3) Two cultural trips were conducted for a total of 42 students (14 females – 28 males)
4) Student-led Workshop was conducted and attended by a total of 128 students (73 females – 55 males).
5) Nahdet El Mahrousa activities held:
a. 145 self-assessments are completed by 87 Cohort 1 students (46 females – 41 males) and 58 Cohort 2
students (33 females – 25 males).
b. 107 mentoring days were attended by 426 students (210 females – 216 males). Note: several students
attended multiple sessions.
c. 298 Career Counselling sessions for 190 Cohort 1 students (101 females – 89 males) and 107 Cohort 2
studnets (60 females – 47 males)
Objective 1.2: 50
disadvantaged youth
are enrolled in
undergraduate
degree studies in
Egypt by beginning
of academic year
2014 (Cohort 4)
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6) Two group service learning projects were implemented with a total of eight students participating in one or
more projects.
a. 8 Cohort 3 students (5 femals – 3 males) participated in Study in the U.S. Opportunities.
LOTUS Scholarship Program Results to-date:
Component C1 C2 C3 C4 Total # of Students
F M
Currently enrolled students 4 0 50 49 103 56 47
(62) Service Learning Projects 35 22 98 87 242* 127 115
All Graduates (including Residency Students) 92 46 138 75 63
Graduates (excluding Residency Students) 89 39 128 73 55
Residency Students 3 7 10 2 8
**Employed Graduates 51 24 75 46 29
Study Abroad 45 20 8 73 36 37
Internships 105 59 19 2 185 91 94
*Many students participated in multiple service learning projects ** The number of employed graduates reflects the number of students who got employed within one to two years of graduation.
The majority of LOTUS students are performing well academically and are engaged in and committed to their studies.
While students are completely immersed in their academic courses, English language enhancement programs, study
abroad competitive opportunities and leadership enrichment programs, many are active in extracurricular activities,
student unions, student clubs, sports and community service activities. During this reporting period, LOTUS Scholarship
students volunteered a total of 8,067 hours of community service activities in charities and development projects of
which 4,994 hours were performed by females and 3,073 by males. They assumed 209 leadership roles, 123 of which
were assumed by females and 86 by males in faculty and university student councils, student clubs, and community
organizations.
LOTUS Scholarship Program in Numbers:
IIE/Egypt was awarded the LOTUS Scholarship Program on May 4, 2010. The original award and subsequent
modifications awarded in August 2011 providing funding for 150 scholarships. Two competitive, nationwide outreach,
recruitment, and selection cycles (summer 2010 and summer 2011) resulted in 150 students being selected and joining
LOTUS partner universities.
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On September 4, 2013, IIE/Egypt was awarded funding for 50 additional scholarships. After completing the bridge year
at the British University in Egypt (BUE), 29 students were placed at BUE and 21 students were placed at the Arab
Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) in . They have completed two years of their
undergraduate degree programs.
Profile of 50 Cohort 3 students
COHORT 3 Candidates
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On June 19, 2014, IIE/Egypt was awarded funding for 50 additional scholarships. Aftetr completing a bridge year at
BUE, 26 students were placed at BUE and 24 students were placed at AASTMT this year. The number of LOTUS Cohort 4
students currently enrolled is 49 as one student, Hazem Mohamed Mohamed Abdel Rahman (Sharkia, Marine
Technology, AASTMT), was terminated in September 2016 for behavioral issues that broke the terms and conditions of
the scholarship.
Profile of the 49 LOTUS Cohort 4 students:
COHORT 4 Candidates
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Male representation 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 21
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Female Representation in LOTUS Scholarship Program
The LOTUS students represent all of Egypt’s 27 governorates and two former governorates and gender balance was
quite observed. A total of 135 female students were enrolled in five of the six partner universities to provide them with
access to higher quality education and empower them to assume leadership roles in their communities. It is important
to note that IIE did not place female students at PUA because of an absence of culturally-acceptable housing options for
females.
Cohort 1 and 2 Academic Performance
The total number of Cohort 1 and 2 students who have
graduated to date is 138 students as follows: 92 Cohort 1
students (50 females and 42 males) and 46 Cohort 2
students (25 females and 21 males), including the 10
residency students, four of whoms will finish by the end of
October 2016).
Figure (3) represents the cumulative GPAs of the 142
Cohort 1 and 2 students who graduated in 2013, 2014,
2015 and 2016.
Three students earned a CGPA of 4.0.
25 students earned CGPA in the 3.80 – 3.99 range
31 students earned CGPA in the 3.50 – 3.79 range
45 students earned GPAs in the 3.00-3.49 range.
27 students earned GPAs in the 2.50-2.99 range.
11 students earned GPAs in the 2.00-2.49 range.
Figure (1) Female Representation across All Cohorts
Figure (2) Cohort 1&2 Cumulative GPAs
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The following chart illustrates the 128 graduated Cohort 1 & 2 students (excluding the ten resident students). Please
refer to Annex (1) of this report for the Graduate Employment Status
Table (1) LOTUS Cohort 1 & 2 Graduates
Name Gender Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Graduation Semester
Status
Abbas Aly Abbas Abu Kayed Male 1.1 Sohag PUA Engineering Summer 2015
Graduated
Abdel Rahman Abdel Fattah Abdel Hamid Male 1.1 Alex BUE Engineering Spring 2015
Graduated
Abdelrhman Mahmoud Zaki Mahmoud Male 1.2 Aswan FUE IT & Computer Science
Summer 2015
Graduated
Abdullah Abdel Fattah Mohamed Serry Male 1.1 Marsa Matrouh
PUA Engineering Fall 2015 Graduated
Abdullah Mohamed Samir Saad Al Kabbany Male 1.1 Cairo BUE Engineering Spring 2015
Graduated
Ahmed Adel El Sayed Mantawy Saad Male 2 Menofeya PUA Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Ahmed Atef Abdelghani Ghaith Male 2 Beheira ACU Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated
Ahmed Ayman Salah Rashed Male 1.1 Sharkeya FUE Dentistry Spring 2015
Finished Residency
Ahmed Gamal Abdel Ghaffar Nasr Male 1.1 Cairo MSA Dentistry Spring 2015
Finished Residency
Ahmed Hassan Muhammad Al Sayed Al Khateeb
Male 1.2 Cairo MSA Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated
Ahmed Magdy Ahmed Youssif Male 1.2 Marsa Matrouh
PUA International Trade /
International Business
Fall 2015 Graduated
Ahmed Magdy Mohamed Aly Male 2 Cairo ACU IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated
Ahmed Mohamed Abd El-Wahab Ibrahim Male 1.2 Qaliyobia ACU IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated
Ahmed Mohamed Shaheen Aldashash Male 2 Damietta FUE IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated
Ahmed Nassr Abu El- Magd Abu El- Hassan Male 1.1 Qena PUA Engineering Summer 2015
Graduated
Alaa Ezzat Abdel Rehim Al Khalil Male 1.2 Minya MSA Arts & Design Spring 2015
Graduated
Ali Amir Gaber Ahmed Male 1.2 Red Sea PUA Legal Studies and Intl Relations
Spring 2015
Graduated
Allaa Abd Elmomen Rushdy Abd Elmomen Female 2 Giza BUE Business Admin. Spring 2015
Graduated
Allaa Zein El Abdeen Mohamed Ali Abd El Magid
Female 1.2 Aswan MSA Biotechnology Fall 2015 Graduated
Amany Anwar Hameed Ahmed Female 1.2 New Valley
ACU Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated
Amira Amer Mosbah Ahmed Female 2 Fayoum FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated
Amr Ehab Farouk Mohamed Male 1.2 New Valley
MSA Biotechnology Spring 2015
Graduated
Andrew Adel Awad Massoud Male 1.2 Port Said FUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
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Name Gender Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Graduation Semester
Status
Andrew Gamil Lamie Iskander Male 2 Assiut FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated
Anwar Abdallah Anwar Khairallah Male 1.2 Kafr El Sheikh
PUA Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Arwa Mohamed Al Amir Galal Eldin Female 1.1 Luxor MSA Engineering Spring 2015
Graduated
Asmaa Ahmed Ahmed Sharaf Female 2 Red Sea FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated
Aya Abd El Meguid Abdelmoneim Mohamed
Female 1.2 South Sinai
ACU Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated
Aya Abdel Raouf Moussa Tony Female 1.1 Giza ACU Pharmacy Spring 2015
Graduated
Aya Atia Soliman Adam Female 2 New Valley
FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated
Aya Nagah Mohamed Hassan Female 2 Qena BUE Business Admin. Spring 2015
Graduated
Aya Ossama Ahmed Kamal Aly Female 1.1 Qena FUE Engineering Spring 2015
Graduated
Basma Mohamed Haroun Abd El Gawad Female 1.2 Beheira ACU Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated
Basma Sobhy Mohamed Abd El Maksod Female 1.2 Beheira MSA Biotechnology Fall 2015 Graduated
Beshoy Adel Tharwat Khalil Male 1.1 Minya MSA Mass Communications
Fall 2014 Graduated
Boulos Youssef Boulos Hanna Male 2 Minya ACU Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated
Bright Kenz Sarwala Abdel Malak Male 1.2 Port Said ACU IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated
Christina Fadel Fahim Salib Female 1.2 Red Sea MSA IT & Computer Science
Fall 2015 Graduated
Christina Fayez Kamel Zaky Female 1.1 Beni Sueif BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Demyana Nazmy Younan Ibrahim Female 1.1 Minya MSA Accounting & Finance
Fall 2014 Graduated
Devid Shonoda Tawfeek Benyamen Male 1.2 New Valley
FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated
Dina Amgad Fawzy Mahmoud Female 1.1 Giza BUE Political Science Spring 2014
Graduated
Doaa Hassan Ahmed Ibrahim Female 1.2 Port Said FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated
Ebram Malak Saleh Saad Male 1.1 Fayoum PUA Accounting & Finance
Summer 2014
Graduated
Ehab Adel Saad Babawy Male 1.2 Beni Sueif ACU Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated
Esmat Waheed Ahmed Ali Female 2 Cairo ACU Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated
Esraa Beheiry Gafar Shaheen Female 2 Qaliyobia FUE IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated
Esraa Hamdy Mahmoud Mohamed Aly Female 1.2 Giza BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Fady Adel Fahmy Agban Male 1.2 Suez PUA Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Fady Anwar Alphons Anees Male 2 Marsa Matrouh
BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
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Name Gender Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Graduation Semester
Status
George Alkiss Yakoub Labib Younan Male 1.2 Beni Sueif BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Hadeer Mohamed Atteya Sakr Female 1.1 Sharkeya ACU Pharmacy Spring 2015
Graduated
Hadeer Youssef Abdel Mohsen Abdel Aziz Female 1.1 Beni Sueif ACU Pharmacy Spring 2014
Graduated
Hadir Samir Elsayed Ahmed Moustafa Female 2 Alex MSA Biotechnology Spring 2016
Graduated
Hanaa Adel Nessim Female 2 Beni Sueif MSA Biotechnology Fall 2015 Graduated
Hayam Mohamed Reda Ramadan Salem Female 1.2 Qaliyobia FUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Hazim Emad Mahmoud Hafez Male 1.1 Cairo BUE Engineering Spring 2014
Graduated
Hemmet Ibrahim Mahgoub Oushy Female 1.1 Giza BUE Political Science Spring 2014
Graduated
Huda Ahmed Mostafa AlbBeeh Female 2 Dakahlia MSA Pharmacy Summer 2016
Graduated
Islam Mohamed Abdel Bary Erban Male 1.1 North Sinai
BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Islam Mohamed Ahmed El Mekawy Male 2 Ismailia MSA Engineering Spring 2015
Graduated
Karim Mohamed Kamel Ali Male 1.1 Cairo BUE Engineering Spring 2014
Graduated
Karim Youssef Nabat Rezk Male 2 Port Said PUA Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Khetam Ismail Gouda Ahmed Female 1.2 North Sinai
MSA Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated
Lobna Aly Hamed Aly Female 1.1 Giza MSA Mass Communications
Spring 2014
Graduated
Lydia Wissa Fawzy Espiro Female 1.1 Damietta ACU Pharmacy Spring 2015
Graduated
Madonna Rafaat Habib Sorial Female 2 Minya MSA Mass Communications
Spring 2016
Graduated
Magdy Mohamed Soliman Alanani Male 2 Cairo BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Maha Hatem Mohamed Abdel Mohsen Female 2 Giza MSA IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated
Mahmoud Mohamed Khalil Alsayed Male 2 Sharkeya PUA Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Mai Abdel Nour Mahmoud AbdEl Hamid Salem
Female 1.1 Kafr El Sheikh
FUE Pharmacy Spring 2015
Graduated
Manar Amr Hassan Abdel Hamid Female 1.2 Cairo BUE IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated
Maria Micheal Samir Habshy Female 1.2 Minya BUE Business Admin. Spring 2015
Graduated
Marihan Kamal Ibrahim Ghazi Female 2 Dakahlia MSA Biotechnology Summer 2016
Graduated
Marina Wagdy Wadea Halim Female 2 Beni Sueif BUE IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated
Martina Salah Rateb Meglaa Female 1.1 Sohag FUE Dentistry Spring 2015
Finished Residency
Marwa Ahmed Nabeeh Negm El Din Allam Female 1.1 Cairo FUE IT & Computer Science
Spring 2014
Graduated
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Name Gender Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Graduation Semester
Status
Marwa Salah Mohamed Taraman Female 1.2 Marsa Matrouh
ACU Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated
Mary Magdy Youssef Yacoub Female 2 Luxor ACU Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated
Maxwell Hany Maxwell Botros Male 1.2 Minya BUE Political Science Spring 2015
Graduated
Menatallah Abd El-Aziz Mahmoud Mohamed
Female 1.2 South Sinai
MSA Arts & Design Spring 2016
Graduated
Menat-Allah Hassan Kamal El Osheri Female 1.2 Fayoum MSA Pharmacy Summer 2016
Graduated
Merna Magdy Mhany Awad Female 2 Suez FUE Engineering Summer 2016
Graduated
Mina Gergis Boshra Samaan Male 2 Fayoum BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Mina Reda Milad Sawiris Male 1.1 Aswan PUA Pharmacy Fall 2015 Graduated
Mohamed Abdel Moniem Mohamed Abdel-Gawad
Male 1.2 South Sinai
ACU Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated
Mohamed Ahmed Bahgat Bakr Male 1.2 Red Sea ACU Business Admin. Spring 2016
Graduated
Mohamed Ahmed El Sayed Elsharkawy Male 2 Kafr El Sheikh
BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Moneim
Male 1.1 Luxor PUA Engineering Spring 2015
Graduated
Mohamed Ebrahim Zohney Shafik Hassan Male 1.2 South Sinai
BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Mohamed Hassan Abo Zaid Ibrahim Male 1.2 Dakahlia BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Mohamed Medhat Mohamed El Naggar Male 1.1 Ismailia BUE Engineering Spring 2014
Graduated
Mohamed Mohsen Ahmed Aggag Male 1.2 Gharbia ACU IT & Computer Science
Fall 2015 Graduated
Mohamed Said Abdullah Hamed Male 2 New Valley
PUA Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Mohamed Tarek Mohamed Farrag Male 1.2 Alex MSA Arts & Design Spring 2015
Graduated
Mohanad Mohamed Soliman Ali Male 1.2 Giza MSA Management Spring 2015
Graduated
Mohga Waddah Abdel Ghany Shaker Female 1.1 Giza FUE Engineering Spring 2014
Graduated
Mohie El Din Mahmoud Abou El Makarem Sayed Ahmed Farid
Male 1.2 Luxor MSA Biotechnology Fall 2015 Graduated
Mona Hosni Masoud Sroor Female 1.2 Alex MSA Biotechnology Spring 2015
Graduated
Monika Maher Selim Attia Female 1.2 Menofeya MSA Dentistry Spring 2016
Graduated
Mostafa Mohamed Fawzi Male 1.2 Suez PUA Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Muhammad Yusuf El Saied Hammouda Male 2 Gharbia FUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Nada Atef Masoud Abdallah Female 2 Assiut ACU Human Resources Spring 2015
Graduated
Nouran Adham Rabia Mahfouz Female 1.1 Minya BUE Business Admin. Spring 2014
Graduated
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Name Gender Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Graduation Semester
Status
Nourhan Medhat Sabry Ahmed Female 1.1 Menofeya MSA Dentistry Spring 2015
Finished Residency
Nourhan Tarek Mohamed Khair Allah Female 2 South Sinai
FUE IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated
Omnia Ahmed Abd El Kader Mohammed Female 1.2 Alex ACU Human Resources Spring 2015
Graduated
Omnya Adel Gad El Rab Kasem Female 1.1 Marsa Matrouh
MSA Languages & Translation
Spring 2015
Graduated
Passant Kamal El Deen Zaki Shaaban Abdel Wahed
Female 1.2 Alex ACU Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated
Rana Ibrahim Ali Al Sakhaily Female 1.1 Port Said MSA IT & Computer Science
Fall 2014 Graduated
Rana Khamis Mohamed Hassanein Female 1.2 Suez MSA Arts & Design Spring 2016
Graduated
Reem Ahmed Mohamed Farag El Banna Female 2 Dakahlia ACU Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated
Saloumi Michelle Wadia Ghabbour Female 1.1 Minya ACU IT & Computer Science
Fall 2013 Graduated
Samar Ragab Hamed Ragab Female 1.2 Sharkeya MSA Biotechnology Spring 2016
Graduated
Sara Abdel Shakour Nour El Din Ismail Female 1.2 Beni Sueif ACU IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated
Sarah Admon Ibrahim Metry Female 1.1 Beni Sueif ACU Pharmacy Spring 2014
Graduated
Sarah Galal Saber Khair Allah Female 1.1 Kafr El Sheikh
ACU Pharmacy Spring 2015
Graduated
Sarah Hedar Aref Abdel Kawy Female 1.2 Kafr El Sheikh
MSA Biotechnology Spring 2016
Graduated
Shereen Mahmoud Mahmoud Ahmed Female 2 Luxor FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated
Shorouk Essam El Din Hassan El Gawhary Female 1.1 Gharbia FUE Dentistry Spring 2015
Finished Residency
Silvia Sami Farah Ibrahim Female 2 Red Sea FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated
Solwan Hassan Abdel Halim Badran Female 1.2 Damietta MSA Biotechnology Fall 2015 Graduated
Somia Amr Mohmed Metwali Female 2 Cairo ACU Human Resources Spring 2015
Graduated
Susanna Adel Wahba Kirollos Female 2 Minya MSA Pharmacy Summer 2016
Graduated
Waad Mohsen Mohamed Attia Female 1.1 Sohag BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated
Youmna Madi Ibrahem Mahmoud Madi Female 2 Alex BUE Business Admin. Spring 2015
Graduated
Yousab Fawzy Michael Abdel Malak Male 1.1 Red Sea PUA Accounting & Finance
Summer 2013
Graduated
Zizi El Sayed Mohamed Hafez Al Abbas Female 1.1 Sohag ACU Pharmacy Spring 2015
Graduated
Table (2) Remaining Cohort 1 Students
Name Cohort Governorate University FOS
Amr Mohamed Nour Eldin Dakroury 1.1 Giza MSA Dentistry
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Ibrahim Shaaban Abdelfattah Mahfouz 1.2 Menofeya PUA Engineering
Mayar Mohamed Gamal Ibrahim Al Abd 1.2 Damietta PUA Dentistry
Saeed Saeed Abdel Hameed Abou Assal 1.2 Beheira PUA Dentistry
Several of the Cohort 1 and 2 students graduated this year at the top of their classes. Sixteen graduates were appointed
as Teaching Assistants in their universities based on their ranking status and distinguished academic performance.
Below is a list of the top ranking graduates across the five partner universities this year and the graduates who have
been appointed as Teaching Assistants not only in FY2016 but also in other previous years:
Table (3) Top Ranking Students
Student Name Cohort Governorate University FOS Final Year
Ranking
1. Ahmed Adel El Sayed Mantawy Saad
2 Menofeya PUA Engineering (Electrical) 1
2. Andrew Adel Awad Massoud 1.2 Port Said FUE Engineering (Electrical and Communication) 1
3. Karim Youssef Nabat Rezk 2 Port Said PUA Engineering (Petrochemical) 1
4. Mohamed Said Abdullah Hamed
2 New Valley PUA Engineering (Computer Science) 1
5. Muhammad Yusuf El Saied Hammouda
2 Gharbia FUE Engineering (Electrical and Communication) 1
6. Nouran Abdallah Gomma Abdel Maged
1.2 Aswan FUE Dentistry 1
7. Silvia Sami Farah Ibrahim 2 Red Sea FUE Pharmacy 2
8. Mohamed Ahmed Bahgat Bakr 1.2 Red Sea ACU Business Admin. 3
9. Mahmoud Mohamed Khalil Alsayed
2 Sharkeya PUA Engineering (Petrochemical) 3
10. Anwar Abdallah Anwar Khairallah
1.2 Kafr El Shiekh
PUA Engineering (Electrical) 3
11. Fady Anwar Alphons Anees 2 Marsa
Matrouh BUE Engineering (Mechanical) 3
12. Abanoub Sliem Ghabious Abdel Malak
2 Red Sea FUE Dentistry 3
13. Hayam Mohamed Reda Ramadan Salem
1.2 Qaliyobia FUE Engineering (Mechanical) 5
14. Magdy Mohamed Soliman Alanani
2 Cairo BUE Engineering (Civil) 5
15. Mostafa Mohamed Fawzi 1.2 Suez PUA Engineering (Mechanical) 5
Table (4) Cohort 1&2 Alumni Teaching Assistants to-date
The following 16 graduates have been appointed as Teaching Assistants in their universities:
Name Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Graduation Semester
Univ.
1. Aya Abdel Raouf Moussa Tony 1.1 Giza ACU Pharmacy Spring 2015 ACU
2. Aya Ossama Ahmed Kamal Aly 1.1 Qena FUE Engineering Spring 2015 FUE
3. Demyana Nazmy Younan Ibrahim 1.1 Minya MSA Accounting &
Finance Fall 2014 MSA
4. Fady Anwar Alphons Anees 2 Marsa
Matrouh BUE Engineering Spring 2016 BUE
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Name Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Graduation Semester
Univ.
5. Karim Youssef Nabat Rezk 2 Port Said PUA Engineering Spring 2016 PUA
6. Magdy Mohamed Soliman Alanani 2 Cairo BUE Engineering Spring 2016 BUE
7. Maha Hatem Mohamed Abdel Mohsen 2 Giza MSA IT & Computer
Science Spring 2015 MSA
8. Manar Amr Hassan Abdel Hamid 1.2 Cairo BUE IT & Computer
Science Spring 2015 BUE
9. Marina Wagdy Wadea Halim 2 Beni Sueif BUE IT & Computer
Science Spring 2015 BUE
10. Mary Magdy Youssef Yacoub 2 Luxor ACU Mass
Communications Spring 2015 ACU
11. Mohamed Abdel Moniem Mohamed Abdel-Gawad
1.2 South Sinai
ACU Mass
Communications Spring 2015 ACU
12. Mohamed Medhat Mohamed El Naggar 1.1 Ismailia BUE Engineering Spring 2014 BUE
13. Mohamed Said Abdullah Hamed 2 New
Valley PUA Engineering Spring 2016 PUA
14. Omnia Ahmed Abd El Kader Mohammed 1.2 Alex ACU Human Resources Spring 2015 ACU
15. Rana Ibrahim Ali Al Sakhaily 1.1 Port Said MSA IT & Computer
Science Fall 2014 MSA
16. Silvia Sami Farah Ibrahim 2 Red Sea FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016 FUE
Residency Students:
Finally, five of the current residency year students completed their residency requirement at the end of September
2016. Four physical therapy students will complete their residency year by October 31, 2016. Six dentistry students
started their residency year in September 2016 and will finish in September 2017.
Table (5) Graduates who completed their residency year
Name Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Graduation Semester
Start of residency
year
End of residency
year
Ahmed Ayman Salah Rashed 1.1 Sharkeya FUE Dentistry Spring 2015 Sep-15 Sep-16
Ahmed Gamal Abdel Ghaffar Nasr 1.1 Cairo MSA Dentistry Spring 2015 Sep-15 Sep-16
Martina Salah Rateb Meglaa 1.1 Sohag FUE Dentistry Spring 2015 Sep-15 Sep-16
Nourhan Medhat Sabry Ahmed 1.1 Menofeya MSA Dentistry Spring 2015 Sep-15 Sep-16
Shorouk Essam El Din Hassan El Gawhary 1.1 Gharbia FUE Dentistry Spring 2015 Sep-15 Sep-16
Table (6) Graduates Currently Doing Residencies
Name Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Graduation Semester
Start of residency
year
End of residency
year
Amr Mohammed Aly Mohammed
2 South Sinai PUA Physical Therapy
Spring 2015 Nov-15 Oct-16
Osama Ahmed Esmat Mahmoud Ahmed Sherit
2 Assiut PUA Physical Therapy
Spring 2015 Nov-15 Oct-16
Bahi Nabil Mohammed Naseem Ezat
1.2 Qaliyobia PUA Physical Therapy
Spring 2015 Nov-15 Oct-16
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Name Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Graduation Semester
Start of residency
year
End of residency
year
Ahmed Osama Abdallah 1.2 Assiut PUA Physical Therapy
Spring 2015 Nov-15 Oct-16
Abanoub Sliem Ghabious Abdel Malak
2 Red Sea FUE Dentistry Spring 2016 Sep-16 Sep-17
Amena Mohammed Fathalla Al Shafae
2 Marsa Matrouh
MSA Dentistry Spring 2016 Sep-16 Sep-17
Beshoy Raafat Farid Guirgis 2 Luxor FUE Dentistry Spring 2016 Sep-16 Sep-17
Mahmoud Maghrabi Ali Ahmed
2 Qena FUE Dentistry Spring 2016 Sep-16 Sep-17
Mahmoud Hassan Aly Madyouf 2 North Sinai PUA Dentistry Spring 2016 Nov-16 Oct-17
Updates on Graduate Employability Status
This section of the report provides updates on the employment status of
LOTUS graduates. IIE maintains the connection with its graduates through
regular email, social media and surveys where the students provide
information on their current jobs and the job interviews they have
undertaken. IIE has created a Facebook group for the LOTUS graduates
and posts job and training opportunities. IIE also provided graduates with
certificates of completion of the scholarship that they can include as proof
of excellence and experience when applying for jobs that require related
skills.
As per the M&E matrix and indicator 6.g. % of graduates reporting themselves as employed - Cohort 1 and Indicator
6.1.f % of graduates reporting themselves as employed - Cohort 2, the target is calculated based on the information
extracted from a survey to document employment status and phone calls with the graduates who returned back to their
home governorate where internet connection is hard to maintain.
Targets assume that 10% of graduates will be employed within one year of their graduation and an additional 25% will
be employed within two years of graduation. These estimates take into consideration that the majority of male
graduates have compulsory military service after graduation and some chose to pursue graduate studies which will
delay their employment. However, these estimates did not take into consideration that some female students will get
married after graduation and perhaps stay home and start families. To-date, three female graduates are in this category.
Employment status to-date is that 75 out of the 138 LOTUS graduates are employed, 46 of whom are females and 29 are
males. Nineteen male graduates are currently serving their mandatory military service or waiting for their military unit
location confirmation.
The biggest limitation continues to be collecting the graduates’ data after most of them have returned to their home
governorates and engaged either in pursuing their career paths, military service or family commitments. IIE exerts every
effort to encourage alumni to be more responsive and provides guidance whenever the need arises.
The following table illustrates the progress in employment targets and achievements as per the M&E matrix.
Objective 6:
At least 90% of
LOTUS Students
demonstrate
enhanced
employability
(Cohort 1)
Objective 6.1:
At least 90% of
LOTUS Students
demonstrate
enhanced
employability
(Cohort 2)
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Table (7) Employment Targets and Acheivements s per the M&E MAtrix
Year Number of
Graduates
Target 10%
Achieved first year
C1 F. M. C2 F. M. Target 35%.1
Total Achieved First and Second
Year
C1 F. M. C2 F. M.
2013-2014 14 1 4 4 1 3 5 13 13 8 5
2015 60 6 15 8 7 1 7 6 1 21 39 26 16 10 13 11 2
2016 64 6 23 11 7 4 12 5 7 22 23
Total 138 75
Cohort 1 and 2 Alumni Job Interviews:
During FY2016, LOTUS graduates have undertaken a total of 119 interviews as follows:
Cohort 1: 80 Interviews (60 females – 20 males)
Cohort 2: 39 Interview (20 females – 19 males)
Cohort 3 and 4 Academic Performance:
The majority of the Cohort 3 and 4 students excelled during the 2015/2016 academic year.
In the 2015 fall semester, cohort 3 students earned the following GPAs:
- One student earned GPA 4,
1 Numbers in this column are the number of students who started working from their year of graduating till now (10% within one
year after graduation in addition to another 25% within two years after graduation).
Figure (3) Cohort 3 Students GPAs during Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 Semesters
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- Twenty-three students earned GPAs in the 3.50 - 3.99 range,
- Four students earned GPAs in the 3.00-3.49 range, eight earned GPAs in the 2.50-2.99 range
- Twelve students in the 2.00-2.49 range.
In the 2016 spring semester, cohort 3 students earned the following GPAs:
- One student earned a GPA of 4.0,
- Twenty-one students earned GPAs in the 3.50 - 3.99 range.
- Eight students earned GPAs in the 3.00-3.49 range.
- Ten students earned GPAs in the 2.50-2.99 range
- Two students in the 2.00-2.49 range.
For Cohort 4, in the 2015 fall semester:
- Eight student earned GPA 4
- Eight students earned GPAs in the 3.50 - 3.99 range,
- Twenty-seven students earned GPAs in the 3.00-3.49 range,
- Five students earned GPAs in the 2.50-2.99 range
- Five students in the 2.00-2.49 range.
In the 2016 spring semester, cohort 4 students earned the following GPAs:
- Six students earned a GPA of 4.0.
- Twenty-three earned GPAs in the 3.50 - 3.99 range.
- Nine earned GPAs in the 3.00-3.49 range.
- Nine earned GPAs in the 2.50-2.99 range.
- Nine in the 2.00-2.49 range.
IIE continued to support the students academically in collaboration with the academic coordinators at the two partner
universities.
English Language Proficiency
90% of LOTUS graduates being proficient in the English language as
determined by achieving scores of 550 or above on the ITP TOEFL exam
is an objective that IIE recognized would be challenging after the first
group of students entered the Program in 2010. It is important to note
that IIE has included a Bridge Year Program for Cohort 3 and 4 students
before they begin their degree programs in order to address this
challenge. English language proficiency continues to be a major
challenge in LOTUS which resulted in not meeting the target of 90% of
Cohort 1 and 2 graduates scoring 550 or above. In FY2016, only 17%
from Cohort 1 (3 out of 17 students targeted) and 19% (3 out of 19 students targeted) from Cohort
2 scored 550 or above. Given that students graduating from public schools tend to have weak English proficiency and
English is not a criterion for selection in the LOTUS Program, this is to be expected. Another contributing factor is field
Objective 3.1:
At least 90% of
LOTUS graduates
are proficient in
the English
language (Cohort
2)
Objective 3:
At least 90% of
LOTUS graduates
are proficient in
the English
language (Cohort
1)
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of specialization and utilization of English language. STEM fields for example do not require students to do a lot of
writing, which is key to improving proficiency. Science and technology students comprise a majority of Cohort 1 and 2
students and many are more proficient in technical terminology than general English. Each university has different
requirements for English language courses ranging from two to five courses of varying levels and quality. BUE and MSA
English language course requirements are higher than those of ACU, PUA, and FUE.
During FY2016, Cohort 3 and 4 students were enrolled in the following English language opportunities:
Cohort 4 BUE Intensive Summer English Program
During the period from July 17 to August 4, 2016, 33 students (20 females – 13 males) from Cohort 4 attended the BUE
Intensive Summer English Program. The purpose of the program was to improve the English language skills of select
students to further improve their future IBT scores for Study Abroad. Attendance was near perfect during the three-
week program and feedback from the students was positive. Selection was based on students’ most recent ITP scores,
aimed at students who scored 450 or below on their last exam.
Cohort 4 IBT Test Preparation Course:
Shortly after the BUE Summer English course, all Cohort 4 students who applied for Study Abroad took part in an 8-day
IBT preparation course provided by AMIDEAST as detailed in the Study in the U.S. section below
ITP Tests for Graduating Students Academic Year 2015/2016
During FY2016, all fall 2015 spring and summer 2016 graduating students sat for the ITP test. The results are as follows:
- Total number of students scoring in the range 450-549 on ITP tests are 48 students:
o 28 Cohort 1 – (16 females – 12 males)
o 20 Cohort 2 – (10 females – 10 males)
- Total number of students scoring ≥ 550 on ITP test are 6 students2
o 3 Cohort 1 (2 females – 1 male)
o 3 Cohort 2 (2 females – 1 male)
Comparative analysis for Cohort 1&2 English Language Proficiency Level Fall 2015, Spring
and Summer 2016 graduates
The following chart and graph illustrate the scores of the (ITP) exams conducted for Cohort 1&2 fall 2015 spring and
summer 2016 graduates to gauge the progress of the English language proficiency level in this group of students since
they joined the program. This analysis takes fall 2011 scores as the baseline for assessing and comparing the progress
that took place between that year and the students’ graduation semesters.
2 The total number of Students in Cohort 1 and 2 who scored 550 or above is 15, nine of which have scored ≥ 550 before and so are
not included in the count towards the target for this year.
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Comparison of fall 2011 and fall 2105, spring and summer 2016 Scores by Student by Cohort:
Increase Cohort 1 F M Cohort 2 F M
Increase of 100 or more 1 0 1 7 3 4
Increase of 80 - 99 points 11 5 6 5 3 2
Increase of 60 - 79 points 9 6 3 7 5 2
Increase of 40 - 59 points 4 1 3 7 2 5
Increase of 20 - 39 points 6 4 2 2 0 2
Increase of 0 - 19 points 3 2 1 2 1 1
No improvement. 1 1 0 0 0 0
Total 35 19 16 30 14 16
The following graph provides a summary of Improvement between fall 2011 and spring and summer 2016 Exams by Cohort:
As the graph illustrates, a large percentage of the students experienced improvement in their English language
proficiency between fall 2011 and spring 2016. IIE is particularly impressed with the 51 students out of the 65 graduates
who improved their scores by at least 40 points. The increase in scores for Cohort 1 and 2 could be in part a result of
the students’ participation in the Summer English Program, supplemental English Program (cohort 2) and study abroad
opportunities that 29 students out of this group received.
Study in the U.S. Opportunities
The purpose of the LOTUS study abroad component is to provide LOTUS
students with an opportunity to live and study in the United States for one
semester. A major component of LOTUS Scholarship Program’s mission is
to develop international leaders who are able to think, work, and solve
problems on a global, intercultural basis. During the semester abroad,
LOTUS students are introduced to and gain an understanding of American
people, culture and traditions, society, values, and ways of life. The
Objective 5.2:
28 LOTUS
Students are
placed in a study
abroad program
opportunities in
the US (Cohort 3)
Objective 5.3:
28 LOTUS
Students are
placed in a study
abroad program
opportunities in
the US (Cohort 4)
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international exchange opportunity shapes the development of the young LOTUS leaders so that they are tolerant, able
to embrace diversity, open to new experiences, and aware of the world outside of their borders.
During FY2016, six Cohort 3 students were placed for the summer 2016 term in the U.S and two Cohort 3 students for
the fall 2016 term. Placements were challenging due to low IBT scores, internships requirements, and start dates at U.S.
universities that are before the end of final exams at Egyptian partner universities. Also challenging was finding courses
to match home university requirements for the two fall 2016 students. The IIE Academic and Experiential Learning
Division in NY (IIE/AEL) has worked diligently to place the students and has expanded the number of host universities at
which students received acceptances.
Saint Martin’s University is a new addition to the list of U.S. host universities for LOTUS, while this was the second time
that LOTUS students were placed at West Virginia University and the University of California, Davis. The students
appeared to have acclimated to the environments of their campuses, enjoyed the cultural exchange and study
experience, and were able to fulfill the study abroad program academic requirements including internships.
During their time in the U.S., the three students placed at Saint Martin’s gave a presentation entitled “Egyptian
Students’ Perspectives on U.S Business Culture” based on what they had observed during their internships. They shared
with the LOTUS team a recording of the presentation during which they were excellent representatives not only of the
LOTUS program, but also of their country by showing confidence and demonstrating exceptional communication and
presentation skills.
All six students returned to Egypt during FY2016, Quarter 4 and a re-entry session will be conducted next month. We
will provide feedback on their experiences in the FY2017 Q1 report.
Table (8): Summer 2016 placements - Cohort 3
Name of Student G Gov. Home Univ.
FOS U.S. Univ. Start and End dates
Bishoy Atef Abdelmasih Sadek M Beni Sueif
BUE Political Science University of California Davis
6/16/2016 – 9/10/2016
Islam Ashraf Fathy Hamed M Fayoum BUE IT and Computer Science
West Virginia University
6/12/2016 – 8/6/2016
Mohamed Adel Ahmed Mohamed
M Giza BUE Business Administration
Saint Martin’s University
6/22/2016 – 9/4/2016
Sandra Romany Yousef Ramis F Aswan BUE Business Administration
Saint Martin’s University
6/22/2016 – 9/4/2016
Sara Gamil Fahmy Metry F Assiut BUE IT and Computer Science
West Virginia University
6/12/2016 – 8/6/2016
Christin Sobhy Zaky Abd El Sayed
F Minya BUE Business Administration
Saint Martin’s University
6/22/2016 – 9/4/2016
Table (9): Fall 2016 placements - Cohort 3
Name G. Gov. Coh. Home
Univ.
FOS U.S. Uni. Start and End Dates
Menna Tallah Abdel Aal Kamal Eddin Abdel Aal
F Ismailia 3 AASTMT Logistics and Supply Management
Saint Martin’s University
8/24/2016 – 12/27/2016
Nermeen Magdy Goda Saleh F Port Said 3 AASTMT Media Management
Saint Martin’s university
8/24/2016 – 12/27/2016
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Fall 2016 Study Abroad – Cohort 3:
During this reporting period, IIE conducted a visa orientation session for two students scheduled to spend the fall
semester in the U.S. after which they went to the U.S. embassy for their visa interviews. IIE also held a PDO to orient
them on American cultural diversity, adjustment, and initial culture shock. The two students traveled to the U.S. on
August 24 and are currently studying at Saint Martin’s University and being monitored by IIE/AEL division.
Table (10): Visa Orientation and PDO Conducted during Q4, FY2016
Study Abroad Activity Date of the Activity Number of Attendees Cohort
Visa session and US Embassy Visa Appointments
August 2, 2016 2 (females) Cohort 3
PDO-Fall 2016 August 23, 2016 2 (females) Cohort 3
Spring and summer 2017 Study Abroad - Cohort 3:
IIE has worked diligently to provide Cohort 3 students with the tools and resources that they need to improve their
English language proficiency and obtain the requisite score of 68 or above on the IBT exam including a group IBT test
preparation course, IBT test preparation materials, and an online IBT test preparation course for the students who
scored between 60 and 67 on the test. IIE followed up with the students and allowed them to take the IBT exam a
second and in some cases, a third time. A total of 18 students completed the IBT online preparation course and 12 took
the exam again in FY2016, Q4. Students will continue to take the exam in the next quarter of FY2017 in order to qualify
for study abroad.
The following students have obtained the requisite IBT score and been selected for spring or summer 2017
opportunities. The IIE/AEL division has begun working with the students on their common applications and the
placement process.
Table (11): Spring 2017 (pending placements) -Cohort 3
Name of Student Governorate FOS University IBT score
Caroline Talaat Morkos Mta Minya Marketing and International Business AASTMT 72
Marwa Abdel Razek Abdel Razek Al deeb Sharkeya Financial Management and Accounting AASTMT 70
Shahinaz Hatem Al Sayed Abdel Fattah Menofeya Financial Management and Accounting AASTMT 74
Table (12): Summer 2017 (pending placements) –Cohort 3
Name of Student Governorate
FOS University IBT score
Amira Adly Mohamed Hussein Aswan IT and Computer Science BUE 71
May Abdel Hady Gad Abdel Hady Fayoum Economics BUE 75
Mohamed Moustafa Mahmoud Moustafa Sharkeya IT and Computer Science BUE 79
Esraa Hassan Abdel Mawgod Ahmed Qena Business Administration BUE 74
Doaa Mansour Khedry Barakat Giza Business Administration BUE 77
Ebram Youssif Zabib Sawiras Beni Sueif Economics BUE 81
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Cohort 4-Study Abroad Selection Cycle:
IIE contracted AMIDEAST to implement an IBT preparation course for Cohort 4 students who applied for the study
abroad opportunity. Forty-four students (28 female and 16 male) received 48 instructional hours on test-taking
strategies and skills during the period of August 28 – September 8. Students took two sample IBT exams, one before and
one after the course and many improved their scores significantly as shown in the table below. AMIDEAST also provided
them with the 80-hour online test preparation course to do on their own time in the fall. During this reporting period,
10 Cohort 4 students took the exam and the remaining 35 will take it in October. Similar to the Cohort 3 students, we
anticipate that many will need to take the exam more than once to obtain the requisite score. We will provide updates
in future reports.
Table (13): Pre- and Post-course TPO IBT Exam Scores – Cohort 4
Name Pre-TPO3 Test Scores Post-TPO Test Scores Improvement
1 Abanoub Nashaat Sobhy Nasief 47 69 22
2 Lamiaa Abdel Fattah Abdel Alim Abdel Hady 43 64 21
3 Amara Magdi Gayed Hennawy 48 67 19
4 Mina Raof Fathy Zakhel 53 71 18
5 Marian Milad Gerges Moawad 29 46 17
6 Marina Zakher Saeed 43 60 17
7 Nouhim Refaat Farag Allah Hanna 60 77 17
8 Ahmed Ramadan Sayed Safina 30 44 14
9 Demyana Nasry Morkos Tawfik 40 53 13
10 Nada Khaled Thabet Bayoumy 40 53 13
11 Ayaat Saeed Mohamed Khalaf 41 51 10
12 Manar Abdel shakor Emam Mohamed 64 74 10
13 Wafaa Saad Nor el Din Mohamed 41 51 10
14 Wesam Saber Hassan Ahmed Abd el Aty 69 79 10
15 Fatma Hassan Abou el Magd Ali 51 60 9
16 Khaled Dahy Abdelrahman 67 76 9
17 Mazen Mohamed Abdelaziz Mardy 39 48 9
18 Safwat Ramzy Mashreky 38 47 9
19 Asmaa Magdi Shawky Marzouk 49 57 8
20 Fady Sobhy Aziz Ebrahim 46 54 8
21 Hanan ElSayed Abdel Gawad Sadek 46 54 8
22 Merihan Ezzat Rasmi Yani 41 49 8
23 Yousef Shabaan Abdel Karem Farahat 89 96 7
24 Amira Ali Youssif Ibrahim 50 56 6
25 Mariam Alaa Shafik Benyamin 39 45 6
26 Seham Saeed Salem Abeed Alla Salem 50 56 6
27 Hager Ahmed Mohamed Al Hady Al Saied Abou Laila 62 67 5
28 Mina Ashraf Fayak Hana 62 67 5
29 Nada Hatem Bakar Shaheen 56 61 5
3 Test Practice Online
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Name Pre-TPO3 Test Scores Post-TPO Test Scores Improvement
30 Nayera Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed 65 70 5
31 Heyam Ebrahim Ali Esa 55 59 4
32 Khaled Ahmed Abdel Hamid Hassan 37 41 4
33 Meriana Ezat Amin Haliem 47 51 4
34 Guirgis Nady Guirgis Tawfik 55 57 2
35 Samuel Saeed Samuel Bshridah 62 63 1
36 Samy Samir Gayed Ghabras 42 43 1
37 Basma Sayed Ahmed Hassan 46 46 0
38 Hany Magdy Aziz Saeed 53 53 0
39 Manal Heny Hanna Botros 70 70 0
40 David Yousry Malak Reyad 48 47 -1
41 Dina Atef Mohamed Mohamed Hefny 54 52 -2
42 Abadir Henain Aziz 64 60 -4
43 Dareen Abdel Fattah Ahmed El Abbasi 104 99 -5
44 Jacklin Wagih Riyad 51 46 -5
Study Abroad Survey for Cohort 3:
In an effort to capture how well the students received the study abroad experience, IIE surveyed the six cohort 3
students who spent the summer 2016 semester in the U.S. before their travel and upon their return. The survey
included self-assessment questions to give the student a chance to assess her/his knowledge, skills and character
development before and after study abroad experience. Overall, the results of the survey were positive highlighting a
significant change in the following areas:
- Increased intercultural competence
- Increased knowledge of the host culture
- Increased ability to deal in the language of the host country
- Enhanced research, academic and presentation skills
- Less anxiety in interacting with people from different cultures
- Increased friendships and connections with people from other cultures
- Greater intercultural networks
However, the students experienced a certain level of complexity when comparing both cultures. Some of them viewed
the differences and similarities from the perspective of their own culture. One student who spent a few weeks of her
internship in a home stay through an arrangement with the university reported that she was shocked when she learned
that several years ago her host family kicked their disabled son out of the house. At the beginning, she tried to relate
the same situation with what wouldhappen in a similar situation in Egypt and found it unacceptable and shocking. She
didn’t want to express her disaapointment with the whole situation to her host family but rather she decided to wait
and try to learn a new perspective in family interaction patterns in the U.S. She then got to know that the boy was
arrested for committing a crime and that the parents had acted this way to teach him to be more responsible. Though,
she found the situation hard to accept but she eventually respected the parents for their action towards their son. She
also came to discover that this situation may happen but with different communication styles and cultural values at
home.
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There were several ways in which the students expressed their character development in the survey as a result of the
study abroad experience. Several indicated that they had more self-confidence in their abilities to handle new situations
independently. Others were more accepting of opinions that differ from their own.
Unlike the other groups of students who travelled before, this group did not feel lost in cultural adaptation while living
in the host culture, but rather they watched and learned with the image of their home country at the back of their
minds.
“Since day one, I told myself I have to watch and absorb without melting in the host culture and lose my identity. I told
myself that I will go back home one day and that helped me a lot in my transation back to my home country” said one of
the female studnts.
In addition, the students reported improvement in different aspects including their English language skills,
independence, sense of responsibility, accepting diversity and gaining knowledge about other cultre.
At first, they were thinking that this semester abroad would only have academic yields but they came to realize that the
moral and personal gains are what makes this experience a very remarkable one.
"In life, we're used to relate success to achievement. But, there is something harder than achievement which is
"surviving". You're successful when you survive your problems and your failures. In the U.S., my host family taught me
that life is like your heart beats. There are UPs and DOWNs. Sometimes in life, your fight would be to make a step
forward but sometimes your fight would be just to stand tall and don't fall”.
The survey also asked the students to indicate their level of agreement with some statements that relate to their future
employability; their answers came as follows:
- Before they travel they give 50% to somewhat agreed and 50% to strongly agree that “Studying abroad will support
developing the skills and intercultural competencies that contribute to obtaining my first job after graduation” . After they
returned, the percentaged changed to 30% to somewhat agreed and 67% to strongly agree.
- Before they travel they gave 10% to somewhat agreed and 90% to strongly agree that “Studying abroad will enhance
my ability to speak in a foreign language in the workplace”. After they returned, the percentaged changed to 17% to
somewhat agreed and 83% to strongly agree.
- Before they travel they gave 10% to somewhat agreed, 30% somewhat disagree and to 60% strongly agree that
“Employers look for this type of qualifications (U.S. university education)”. After they returned, the percentaged changed to
50% to somewhat agreed and 50% to strongly agree.
- Before they travel they gave 40% to somewhat agreed and to 60% strongly agree that “Study abroad opportunity will
enhance my chances in the job market in my field”. After they returned, the percentaged changed to 33% to somewhat
agreed and to 67% strongly agree.
- Before they travel they gave 40% to somewhat agreed and to 60% strongly agree that “Study abroad opportunity is one
of the keys to a successful job search”. After they returned, the percentaged changed to 50% to somewhat agreed and 50%
to strongly agree.
- Before they travel they gave 30% to somewhat agreed and 70% to strongly agree that “Study abroad will allow me to
better adapt better to diverse work environments”. After they returned, the percentaged changed to 100% strongly agree.
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- Before they travel they gave 70% to somewhat agreed, 30% to somewhat disagree and 17% to strongly agree that
“Studying abroad will better allow me to choose my career field”. After they returned, the percentaged changed to 17% to
somewhat agreed and to 67% strongly agree.
Below are some quotes in response to some of the questions included in the Post Assessment Survey:
1) When discussing what strategies they employed to assist in maximizing the learning benefits from the Study Abroad
experience:
“Being open-minded enough to accept differences in cultures between Americans and non-Americans.” – Beshoy Atef,
Beni Sueif, Political Sciences, BUE.
“In Egypt, we’re used to keeping our problems hidden from others as a kind of privacy, but in the U.S, it was totally
different. I had no problem in telling others about my problems. If I share my problem with you, two things might
happen. First, you might have a similar problem and we’ll be supportive of each other. Second, you might not have had
this problem, but I’ll be a positive example to you in the future if you face something similar.” – Christine Sobhy, Minya,
Business Administration, BUE.
2) Reflections regarding American behavior:
“I found (Americans) as I expected. Everything is organized. They do their best during weekdays to achieve their life
goals, succeed in work or study, etc. and on the other hand they do their best during the weekends to achieve
entertainment goals.” – Beshoy Atef
“American culture teaches you that life is full of potentials. They told me that I have so much to offer this world!” –
Christine Sobhy
“They respect the law so much.” – Islam Ashraf, Fayoum, IT and Computer Sciences, BUE.
3) Did you gain any valuable experiences during your time in the U.S.? If so, what were they?
“Learning how to be a global citizen. Being cheerful. Respecting differences. Being faithful in what I am doing whether
studying or hanging out.” – Beshoy Atef
“(Americans) taught me that “if you need help, you just ask!”. In the U.S, the government and even individuals have a
social responsibility towards their community problems.” – Christine Sobhy
4) What benefits did you see in studying abroad?
“It developed my mindset through learning in a new, health environment. It gave me a chance to see how other people
live and evolve. It created a new global citizen that can help his country and the world.” – Beshoy Atef
“Recognizing new cultures and people. Making friends. Improving English. Independence.” – Islam Ashraf
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Study Abroad and Cohort 1 and 2 Graduate Employability
In a 2014 study by Erasmus University entitled “Effects of mobility on the skills and employability of students and the
internationalisation of higher education institutions”, they made a link between study abroad and employability finding
that internationally-mobile students are half as likely to experience long-term unemployment compared with those who
have not studied or trained abroad. They ound that five years after graduation, the unemployment rate for students
who spent time abroad is 23% lower. The survey results indicate that 92% of employers are looking for personality traits
found to be enhanced by study or training abroad, such
as tolerance, confidence, problem-solving skills,
curiosity, knowing one’s strengths/weaknesses, and
decisiveness.
The findings of the Erasmus impact study are extremely
significant vis-à-vis what we are seeing in the high
employability rate among LOTUS graduates who
received the opportunity to study abroad and do
internships at U.S. host universities or at related entities.
Thirty- nine of the 65 graduates who went on a semester
abroad are employed (60%). Twenty-two Alumni (34%)
are unemployed either because of their army service,
residency year or marriage and maternity for females.
The other remaining 4 students (6%) are as follows;
- Three active students whose graduation is
delayed due to studying for a semester abroad.
- One left the program after receiving an opportunity to study in one of the U.S. Universities
Employers’ perspective on study abroad.
Source: European Commission
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LIA/IIE-Led Enrichment Activities
During FY2016, IIE engaged LOTUS students in the Leadership in Action Program through a
series of leadership sessions, specialized sessions, and Nahdet El Mahrousa (NM) career
sessions, which provided them experiential experience that entailed significant interaction with
community leaders through special sessions, trips, and field visits to hands-on projects that
serve the community. Eleven Leadership in Action sessions were conducted at partner
universities.
IIE held a total of 29 specialized sessions and meetings that were attended by the subsets of
organizing committees to provide the students working on the organization of the Third Annual
workshop with the necessary tools and mentoring that will assist them during the process of
implementation. The combined participation in the 29 specialized sessions was 364 students (162
females – 202 males with students attended multiple sessions). IIE staff provided students with mentoring, guidance,
and the tools that they will need to design and implement activities.
Cohort 1 and 2 Team Building and Career Retreat
A retreat day was organized and hosted by IIE on February 26, 2016 at which NM focused on conducting career-related
activities. NM designed a very intensive agenda for the retreat of different parallel activities which included career
counseling, Tamheed self-assessment, group mentoring sessions and one-to-one (individual) mentoring sessions.
Cohort 3 Team Building Retreat
IIE implemented a team building retreat for Cohort 3 students December 10-11, 2015 at the Cataract Pyramids Hotel.
The retreat focus was on the concepts of self-leadership and nonviolent communication. Students took part in
experiential team building activities where they put to use what they learned in the discussions and debrief sessions.
The weekend served as a valuable opportunity for students to strengthen their leadership and team building skills, for
them to nurture their existing friendships and form new ones, and for IIE to strengthen communication and the bond
with the students.
Cohort 3 IIE-led Leadership Camp
The first IIE-led Leadership Camp was held for the Cohort 3 students from August 29 to September 7. While the overall
goal of the camp was to further enhance students’ leadership skills, it specifically focused on the following themes:
Self-Discovery: In order to be a leader, individuals need to know themselves and understand what drives them. Sessions included how to be more self-aware and mindful.
Communication: Sessions and activities included presentation skills, conflict resolution, and professional communication.
Project Planning: Sessions included people management and project management.
Objective 2:
At least 90% of
LOTUS graduates
are empowered
to assume future
leadership roles
and civic
responsibilities
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The camp’s format consisted of sessions, activities, a guest lecture, and field trips. The sessions and activities were
delivered by IIE and by external consultants. Ms. Nermeen Amr, Regional and Learning Development Manager at Mars,
shared with students her experience and lessons learned in the leadership field.
The first field trip was to the Pyramids, Sphinx, and Sakkara where students reflected on the Pharaohs’ leadership
qualities and the reasons why the ancient Egyptian civilization was so great.
The second field trip was to Sekem’s headquarters in Belbeis where students toured the premises and learned about the
unique work culture which undoubtedly contribute to the company’s success.
The final field trip was to Fagnoon Art School where the students had an intimate and informal conversation with Mr.
Mohamed Allam, Fagnoon’s founder. Mr. Allam shared with the students his vision behind Fagnoon and the importance
of encouraging creativity in education.
Throughout the camp, IIE helped students tie together the new information and skills they learned with what they
previously gained through the Leadership in Action Program and helped them identify ways to apply it all to their lives.
The camp also provided the annual workshop organizers with the opportunity to have daily face-to-face meetings to
continue with the Workshop planning.
Annual LOTUS Student-led Leadership Workshops
The Fourth Annual LOTUS Student-led Leadership Workshop
The Fourth Annual LOTUS Student-led Workshop took place at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime
Transport (AASTMT) in Alexandria on October 3, 2015. The Workshop, entitled Travel Opportunities for Outstanding
Future (TOOF), aimed to promote diversity and tolerance among Egyptian youth as well as to encourage them to explore
travel opportunities that exist in Egypt and abroad as a means for personal and community development. The day began
with opening remarks by Dr. Meer Hamza, Vice President for International Relations, AASTMT; Dr. Arturo Acosto,
Deputy Director of the Education and Training Office, USAID; representatives of IIE; and the TOOF chairperson Ms. Doaa
Hassan, (Cohort 1.2, Port Said), Pharmacy, FUE.
Opening remarks were then followed by a presentation by the Information Resource Center, U.S. Consulate Alexandria
and by a recognition ceremony for the second group of LOTUS students to graduate. Plenary sessions were led by Ms.
Sahar El-Nadi, author, public speaker and trainer, Mr. Nour El-Din Zoghly, Network Project Manager, Orange Business
Services. Both speakers shared their experiences about traveling and the importance of being exposed to different
cultures. Attendees then were divided into two groups based on whether they were interested in traveling domestically
or abroad. The breakout sessions were led by guest speakers/mentors who discussed the workshop’s themes in more
detail.
The Fifth Annual LOTUS Student-led Leadership Workshop
The Fifth Annual LOTUS Student-led Leadership Workshop took place at the Future University in Egypt (FUE) on April 2,
2016. The Workshop, entitled PAUSE, sought to encourage positivity among Egyptian youth and aimed to help them
press “pause” on sources of negativity so that they could think positively and achieve their academic, professional, and
personal goals. The Workshop was attended by LOTUS students, alumni, and external guests.
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The day began with opening remarks made by FUE President Dr. Ebada Sarhan, Institute of International Education (IIE)
staff, and Beshoy Atef, PAUSE Chairperson. Participants then attended plenary sessions lead by Mr. Abdelmageed Ewis,
Mr. Amir Tadros Botros, and Mr. Walid Aboul El Magd, and breakout sessions lead by individuals from a diverse range of
fields and walks of life. By participating in the sessions and networking with speakers and with each other, attendees
learned different ways to adopt positivity in order to enhance their lives and ultimately their communities.
The Workshop organizers organized a cultural trip and debriefing session at the Pharaonic Village as a way to celebrate
their accomplishments and also to come together to debrief about the Workshop and draft the final report. The first
part of the day consisted of a tour of the Village and the second part focused on reflecting about the lessons learned
from the Workshop planning and implementation in order to draft the report.
The Sixth Annual LOTUS Student-led Leadership Workshop
On July 22 and July 23, a camp was held at the Cataract Pyramids Hotel during which there were general organizers’
meetings, individual committee meetings, and advisory board meetings. The organizing committee continues to move
forward with preparations for the upcoming Workshop which will be held at BUE on Saturday, October 22 and will focus
on helping participants plan and search for careers that match their interests and skills.
Service Learning Projects
Service Learning Projects are an integral part of the Leadership in Action component as they provide opportunities for
students to put what they have learned into practice while serving the needs of different communities. IIE has
developed a grant system for students to apply for funding to support the implementation of service learning projects.
The maximum amount available for each project is EGP 2,500.
In order to apply, groups of students must submit a detailed proposal and budget. IIE staff provide mentoring and
guidance when needed. The first call-for-applications was made for graduating Cohort 1 and 2 students in order to give
them the chance to work on a project before graduating, and to all Cohort 3 students as IIE wanted to take advantage of
having all of the students together in the bridge year. It is a competitive process and only the winning proposals are the
ones which hold a developmental idea that will serve the community better and contribute even with a marginal share
in solving a problem of a needy household. Projects that are approved are given 75% of the funding before
implementation and then receive the remaining 25% after completing the project, submitting a final project report, and
all required documentation.
To-date, 62 teams completed service learning projects, two of which are implemented during FY2016 on themes such as
health awareness campaigns, cultural days and training for orphans, environmental awareness campaigns, encouraging
families to keep girls in school, self-discovery sessions, and sessions on different university fields of study for high school
students. Students have implemented a wide variety of projects that have reached 18 governorates. Themes have
included health awareness campaigns, cultural days and training for orphans, environmental awareness campaigns,
encouraging families to keep girls in school, self-discovery sessions, and sessions on different university fields of study
for high school students. A total of 242 students have participated in one or more projects. For the SLP Tracker 2016
please refer to Annex (4) of this report
Internships
During FY2016, IIE secured the following documentation for the following 83 internships:
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Table (14): Number of Internships during FY2016
Cohort Total Female Male
Cohort 1 46 19 27
Cohort 2 22 13 9
Cohort 3 15 7 8
Totals 83 39 44
The internships were sourced by IIE, NM, and the students. Internships took place in a variety of companies,
organizations, and entities including AlexBank, Jobzella.com, Agiba Petroleum Company, and Gomhoreya General
Hospital-Alexandria.
Nahdet El Mahrousa Enrichment Activities
During FY2016, NM focused on the career component after the completion of other activities of
the program. As more of the LOTUS students were graduating, NM woked to build their capacity
for finding suitable jobs and most importantly plan for career paths. Moreover, the NM team
has been encouraging the students, using the career counseling activity, to participate in
internships even if not in their field of study especially for those who have little to no work
experience.
For the Career component, 145 Career Self-assessment were completed by 87 Cohort 1
students and 58 Cohort 2 students. 298 Career Counseling Sessions for 190 Cohort 1 and 107
Cohort 2 students and one student from Cohort 4 who sought counselling from IIE.
NM team worked on designing the mentoring days considering it was set as a priority during the IIE/NM monthly
meetings. The program was designed to include general and field-related mentoring days. 107 mentoring days were
conducted during FY2016 including general mentoring days Career mentoring entails events, gatherings and workshops
led by individuals that are experts in a wide range of fields and successful. It also entails any work experience or job
shadowing that lasts for less than a week. Students acquire knowledge about fields of interest through others’
experiences as well as through personally gained experience. Two types of mentoring days are offered: general, in
which all students participate given the general nature of the topics such; and field-related which could be in groups or
individually and are based on student interests.
During FY2016, the NM team woked to have students complete their Tamheed self-assessments so that students and
alumni can go through the relevant career counseling and analysis session. The students and alumni completed 145
assessments prior to the career counseling sessions held at universities and prior to the Viriphi assessment days so that
NM could conduct some of the post-Tamheed career counseling sessions.
As an additional way to provide LOTUS students and alumni with support, NM identified a new career assessment tool
by Viriphi. Viriphi tests the following six main workplace competencies: problem solving, professional writing,
interpersonal skills, verbal comprehension, and English conversation and teamwork skills. The Viriphi team developed
the assessment based on research done with employers on what they found to be lacking in job seekers and what they
were looking for in trying to fill positions.
Objective 6:
At least 90% of
LOTUS Students
demonstrate
enhanced
employability
Cohort 1
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NM is helping students find suitable internship opportunities within its network and in incubated social enterprises in
and outside of Cairo, as well as reaching out to several organizations and companies beyond its network to source
opportunities for the LOTUS students. They are also building a database of possible/suitable opportunities based on
students’ fields of study, preferences and interests.
Volunteering and Community Service
During FY2016, IIE measured the students' community service involvement through an online survey service which
sends on a quarterly basis, a form to students to capture the volunteering hours they devoted to their communities and
the leadership roles that they assumed. This system has replaced the online survey tool which was used previously to
collect data from students. The data collected is then uploaded into our comprehensive database.
Though the students were quite busy with their academic courses, internships, study abroad and extracurricular
activities, collectively they were able to achieve 8,067 of community service hours, of which 4,994 hours where
performed by female students and 3,073 hours by male students. 209 leadership roles were assumed in volunteer work
of which 123 roles are undertaken by female students and 86 roles for male students. Leadership roles reported are
increasing as the students acquire more leadership skills.
The level of community involvement differs from one student to another depending on the passions and interests of
each student and how they envision their roles within their communities.
Leadership in Action Program: Challenges and Actions Taken:
Career Component Targets
As we shared in the previous Annual Progress Report, the delay of the start of the career component, in addition to the
students’ demanding schedules, has resulted in delayed targets. NM expressed before a concern that it is not always
feasible to have more than one in-person counseling session with each student per semester. As a result, IIE suggested
that virtual career counseling be added to the component to supplement the in-person sessions. NM’s career advisor
provides students with feedback and advice over the phone, email, and Skype. IIE has extended its agreement with NM
to continue providing career development support to students through December 2016.
The biggest challenge continues to be securing documentation for internships that Cohort 1 and 2 students pursued. In
many cases, employers did not issue certificates. In response, IIE created a template that students could have
employers complete whenever possible. IIE continues to follow up with students and alumni in order to secure
documentation.
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Capacity Building Sessions for Partner Universities
To date, a total of 427 participants (out of a target of 500 participants) from five universities have attended these
seminars. PUA has showed a high level of interest in having a seventh follow up workshop for the evaluation theme
with a focus on practical application and more case studies tailored to their future anticipated needs. IIE will use the
available funds from this component line item to hold at least three more sessions during the next quarter at FUE, BUE,
and PUA. We are also awaiting confirmation from AASTMT about their level of interest in these leadership seminars to
start in FY2017.
Table (15): Capacity Building Sessions for Partner Universities to-date
University Topic No. of Attendees M F
1. MSA Strategic Leadership 30 15 15
2. ACU Strategic Leadership 21 3 18
3. ACU Team Leadership 31 16 15
4. ACU Blended Learning 33 9 24
5. ACU Research Design for Postgraduates 34 13 21
6. ACU Managing Institutional Change 33 7 26
7. BUE Strategic Leadership 24 14 10
8. BUE Team Leadership 23 12 11
9. FUE Strategic Leadership 32 25 7
10. FUE Strategic planning management 27 11 16
11. PUA Strategic Leadership 16 9 7
12. PUA Leadership and culture 26 13 13
13. PUA Blended Learning 27 11 16
14. PUA Team Leadership 21 5 16
15. PUA Program Design 25 4 21
16. PUA Managing Institutional Change 24 4 20
Total 427 171 256
The seminars were very interactive and participants were very much engaged in the discussion and workgroups. Future
themes will be determined in consultation with the universities so that they address areas of interest or challenge to our
partners.
Annexes
Annex (1) Graduates’ Employability Status
Name Gender Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Grad. Sem.
Status Start
of res. year
End of res. year
Employed Y/N
Date of Employment
Company Position Notes
1. Abanoub Sliem Ghabious Abdel Malak
Male 2 Red Sea FUE Dentistry Spring 2016
Residency Sep-16 Sep-17 No
2. Abbas Aly Abbas Abu Kayed
Male 1.1 Sohag PUA Engineering Summer 2015
Graduated Yes 10/1/2016 EFE Egypt Microsoft office trainer and IT support
3. Abdel Rahman Abdel Fattah Abdel Hamid
Male 1.1 Alex BUE Engineering Spring 2015
Graduated No Military Service
4. Abdelrhman Mahmoud Zaki Mahmoud
Male 1.2 Aswan FUE IT & Computer Science
Summer 2015
Graduated Yes 12/14/2015 Vodafone UK Advisor
5. Abdullah Abdel Fattah Mohamed Serry
Male 1.1 Marsa Matrouh
PUA Engineering Fall 2015
Graduated Yes 1/31/2016 Contracting Company
Site Engineer
6. Abdullah Mohamed Samir Saad Al Kabbany
Male 1.1 Cairo BUE Engineering Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 10/1/2015 El-Sabaa Motors
Engineer
7. Ahmed Adel El Sayed Mantawy Saad
Male 2 Menofeya PUA Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated No waiting for military service
8. Ahmed Atef Abdelghani Ghaith
Male 2 Beheira ACU Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated No Unresponsive
9. Ahmed Ayman Salah Rashed
Male 1.1 Sharkeya FUE Dentistry Spring 2015
Residency Sep-15 Sep-16 No
10. Ahmed Gamal Abdel Ghaffar Nasr
Male 1.1 Cairo MSA Dentistry Spring 2015
Residency Sep-15 Sep-16 No
11. Ahmed Hassan Muhammad Al Sayed Al Khateeb
Male 1.2 Cairo MSA Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 2/21/2016 Spindle Studio Head of content
12. Ahmed Magdy Ahmed Youssif
Male 1.2 Marsa Matrouh
PUA International Trade /
International Business
Fall 2015
Graduated No Military Service
13. Ahmed Magdy Mohamed Aly
Male 2 Cairo ACU IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 8/23/2015 Link Development
UI Developer
14. Ahmed Mohamed Abd El-Wahab Ibrahim
Male 1.2 Qaliyobia ACU IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 2/1/2016 Soft Engineer State Security Post Graduate Sudies at Cairo University
15. Ahmed Mohamed Shaheen Aldashash
Male 2 Damietta FUE IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 7/30/2016 Sun systems Sales indoors
16. Ahmed Nassr Abu El- Magd Abu El- Hassan
Male 1.1 Qena PUA Engineering Summer 2015
Graduated No Military Service
17. Ahmed Osama Abdallah
Male 1.2 Assiut PUA Physical Therapy Spring 2015
Residency Nov-15
Oct-16 No
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Name Gender Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Grad. Sem.
Status Start
of res. year
End of res. year
Employed Y/N
Date of Employment
Company Position Notes
18. Alaa Ezzat Abdel Rehim Al Khalil
Male 1.2 Minya MSA Arts & Design Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 8/20/2016 Interior Design Site
Designer
19. Ali Amir Gaber Ahmed Male 1.2 Red Sea PUA Legal Studies and Intl
Relations
Spring 2015
Graduated No Military Service
20. Allaa Abd Elmomen Rushdy Abd Elmomen
Female 2 Giza BUE Business Admin. Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 2/1/2016 KPMG Hazem Hassan
Tax Expert
21. Allaa Zein El Abdeen Mohamed Ali Abd El Magid
Female 1.2 Aswan MSA Biotechnology Fall 2015
Graduated Yes 6/1/2016 CARE International in Egypt
Project Management Assistant
22. Amany Anwar Hameed Ahmed
Female 1.2 New Valley
ACU Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated No Unresponsive
23. Amena Mohammed Fathalla Al Shafae
Female 2 Marsa Matrouh
MSA Dentistry Spring 2016
Residency Sep-16 Sep-17 No
24. Amira Amer Mosbah Ahmed
Female 2 Fayoum FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated No
25. Amr Ehab Farouk Mohamed
Male 1.2 New Valley
MSA Biotechnology Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 10/1/2015 Analysis for Life Technology
Field Application Specialist
Unresponsive
26. Amr Mohammed Aly Mohammed
Male 2 South Sinai
PUA Physical Therapy Spring 2015
Residency Nov-15
Oct-16 No
27. Andrew Adel Awad Massoud
Male 1.2 Port Said FUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated No waiting for military service
28. Andrew Gamil Lamie Iskander
Male 2 Assiut FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated No
29. Anwar Abdallah Anwar Khairallah
Male 1.2 Kafr El Sheikh
PUA Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated No Military Service
30. Arwa Mohamed Al Amir Galal Eldin
Female 1.1 Luxor MSA Engineering Spring 2015
Graduated No
31. Asmaa Ahmed Ahmed Sharaf
Female 2 Red Sea FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 8/20/2016 EAST Localize Company
Project coordinator
32. Aya Abd El Meguid Abdelmoneim Mohamed
Female 1.2 South Sinai
ACU Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated No
33. Aya Abdel Raouf Moussa Tony
Female 1.1 Giza ACU Pharmacy Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 9/25/2015 ACU TA
34. Aya Atia Soliman Adam
Female 2 New Valley
FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 10/1/2016 Dr.Tamer Ibrahim Pharmacy
Pharmacist
35. Aya Nagah Mohamed Hassan
Female 2 Qena BUE Business Admin. Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 7/30/2014 Leap Media Account Executive
She quit her job
36. Aya Ossama Ahmed Kamal Aly
Female 1.1 Qena FUE Engineering Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 9/1/2015 FUE TA
37. Bahi Nabil Mohammed Naseem
Male 1.2 Qaliyobia PUA Physical Therapy Spring 2015
Residency Nov-15
Oct-16 No
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Name Gender Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Grad. Sem.
Status Start
of res. year
End of res. year
Employed Y/N
Date of Employment
Company Position Notes
Ezat
38. Basma Mohamed Haroun Abd El Gawad
Female 1.2 Beheira ACU Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 4/1/2016 Basma passed Away on May 9th 2016 by a car accident. May her soul rest in peace.
39. Basma Sobhy Mohamed Abd El Maksod
Female 1.2 Beheira MSA Biotechnology Fall 2015
Graduated No
40. Beshoy Adel Tharwat Khalil
Male 1.1 Minya MSA Mass Communications
Fall 2014
Graduated No Military Service
41. Beshoy Raafat Farid Guirgis
Male 2 Luxor FUE Dentistry Spring 2016
Residency Sep-16 Sep-17 No
42. Boulos Youssef Boulos Hanna
Male 2 Minya ACU Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 8/23/2016 Pharmcy Pharmcist
43. Bright Kenz Sarwala Abdel Malak
Male 1.2 Port Said ACU IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 6/16/2015 MADEO / Motaz El Shazly
Front End Developer
44. Christina Fadel Fahim Salib
Female 1.2 Red Sea MSA IT & Computer Science
Fall 2015
Graduated Yes 4/1/2016 Spinneys Customer Service Agent
45. Christina Fayez Kamel Zaky
Female 1.1 Beni Sueif BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated No Unresponsive
46. Demyana Nazmy Younan Ibrahim
Female 1.1 Minya MSA Accounting & Finance
Fall 2014
Graduated Yes 9/1/2015 MSA TA She was employed in PrinceWaterhouse Coopers as a Tax Consultant in 3/1/2015 and quit to join the academic team in the capacity of Teaching Assistant
47. Devid Shonoda Tawfeek Benyamen
Male 1.2 New Valley
FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated No
48. Dina Amgad Fawzy Mahmoud
Female 1.1 Giza BUE Political Science Spring 2014
Graduated Yes 1/10/2014 Arab League States
Coordinator Dina is currently on her maternity leave she was working before at League of Arab States as Documentation Coordinator
49. Doaa Hassan Ahmed Ibrahim
Female 1.2 Port Said FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 9/29/2016 Spindle Studio Projects Coordinator
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Name Gender Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Grad. Sem.
Status Start
of res. year
End of res. year
Employed Y/N
Date of Employment
Company Position Notes
50. Ebram Malak Saleh Saad
Male 1.1 Fayoum PUA Accounting & Finance
Summer 2014
Graduated Yes 6/6/2015 United Nations - World Food Program
Business Support Assistant - HR
He started working as an Agent at Egyptian Life Takaful
51. Ehab Adel Saad Babawy
Male 1.2 Beni Sueif ACU Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 9/25/2016 Catholic Relief Services
Volunteer
52. Esmat Waheed Ahmed Ali
Female 2 Cairo ACU Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 3/1/2016 Cairo Runners Marketing Agent
Postgraduate studies - Master's Degree in Communications - ERASMUS Exchange Program
53. Esraa Beheiry Gafar Shaheen
Female 2 Qaliyobia FUE IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 3/1/2015 raed technology
system analyst
54. Esraa Hamdy Mahmoud Mohamed Aly
Female 1.2 Giza BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated No
55. Fady Adel Fahmy Agban
Male 1.2 Suez PUA Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated No Military Service
56. Fady Anwar Alphons Anees
Male 2 Marsa Matrouh
BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 9/1/2016 BUE TA
57. George Alkiss Yakoub Labib Younan
Male 1.2 Beni Sueif BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated No
58. Hadeer Mohamed Atteya Sakr
Female 1.1 Sharkeya ACU Pharmacy Spring 2015
Graduated Yes Pharmacy Pharmacist
59. Hadeer Youssef Abdel Mohsen Abdel Aziz
Female 1.1 Beni Sueif ACU Pharmacy Spring 2014
Graduated Yes 1/14/2016 Pharmacy Pharmacist Postgraduate studies- Diploma from Cairo University
60. Hadir Samir Elsayed Ahmed Moustafa
Female 2 Alex MSA Biotechnology Spring 2016
Graduated No Unresponsive
61. Hanaa Adel Nessim Female 2 Beni Sueif MSA Biotechnology Fall 2015
Graduated Yes 5/10/2016 Medical Rep. Medical Rep.
62. Hayam Mohamed Reda Ramadan Salem
Female 1.2 Qaliyobia FUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 10/4/2016 Divan Company
Mechanical Engineer
63. Hazim Emad Mahmoud Hafez
Male 1.1 Cairo BUE Engineering Spring 2014
Graduated Yes 12/2/2015 Pepsico Product Availability Supervisor
Hazim started his career as call Center representative in Tele performance on 1/9/2014
64. Hemmet Ibrahim Mahgoub Oushy
Female 1.1 Giza BUE Political Science Spring 2014
Graduated Yes 10/1/2015 teacher school She quit her job to pursue her graduate studies
65. Huda Ahmed Mostafa AlbBeeh
Female 2 Dakahlia MSA Pharmacy Summer 2016
Graduated No
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Name Gender Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Grad. Sem.
Status Start
of res. year
End of res. year
Employed Y/N
Date of Employment
Company Position Notes
66. Islam Mohamed Abdel Bary Erban
Male 1.1 North Sinai
BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated No Waiting for military service
67. Islam Mohamed Ahmed El Mekawy
Male 2 Ismailia MSA Engineering Spring 2015
Graduated No Waiting for military service
68. Karim Mohamed Kamel Ali
Male 1.1 Cairo BUE Engineering Spring 2014
Graduated Yes 7/1/2014 Chestnut for Online Education Ex - Baker Hughes Field Engineer
Programmer He was employed in Baker Hughes as a a Field Engineer, he was laid off then he decided to change his career and is working currently as a programmerHe quit his job for postgraduate studies - Master's Degree in renewable energy, ERASMUS Exchange Program
69. Karim Youssef Nabat Rezk
Male 2 Port Said PUA Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 9/24/2016 PUA TA
70. Khetam Ismail Gouda Ahmed
Female 1.2 North Sinai
MSA Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated No Unresponsive
71. Lobna Aly Hamed Aly Female 1.1 Giza MSA Mass Communications
Spring 2014
Graduated Yes 8/10/2015 Eventus Operation Specialist
72. Lydia Wissa Fawzy Espiro
Female 1.1 Damietta ACU Pharmacy Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 8/1/2016 Eva pharma company
Medical representative
73. Madonna Rafaat Habib Sorial
Female 2 Minya MSA Mass Communications
Spring 2016
Graduated No
74. Magdy Mohamed Soliman Alanani
Male 2 Cairo BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 9/1/2016 BUE TA
75. Maha Hatem Mohamed Abdel Mohsen
Female 2 Giza MSA IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 9/1/2015 MSA TA
76. Mahmoud Hassan Aly Madyouf
Male 2 North Sinai
PUA Dentistry Spring 2016
Residency Nov-16
Oct-17 No
77. Mahmoud Maghrabi Ali Ahmed
Male 2 Qena FUE Dentistry Spring 2016
Residency Sep-16 Sep-17 No
78. Mahmoud Mohamed Khalil Alsayed
Male 2 Sharkeya PUA Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 8/10/2016 Marine union co.
Consulting engineer & designer
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Name Gender Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Grad. Sem.
Status Start
of res. year
End of res. year
Employed Y/N
Date of Employment
Company Position Notes
79. Mai Abdel Nour Mahmoud AbdEl Hamid Salem
Female 1.1 Kafr El Sheikh
FUE Pharmacy Spring 2015
Graduated No Unresponsive
80. Manar Amr Hassan Abdel Hamid
Female 1.2 Cairo BUE IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 11/4/2015 BUE TA
81. Maria Micheal Samir Habshy
Female 1.2 Minya BUE Business Admin. Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 4/1/2015 Injaz Masr Project Coordinator and Facilitator
She moved to QNB starting 8/1/2016
82. Marihan Kamal Ibrahim Ghazi
Female 2 Dakahlia MSA Biotechnology Summer 2016
Graduated No
83. Marina Wagdy Wadea Halim
Female 2 Beni Sueif BUE IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 9/3/2015 BUE TA
84. Martina Salah Rateb Meglaa
Female 1.1 Sohag FUE Dentistry Spring 2015
Residency Sep-15 Sep-16 No
85. Marwa Ahmed Nabeeh Negm El Din Allam
Female 1.1 Cairo FUE IT & Computer Science
Spring 2014
Graduated Yes 8/2/2015 Terra Data COP. FUE
Data Analyst TA (Part Time)
Marwa is also working as a Teaching Assistant but on Part time basis
86. Marwa Salah Mohamed Taraman
Female 1.2 Marsa Matrouh
ACU Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 7/1/2016 Dr. Mohamed Fawzy Pharmacy
Pharmacist
87. Mary Magdy Youssef Yacoub
Female 2 Luxor ACU Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 10/4/2015 ACU TA
88. Maxwell Hany Maxwell Botros
Male 1.2 Minya BUE Political Science Spring 2015
Graduated No Military Service
89. Menatallah Abd El-Aziz Mahmoud Mohamed
Female 1.2 South Sinai
MSA Arts & Design Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 10/1/2016 Wadi Environmental Science Center (WESC)
trainer
90. Menat-Allah Hassan Kamal El Osheri
Female 1.2 Fayoum MSA Pharmacy Summer 2016
Graduated No Newly Married
91. Merna Magdy Mhany Awad
Female 2 Suez FUE Engineering Summer 2016
Graduated No
92. Mina Gergis Boshra Samaan
Male 2 Fayoum BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated No
93. Mina Reda Milad Sawiris
Male 1.1 Aswan PUA Pharmacy Fall 2015
Graduated No Waiting for military service
94. Mohamed Abdel Moniem Mohamed Abdel-Gawad
Male 1.2 South Sinai
ACU Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 10/24/2015 ACU TA Quit for Military Service
95. Mohamed Ahmed Bahgat Bakr
Male 1.2 Red Sea ACU Business Admin. Spring 2016
Graduated No
96. Mohamed Ahmed El Sayed Elsharkawy
Male 2 Kafr El Sheikh
BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 8/1/2016 Alahram Beverages
TPM Assistant
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Name Gender Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Grad. Sem.
Status Start
of res. year
End of res. year
Employed Y/N
Date of Employment
Company Position Notes
97. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Moneim
Male 1.1 Luxor PUA Engineering Spring 2015
Graduated No Military Service
98. Mohamed Ebrahim Zohney Shafik Hassan
Male 1.2 South Sinai
BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated No Waiting for military service
99. Mohamed Hassan Abo Zaid Ibrahim
Male 1.2 Dakahlia BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated No Waiting for military service
100. Mohamed Medhat Mohamed El Naggar
Male 1.1 Ismailia BUE Engineering Spring 2014
Graduated Yes 9/18/2014 BUE TA
101. Mohamed Mohsen Ahmed Aggag
Male 1.2 Gharbia ACU IT & Computer Science
Fall 2015
Graduated Yes 5/1/2016 Innoventures Web Developer
102. Mohamed Said Abdullah Hamed
Male 2 New Valley
PUA Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 9/27/2016 PUA TA
103. Mohamed Tarek Mohamed Farrag
Male 1.2 Alex MSA Arts & Design Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 10/9/2016 Ntamtech senior graphic designer
104. Mohanad Mohamed Soliman Ali
Male 1.2 Giza MSA Management Spring 2015
Graduated No Military Service
105. Mohga Waddah Abdel Ghany Shaker
Female 1.1 Giza FUE Engineering Spring 2014
Graduated Yes 4/1/2015 TE DATA Technical Support Services
106. Mohie El Din Mahmoud Abou El Makarem Sayed Ahmed Farid
Male 1.2 Luxor MSA Biotechnology Fall 2015
Graduated Yes 6/25/2016 Analysis for life technologies
Application specialist in sequencing and next-generation sequencing
107. Mona Hosni Masoud Sroor
Female 1.2 Alex MSA Biotechnology Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 9/1/2016 Biomed company
medical Rep.
108. Monika Maher Selim Attia
Female 1.2 Menofeya MSA Dentistry Spring 2016
Graduated No Travelled to the Sates with her husband
109. Mostafa Mohamed Fawzi
Male 1.2 Suez PUA Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated No Waiting for military service
110. Muhammad Yusuf El Saied Hammouda
Male 2 Gharbia FUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated No Waiting for military service
111. Nada Atef Masoud Abdallah
Female 2 Assiut ACU Human Resources
Spring 2015
Graduated No On Maternity
112. Nouran Abdallah Gomma Abdel Maged
Female 1.2 Aswan FUE Dentistry Spring 2016
Residency Sep-16 Sep-17 No
113. Nouran Adham Rabia Mahfouz
Female 1.1 Minya BUE Business Admin. Spring 2014
Graduated Yes 11/16/2014 Commercial International Life Insurance Company
Group Policy Administration Junior Clerk
114. Nourhan Medhat Sabry Ahmed
Female 1.1 Menofeya MSA Dentistry Spring 2015
Residency Sep-15 Sep-16 No
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Name Gender Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Grad. Sem.
Status Start
of res. year
End of res. year
Employed Y/N
Date of Employment
Company Position Notes
115. Nourhan Tarek Mohamed Khair Allah
Female 2 South Sinai
FUE IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 7/20/2015 Vodafone EG sales
116. Omnia Ahmed Abd El Kader Mohammed
Female 1.2 Alex ACU Human Resources
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 9/13/2015 ACU TA
117. Omnya Adel Gad El Rab Kasem
Female 1.1 Marsa Matrouh
MSA Languages & Translation
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 5/16/2016 Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
case Worker
118. Osama Ahmed Esmat Mahmoud Ahmed Sherit
Male 2 Assiut PUA Physical Therapy Spring 2015
Residency Nov-15
Oct-16 No
119. Passant Kamal El Deen Zaki Shaaban Abdel Wahed
Female 1.2 Alex ACU Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 12/1/2015 Bcube Video Editor
120. Rana Ibrahim Ali Al Sakhaily
Female 1.1 Port Said MSA IT & Computer Science
Fall 2014
Graduated Yes 6/1/2015 Sphinx Commercial Limited
software Engineer
121. Rana Khamis Mohamed Hassanein
Female 1.2 Suez MSA Arts & Design Spring 2016
Graduated No
122. Reem Ahmed Mohamed Farag El Banna
Female 2 Dakahlia ACU Mass Communications
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 10/1/2015 NRP Producer Assistant
123. Saloumi Michelle Wadia Ghabbour
Female 1.1 Minya ACU IT & Computer Science
Fall 2013
Graduated No Immigrated to Sweden with family and generally unresponsive to requests. Communication through Facebook messages
124. Samar Ragab Hamed Ragab
Female 1.2 Sharkeya MSA Biotechnology Spring 2016
Graduated No
125. Sara Abdel Shakour Nour El Din Ismail
Female 1.2 Beni Sueif ACU IT & Computer Science
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 08/29/201 Active Digital Development
software tester
126. Sarah Admon Ibrahim Metry
Female 1.1 Beni Sueif ACU Pharmacy Spring 2014
Graduated Yes 9/1/2015 Multipharma Company
Medical Rep.
127. Sarah Galal Saber Khair Allah
Female 1.1 Kafr El Sheikh
ACU Pharmacy Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 10/1/2015 Pharmacy Pharmacist
128. Sarah Hedar Aref Abdel Kawy
Female 1.2 Kafr El Sheikh
MSA Biotechnology Spring 2016
Graduated No On Maternity
129. Shereen Mahmoud Mahmoud Ahmed
Female 2 Luxor FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated No
130. Shorouk Essam El Din Hassan El Gawhary
Female 1.1 Gharbia FUE Dentistry Spring 2015
Residency Sep-15 Sep-16 No
131. Silvia Sami Farah Ibrahim
Female 2 Red Sea FUE Pharmacy Spring 2016
Graduated Yes 9/25/2016 FUE TA
132. Solwan Hassan Abdel Halim Badran
Female 1.2 Damietta MSA Biotechnology Fall 2015
Graduated Yes 7/17/2016 Pharma Medical
Medical Rep.
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Name Gender Cohort Gov. Uni. FOS Grad. Sem.
Status Start
of res. year
End of res. year
Employed Y/N
Date of Employment
Company Position Notes
133. Somia Amr Mohmed Metwali
Female 2 Cairo ACU Human Resources
Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 9/1/2015 AUG pharma HR Coordinator
134. Susanna Adel Wahba Kirollos
Female 2 Minya MSA Pharmacy Summer 2016
Graduated Yes 9/19/2016 MSA University
Quality Assurance and Audit Assistant
135. Waad Mohsen Mohamed Attia
Female 1.1 Sohag BUE Engineering Spring 2016
Graduated No
136. Youmna Madi Ibrahem Mahmoud Madi
Female 2 Alex BUE Business Admin. Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 1/12/2015 EgyStar Company
Employee Relations Specialist
She quit and joined Marseilia group
137. Yousab Fawzy Michael Abdel Malak
Male 1.1 Red Sea PUA Accounting & Finance
Summer 2013
Graduated No Quit his job at Wild Guanabana to pursue his Master’s degree in accounting and finance at Masarykova University on scholarship from the governments of the Czech Republic
138. Zizi El Sayed Mohamed Hafez Al Abbas
Female 1.1 Sohag ACU Pharmacy Spring 2015
Graduated Yes 8/1/2015 Pharmacy Pharmacist
Annex (2) FY2016 Leadership in Action Program: Internship Tracker
# Name M/F
Governorate
Cohort
Uni Field of Study Source (IIE/NM/Student)
Company / Organization Rep. FY
Rep.Q
Start Date End Date
Inten. FY
Inten. Q
1. Aya Abdel Raouf Moussa Tony F Giza 1.1 ACU Pharmacy IIE IIE/Egypt 16 2 7/7/2012 7/13/2012
12 4
2. Dina Amgad Fawzy Mahmoud F Giza 1.1 BUE Political Science IIE Montana University 16 2 Summer 2013 - study abroad
13 4
3. Hemmet Ibrahim Mahgoub Oushy
F Giza 1.1 BUE Political Science IIE The American University 16 2 Summer 2013 - study abroad
13 4
4. Marwa Ahmed Nabeeh Negm El Din Allam
F Cairo 1.1 FUE IT & Computer Science
IIE IIE/Egypt 16 2 6/23/2012 7/6/2012
12 4
5. Marwa Ahmed Nabeeh Negm El Din Allam
F Cairo 1.1 FUE IT & Computer Science
IIE IIE/Egypt 16 2 8/7/2013 9/23/2013
13 4
6. Shorouk Essam El Din Hassan El Gawhary
F Gharbia 1.1 FUE Dentistry IIE IIE/Egypt 16 2 6/23/2012 6/29/2012
12 3
7. Waad Mohsen Mohamed Attia F Sohag 1.1 BUE Engineering student Egyptian Organization for standardization and Quality
16 2 9/13/2015 9/21/2015
15 4
8. Abbas Aly Abbas Abu Kayed M Sohag 1.1 PUA Engineering student EFE 16 2 1/31/2016 2/4/2016
16 2
9. Abbas Aly Abbas Abu Kayed M Sohag 1.1 PUA Engineering student EFE 16 2 11/23/2015 1/17/2016
16 2
10. Abdullah Abdel Fattah Mohamed Serry
M Marsa Matrouh
1.1 PUA Engineering Student Man crew design office 16 2 8/29/2015 10/2/2015
16 1
11. Ahmed Ayman Salah Rashed M Sharkeya
1.1 FUE Dentistry Student Bright Smile Dental Clinic 16 2 6/22/2015 8/28/2015
15 4
12. Ebram Malak Saleh Saad M Fayoum
1.1 PUA Accounting & Finance
NM Wild Guanabana 16 2 9/15/2014 1/15/2015
15 2
13. Hazim Emad Mahmoud Hafez M Cairo 1.1 BUE Engineering IIE Kettering University 16 2 Summer 2012 - study abroad
12 4
14. Karim Mohamed Kamel Ali M Cairo 1.1 BUE Engineering IIE Kettering University 16 2 Summer 2013 - study abroad
13 4
15. Yousab Fawzy Michael Abdel Malak
M Red Sea 1.1 PUA Accounting & Finance
NM Wild Guanabana 16 2 9/1/2014 12/31/2014
15 1
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# Name M/F
Governorate
Cohort
Uni Field of Study Source (IIE/NM/Student)
Company / Organization Rep. FY
Rep.Q
Start Date End Date
Inten. FY
Inten. Q
16. Allaa Zein El Abdeen Mohamed Ali Abd El Magid
F Aswan 1.2 MSA Biotechnology student
Salooja and Ghazal Nature Reserve
16 2 7/22/2014 8/22/2015
14 4
17. Doaa Hassan Ahmed Ibrahim F Port Said
1.2 FUE Pharmacy IIE IIE/Egypt 16 2 6/30/212 7/6/2012
12 4
18. Doaa Hassan Ahmed Ibrahim F Port Said
1.2 FUE Pharmacy Student Atos Pharma 16 2 7/27/2015 8/6/2015
15 4
19. Esraa Hamdy Mahmoud Mohamed Aly
F Giza 1.2 BUE Engineering student Egyptian Organization for standardization and Quality
16 2 9/13/2015 9/21/2015
15 4
20. Marwa Salah Mohamed Taraman
F Marsa Matrouh
1.2 ACU Pharmacy Student 57357 hospital 16 2 9/13/2015 9/17/2015
15 4
21. Menatallah Abd El-Aziz Mahmoud Mohamed
F South Sinai
1.2 MSA Arts & Design NM Wild Guanabana 16 2 8/1/2015 8/7/2015
15 4
22. Nouran Abdallah Gomma Abdel Maged
F Aswan 1.2 FUE Dentistry IIE IIE/Egypt 16 2 7/7/2012 7/13/2012
12 4
23. Rana Khamis Mohamed Hassanein
F Suez 1.2 MSA Arts & Design IIE IIE/Egypt 16 2 9/16/2015 9/20/2015
15 4
24. Rana Khamis Mohamed Hassanein
F Suez 1.2 MSA Arts & Design Student Designopia 16 2 8/1/2015 10/31/2015
16 1
25. Abdelrhman Mahmoud Zaki Mahmoud
M Aswan 1.2 FUE IT & Computer Science
Student IBM 16 2 8/25/2013 9/19/2013
13 4
26. Ahmed Hassan Muhammad Al Sayed Al Khateeb
M Cairo 1.2 MSA Mass Communications
Student
Doors inc. 16 2 11/1/2013 1/30/2014
15 2
27. Ahmed Osama Abdallah M Assiut 1.2 PUA Physical Therapy
IIE Study abroad 16 2 7/7/2014 8/1/2014
14 4
28. Anwar Abdallah Anwar Khairallah
M Kafr El Sheikh
1.2 PUA Engineering Student Kafr El-Sheikh Drinking Water and Sanitation Company
16 2 6/13/2015 7/15/2015
15 4
29. David Shonoda Tawfeek Benyamen
M New Valley
1.2 FUE Pharmacy NM 57357 hospital 16 2 9/13/2015 9/17/2015
15 4
30. Fady Adel Fahmy Agban M Suez 1.2 PUA Engineering Student
Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co. "SIDPEC"
16 2 8/9/2015 8/13/2015
15 4
31. George Alkiss Yakoub Labib Younan
M Beni Sueif
1.2 BUE Engineering IIE Illinois institute of Technology
16 2 6/8/2015 8/8/2015
15 4
32. Maxwell Hany Maxwell Botros M Minya 1.2 BUE Political Science IIE The American University 16 2 Summer 13 4
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# Name M/F
Governorate
Cohort
Uni Field of Study Source (IIE/NM/Student)
Company / Organization Rep. FY
Rep.Q
Start Date End Date
Inten. FY
Inten. Q
2013 - study abroad
33. Mohamed Abdel Moniem Mohamed Abdel-Gawad
M South Sinai
1.2 ACU Marketing NM NM-Ebda3 Ma7aly 16 2 12/15/2015 1/7/2016
16 2
34. Allaa Abd Elmomen Rushdy Abd Elmomen
F Giza 2 BUE Business Admin. Student
Bank Audi 16 2 8/1/2012 8/7/2012
12 4
35. Allaa Abd Elmomen Rushdy Abd Elmomen
F Giza 2 BUE Business Admin. Student
Bank Audi 16 2 7/1/2013 8/31/2013
13 4
36. Esraa Beheiry Gafar Shaheen F Qaliyobia
2 FUE IT & Computer Science
Student Asgatech 16 2 10/1/2015 12/31/2015
16 1
37. Huda Ahmed Mostafa AlbBeeh F Dakahlia
2 MSA Pharmacy Student 57357 hospital 16 2 8/1/2015 8/13/2015
15 4
38. Marina Wagdy Wadea Halim F Beni Sueif
2 BUE IT & Computer Science
IIE Kettering University 16 2 Summer 2013 - study abroad
13 4
39. Merna Magdy Mhany Awad F Suez 2 FUE Engineering Student Arab Contractors 16 2 6/28/2015 7/30/2015
15 4
40. Shereen Mahmoud Mahmoud Ahmed
F Luxor 2 FUE Pharmacy Student AstraZeneca 16 2 7/26/2015 9/7/2015
15 4
41. Silvia Sami Farah Ibrahim F Red Sea 2 FUE Pharmacy IIE IIE/Egypt 16 2 1/31/2016 2/11/2016
16 2
42. Youmna Madi Ibrahem Mahmoud Madi
F Alex 2 BUE Business Admin. IIE George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology
16 2 6/1/2013 7/31/2013
13 4
43. Abanoub Sliem Ghabious Abdel Malak
M Red Sea 2 FUE Dentistry Student Dr. Nayer Dental Clinic 16 2 8/2/2015 9/27/2015
15 4
44. Ahmed Magdy Mohamed Aly M Cairo 2 ACU IT & Computer Science
NM Yomken 16 2 9/1/2014 9/25/2014
14 4
45. Andrew Gamil Lamie Iskander M Assiut 2 FUE Pharmacy Student Pharmaceutical Factory of Future University in Egypt
16 2 9/7/2015 9/14/2015
15 4
46. Fady Anwar Alphons Anees M Marsa Matrouh
2 BUE Engineering Student Vodafone Egypt 16 2 7/1/2012 8/31/2012
12 4
47. Fady Anwar Alphons Anees M Marsa Matrouh
2 BUE Engineering IIE Kettering University 16 2 Summer 2014 - study abroad
14 4
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# Name M/F
Governorate
Cohort
Uni Field of Study Source (IIE/NM/Student)
Company / Organization Rep. FY
Rep.Q
Start Date End Date
Inten. FY
Inten. Q
48. Karim Youssef Nabat Rezk M Port Said
2 PUA Engineering Student Alexandria Fertilizers Co. 16 2 6/28/2015 7/16/2015
15 4
49. Magdy Mohamed Soliman Alanani
M Cairo 2 BUE Engineering student Dar Al-handasah 16 2 8/4/2015 8/31/2015
15 4
50. Mohamed Ahmed El Sayed Elsharkawy
M Kafr El Sheikh
2 BUE Engineering IIE Illinois institute of Technology
16 2 6/8/2015 8/8/2015
15 4
51. Ahmed Gomaa Zaki Hassan M Al- Beheira
3 AASTMT
Marine Engineering Technology
Student
JOTUN 16 2 9/13/2015 9/17/2015
15 4
52. Ahmed Saeed Ali Othman M Qena 3 BUE Business Admin. IIE IIE/Egypt 16 2 9/7/2015 10/7/2015
16 1
53. Mohamed Adel Ahmed Mohamed
M Giza 3 BUE Business Admin Student Banque du Caire 16 2 7/1/2015 7/30/2015
15 4
54. Asmaa Ahmed Ahmed Sharaf F Red Sea 2 FUE Pharmacy Student Pharmaceutical Factory of Future University in Egypt
16 3 8/16/2015 9/3/2015
15 4
55. Doaa Hassan Ahmed Ibrahim F Port Said
1.2 FUE Pharmacy IIE IIE/Egypt 16 3 1/26/2016 5/18/2016
16 2
56. Mohamed Abdel Moniem Mohamed Abdel-Gawad
M South Sinai
1.2 ACU Marketing NM SwitchMed 16 3 15/1/2016 28/2/2016
16 2
57. Aya Attia Soliman Adam F New Valley
2 FUE Pharmacy Student Dr. Montaser Awad Pharmacy
16 3 7/20/2015 9/3/2015
15 4
58. Aya Attia Soliman Adam F New Valley
2 FUE Pharmacy Student Dr. Montaser Awad Pharmacy
16 3 6/2/2014 7/15/2014
14 3
59. Mohamed Hassan Abo Zaid Ibrahim
M Dakahlia
1.2 BUE Engineering Student Wastani Petroleum Co. 16 3 8/22/2015 8/29/2015
15 4
60. Mohamed Hassan Abo Zaid Ibrahim
M Dakahlia
1.2 BUE Engineering Student Agiba Petroleum Co. 16 3 1/31/2015 2/3/2015
15 2
61. Basma Sobhy Mohamed Abd El Maksod
F Beheira 1.2 MSA Biotechnology NM Gomhoreya General Hospital - Alexandria
16 4 28/9/2013 12/9/2013
14 1
62. Mohamed Abdel Moniem Mohamed Abdel-Gawad
M South Sinai
1.2 ACU Marketing NM Ebda3 Ma7aly 16 4 12/15/2015 1/7/2016
16 2
63. Madonna Mayez Herz F Fayoum
3 BUE IT & Computer Science
Student Panda 16 4 8/1/2016 8/31/2016
16 4
64. Mostafa Mohamed Fawzi M Suez 1.2 PUA Engineering Student Alexandria Petroleum Co. 16 4 1-Aug Sep-15
15 4
65. Ahmed Ayman Salah Rashed M Sharkey 1.1 FUE Dentistry Student FUE 16 4 9/1/2015 8/31/ 15 4
48
# Name M/F
Governorate
Cohort
Uni Field of Study Source (IIE/NM/Student)
Company / Organization Rep. FY
Rep.Q
Start Date End Date
Inten. FY
Inten. Q
a 2016
66. Bahi Nabil Mohammed Naseem Ezat
M Qaliyobia
1.2 PUA Physical Therapy
Student German Medical Healthcare Corporation
16 4 8/1/2015 Present
15 4
67. Karim Mohamed Kamel Ali M Cairo 1.1 BUE Engineering Student Chestnut Technologies 16 4 Aug-15 Present
15 4
68. Esraa Hamdy Mahmoud Mohamed Aly
F Cairo 1.2 BUE Engineering Student BUE 16 4 9/13/2015 9/21/2015
15 4
69. Mohamed Ebrahim Zohney Shafik
M South Sinai
1.2 BUE Engineering Student Agiba Petroleum Co. 16 4 1/31/2015 2/3/2015
15 2
70. Mohamed Ebrahim Zohney Shafik
M South Sinai
1.2 BUE Engineering Student Egyptian Mud Engineering & Chemicals Co.
16 4 5/23/2016 5/26/2016
16 3
71. Mohamed Adel Ahmed Mohamed
M Giza 3 BUE Business Administration
Student Twin Star Credit Union 16 4 Summer 2016 - study abroad
16 3
72. Marwa Abdel Razek Abdel Razek Sayed Ahmed
F Sharkeya
3 AASTMT
Financial Management & Accounting
Student Dunes Academy 16 4 6/20/2016 9/20/2016
16 4
73. Abanoob Atef Hassab Allah Habib
M Luxor 3 AASTMT
Financial Management & Accounting
Student AlexBank 16 4 Summer 2016 16 4
74. Kirolos Ayman Fahmy Aziz M Suez 3 AASTMT
Computer Science
Student GBPOLO Bus Manufacturing SAE
16 4 Summer 2016 16 4
75. Christine Naser Zaref Yasse F Qena 3 BUE IT & Computer Science
Student Jobzella.com 16 4 Summer 2016 16 4
76. Ahmed Saeed Ali Othman M Qena 3 BUE Business Administration
IIE IIE/Egypt 16 4 6/27/2016 8/25/2016
16 4
77. Doaa Mansour Khedry Barakat F Giza 3 BUE Business Administration
IIE IIE/Egypt 16 4 7/3/2016 8/25/2016
16 4
78. May Metwaly Abdel Wanees Al Gharabawy
F Beheira 3 BUE IT & Computer Science
IIE IIE/Egypt 16 4 7/3/2016 8/25/2016
16 4
79. Mohamed Said Abdullah Hamed
M New Valley
2 PUA Engineering IIE IIE/Egypt 16 4 7/3/2016 9/22/2016
16 4
80. Rana Khamis Mohamed Hassanein
F Suez 2 MSA Arts & Design IIE IIE/Egypt 16 4 7/3/2016 Present
16 4
81. Esraa Hassan Abdel Mawgood Ahmed
F Qena 3 BUE Business Administration
Student AlexBank 16 4 Summer 2016 17 1
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# Name M/F
Governorate
Cohort
Uni Field of Study Source (IIE/NM/Student)
Company / Organization Rep. FY
Rep.Q
Start Date End Date
Inten. FY
Inten. Q
82. Esraa Hassan Abdel Mawgood Ahmed
F Qena 3 BUE Business Administration
Student Credit Agricole Bank 16 4 9/1/2016 9/30/2016
17 1
83. Magdy Kadry Mahmoud Ibrahim
M Cairo 3 BUE Business Administration
Student Victory Link 16 4 7/17/2016 8/17/2016
17 1
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Annex (3) Service Learning Projects Tracker
# Team Members Cohort Team Leader's name
Governorate University Summary Project Name
Idea brief Location of Project
Status
1 Islam Ashraf Fathy Hamed 3 Islam Ashraf Fathy Hamed
Fayoum BUE The project focused on developing skills of 20 orphan children and students (10-12 years old) in Matrouh in critical thinking. It aimed at providing these children with skills that are necessary for their future. This project was implemented by support from LOTUS C3 students.
Fekra Session for children in an NGO on recycling, drawing
Marsa Matrouh
Completed
Esraa Lotfy Mohamed Ewass 3
Mina Nageh basely Botros 3
Aya Mohamed Omar Al Tayeb
3
Anton Gamil Yohanna Bahbouh
3
2 Christin Sobhy Zaky Abdelsayed
Christin Sobhy Zaky Abdelsayed
Minya BUE The project focused on developing skills of 20 orphan children and students (10-12 years old) in Matrouh in topics such as recycling, drawing and printing. It aimed at providing these children with an opportunity to practice certain art skills, so they discover talents they have that can be useful for their future. This project was implemented by support from LOTUS C3 students.
Fekra Session for children in an NGO on critical thinking
Marsa Matrouh
Completed
Nora Sayed Ahmed Bakry 3
Mohamed Moustafa Mahmoud Moustafa
3
Aya Mohamed Omar Al Tayeb
3
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3 Hazim Emad Mahmoud Hafez
1 Hazim Emad Mahmoud Hafez
Cairo BUE, FUE, and ACU
With the goal of providing youth in Cairo with opportunities to re-discover some of Egypt's lost history and traditions, LOTUS students created two programs, "Tarikona" (Our History) and "2aslo Sharki" (Eastern Origins). The former was to provide 8 unique guided tours of historical places within Cairo, while the latter provided free music lessons on the traditional Egyptian "oud". The four students managed the following accomplishments: buying 3 ouds and soliciting a trainer, as well as conducting one session for 9 participants. They also managed to formalize a program for the 8 guided tours, as well as conduct a test workshop for 5 participants.
Rahala Field trip and music training for children in an NGO
Cairo Completed
Marwa Ahmed Nabeeh Negm El Din Allam
1.1
Somia Amr Mohmed Metwali
2
Yousab Fawzy Michael Abdel Malak
1.1
4 Nada Abdel Hakim Abdel Fatah Hassan
3 Nada Abdel Hakim Abdel Fatah Hassan
South Sinai BUE and AASTMT
Three students from Cohort 3 put together "Ana Mawgood" (I Am Here). The project aims at encouraging orphans in Fayoum to discover new hobbies, engage in self-discovery and learn about accepting differences through success storytelling and teaching games. The team focused on workshops about practical hobbies and skills.
Ana Mawgood
Practical hobbies session with orphans
Fayoum Completed
Mohamed Adel Ahmed Mohamed
3
Heba Al Sayed Gamal Ahmed Khalifa
3
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5 Madona Mayez Hrz Fanos 3 Madona Mayez Hrz Fanos
Fayoum BUE and AASTMT
Three students from Cohort 3, were inspired by the potential of creating young leaders and thus put together the project, "Can I be a Leader?". The project was successful in training 30 female orphans (15 at a Muslim orphanage and 15 in a Christian orphanage) and equipping them with basic leadership skills through workshops. In addition to the workshops, orphans also watched inpirational videos and played games facilitated by LOTUS students. At the end of the program, LOTUS students collected Evaluation Sheets, which showed overwhelming positive feedback.
Ana Mawgood
Leadership training for orphans
Fayoum Completed
Ahmed Hameed Ouda Soliman
3
Doaa Mansour Khedry Barakat
3
6 Esraa Ahmed Omar Mohamed
3 Esraa Ahmed Omar Mohamed
Cairo BUE Inspired by their own experiences of learning through fun and hands-on activities, two Cohort 3 students decided to replicate parts of their expierence with Leadership in Action with orphans in Fayoum. The Final Report shows that students themselves learned many important lessons, key among them was the importance of communication, committment and always having a Plan B. The team focused on educational experential activities and skills workshop.
Ana Mawgood
Educational sessions in an orphanage
Fayoum Completed
Aya Rabeea Karny Mohamed
3
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7 Amira Adly Mohamed Hussein
3 Amira Adly Mohamed Hussein
Aswan BUE Two students from Cohort 3 wanted to focus on the spirit of giving and poverty alleviation. They traveled to and identified two families in Aswan who had to resort to begging as their only source of income. Both of these families were headed by women with young children who had been widowed. After a throrough selection process, the students were able to provide one gas stove to each of the two families, with the intention that the women can now bake bread and sell it- offering them an alternative to begging.
Helping Poor Helping poor families to start money earning projects
Aswan Completed
Karim Yosrey Mohamed Ossman
3
8 Magdy Kadry Mahmoud Ibrahim
3 Magdy Kadry Mahmoud Ibrahim
Cairo BUE Titled "Hope" this project leveraged students' sense of giving and community development by providing clothes, food and fun activities to orphans in Alexandria. The group consisted of two Muslim and two Christian students, and the event was held during the Eid holiday. One of the main objectives of the group was to help the orphans with skills for integration in the wider community.
Hope Integration of orphans in community
Alexandria Completed
Sally Raafat Ishak Hanna 3
Kirolos Ayman Fahmy Aziz 3
Marina Moneer Labeeb Rezk 3
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9 Beshoy Atef Abdel Maseeh Sadek
3 Beshoy Atef Abdel Maseeh Sadek
Beni Sueif BUE Titled "Hope" this project leveraged students' sense of giving and community development by providing clothes, food and fun activities to orphans in Alexandria. The group consisted of three Christian students, and the event was held during the Eid holiday. The team succeeded in organizing and planning the day. Lessons learned by students as indicated in the final report include: having a unified goal and achieving it with limited resources, dealing with private and public organizations, managing a budget and working efficiently to meet deadlines.
Hope Fun day for orphans
Alexandria Completed
Christen Adel Nagib Wahba 3
Youstina Saeed Aziz Abdel Malek
3
10 Fady Nemr Fayez Galy 3 Fady Nemr Fayez Galy
Minya BUE Three students from Cohort 3 put together "Learn", which aims at encouraging orphans in Alexandria to discover new hobbies, engage in self-discovery and learn about accepting differences through teaching games. The students also provided the orphans with food, clothes and games. The team organized ice breaking activities and session on values and vision. Lessons learned by students as indicated in the final report include: having a unified goal and achieving it with limited resources, dealing with private and public organizations, managing a budget and working efficiently to meet deadlines.
Learn Make activities for orphans like on values and for life experience
Alexandria Completed
Sandra Romany Yousef Ramis
3
Mohamed Tareq Shafeq Qadous
3
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11 Ahmed Abdel Rahman Refaey Bayoumy
3 Ahmed Abdel Rahman Refaey Bayoumy
New Valley AASTMT Three students from Cohort 3 held an all-day event for children suffering from Cancer in Cairo's National Cancer Institute. Together, the students bought toys and snacks and put together an agenda for a days' worth of activities which included singing, games and other child-friendly activities. In the final report, students cited commitment, cooperation, responsbility and respect as a few of the lessons learned from this Service Learning Project.
National Cancer Institute
Activities with children patients in 57357 hospital
Cairo Completed
Menna Tallah Abdel Aal Kamal Eddin Abdel Aal
3
Alaa Saad Salama Ahmed Mohamed Al Salayma
3
12 Ahmed Saeed Ali Othman 3 Ahmed Saeed Ali Othman
Qena BUE Four students from Cohort 3 held a funding drive at the British University in Egypt and the Arab Academy for Science & Technology to raise funds for The National Cancer Institute in Cairo. Together, they worked with production studios to design and disperse flyers which encouraged fellow students to donate.
National Cancer Institute
Activities for awareness with 57357 hospital and donations
Cairo Completed
Esraa Hassan Abdel Mawgod Ahmed
3
Islam Ramadan Abdel Hamed Hamad
3
Christine Naser Zaref Yasse 3
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13 Bahaa Al Din Raafat Galal Soliman
3 Bahaa Al Din Raafat Galal Soliman
Minya AASTMT Titled "Positive", this three-pronged initiative took place in Minya and addressed 3 key issues that plagued the tiny village of Kafr Madawr: uncollected rubbish, a lack of lighting in public areas, and a lack of greenery. Three students from Cohort 3 addresses these isses by first soliciting volunteers and temporarly employing others to help with a mass garabge removal day. They then worked with the local villagers to string up lights in public areas and alleys. Finally, they worked with local volunteers to plant over 30 trees in public areas, including schools.
Be Positive Environment in a village with growing trees, lighting and removing rubbish
Minya Completed
Heba Al Sayed Gamal Ahmed Khalifa
3
Marwa Abdel Razek Abdel Razek Al deeb
3
14 Youmna Madi Ibrahem Mahmoud Madi
2 Youmna Madi Ibrahem Mahmoud Madi
Alexandria BUE Building on the outcomes of the DOOSE student-led workshop, this project sought to continue with the momentum and offer Egyptian university students with the skills and support needed to start their own businesses. The team delivered a series of workshops to aspiring entrepreneurs on topics that included CV writing, interviewing skills, and scholarship opportunities. The students used the skills learned in the LOTUS Leadership in Action sessions/activities along with the networks acquired through LOTUS in order to organize and lead the workshops.
Doose Entrepreneurship workshops
Gamasa Completed
Nouran Adham Rabia Mahfouz
1.1 Minya BUE
Ahmed Adel El Sayed Mantawy Saad
2 Menofeya PUA
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15 Mohamed Ahmed El Sayed Elsharkawy
2 Mohamed Ahmed El Sayed Elsharkawy
Kafr El Sheikh
BUE Online blog for entrepreneurship to enrich the online contect generated by entrepeneurs and organizations about this topic. Partnerships to be made with RiseUp, Injaz, Endeavor Egypt, Almaqarr and Yomken. The project targets the young people who want to be entrpreneurs. The project solves the problem of lack of online content about entrepreneurship and tools for entrepreneurs in Egypt.
Young Entrepreneur Blog
Entrepreneurship awareness and resources website
Cairo Completed Pending website to be online and updated report
Youmna Madi Ibrahem Mahmoud Madi
2
16 Madona Mayez Hrz Fanos 3 Madona Mayez Hrz Fanos
Fayoum BUE This team is one of three who partnered with the Coptic Orthodox Association of Soliders of Christ in Luxor to deliver sessions on different topics of interest to 12-16 year old students. This team sees that there is a time management issue in Egypt which acts as an obstacle for the country's progress. In turn, they decided to address this issue by delivering time management sessions to the attendees.
Let's be on time
Sessions on time management for students
Luxor Completed
Mina Salib Marco Fakhoury 3 Luxor AASTMT
Mina Nageh Basely Botros 3 Sohag AASTMT
Abanoub Atef Hasab allah Habib
3 Luxor AASTMT
17 Mina Gergis Boshra Samaan 2 Mina Gergis Boshra Samaan
Fayoum BUE This is the second team who delivered sessions to members of the Coptic Orthodox Association of Soliders of Christ in Luxor. They decided to focus their session on achieving success and overcoming failure to young men and women (12-16 yrs) in Luxor.
Success Makers
Sessions about success for students
Luxor Completed
Islam Ashraf Fathy Hamed 3 Fayoum BUE
Mohamed Hassan Abo Zaid Ibrahim
1.2 Dakahlia BUE
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18 Nada Abdel Hakim Abdel Fatah Hassan
3 Nada Abdel Hakim Abdel Fatah Hassan
South Sinai BUE The project aimed at raising awareness about dealing with disabilities through self-discovery and motivation. The team led orientation sessions, motivational talks, workshops and games to enhance the public knowledge about people with disabilities.
United Community
Activities for students with disabilities in a school
South Sinai
Completed
Maher Fayez Kamal Gerges 3
Esraa Hassan Abdel Mawgod Ahmed
3
19 Islam Mohamed Abdel Bary Erban
1.1 Islam Mohamed Abdel Bary Erban
North Sinai BUE By creating a website to connect all the people who are interested in developing the community, the project aims at helping and motivating youth to participate in community service and developing their skills and abilities to achieve local develoment. It also aims at dispelling stereotypes about Sinai that exist.
Arish Online Online Hub for development and service projects in Sinai
Sinai Completed
Khetam Ismail Gouda Ahmed
1.2
Mahmoud Hassan Aly Madyouf
2
Nora Sayed Ahmed Bakry 3
Alaa Saad Salama Ahmed Mohamed Al Salayma
3
20 Aya Rabee'a Karny Mohamed
3 Aya Rabee'a Karny Mohamed
South Sinai BUE The project sought to develop teachers' skills in dealing with people with disabilities. The project implemented focus groups for teachers to know what problems they face and how they deal with them; to provide problem solving models as alternative solutions; and to led behavioral management trainings to give teachers more insights on dealing with people with disabilities.
Eid Wahda Activities for students with disabilities in a school
South Sinai
Completed
Madona Mayez Hrz Fanos 3
Madona Mayez Hrz Fanos 3
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21 Hayam Mohamed Reda Ramadan Salem
1.2 Hayam Mohamed Reda Ramadan Salem
Qaliyobia FUE A camp for 30 youth to give them the opportunity to discover themselves and their abilities, plan their future and design startups. The program was designed to discover personal interests by learning about the six hats of thinking, ways of learning, planning and cycles. Each concept was done in its own workshop and activities for application of theoritical part.
The incredible
Training for university students
Gamasa Completed
Mohie El Din Mahmoud Abou El Makarem Sayed Ahmed Farid
1.2
22 Huda Ahmed Mostafa AlbBeeh
2 Huda Ahmed Mostafa AlbBeeh
Dakahlia MSA The aim of the project is to improve communication between youth and government facilities. This was achieved by sharing experience and skills with youth and enrich their knowledge about how to be more efficient and productive individuals. They made two sessions, each one included 30 individuals. Students were able to train the participants on some leadership skills that they were introduced to at the leadership in action program.
The incredible
Training for university students
Gamasa Completed
Anwar Abdallah Anwar Khairallah
1.2
23 May Metwaly Abdel Waness Al Garabawy
3 May Metwaly Abdel Waness Al Garabawy
Beheira BUE A fun day for people with disabilities to make them feel included and engage them in the community. The core values that they wanted to transfer throughout the day were cooperation, respect, responsibility, listening to others and helping everyone.
Farah Gherak Activities for students with disabilities in a school
South Sinai
Completed
Islam Ramadan Abdel Hamed Hamad
3
Sandra Romany Yousef Ramis
3
Kirolos Ayman Fahmy Aziz 3
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24 Ahmed Hameed Ouda Soliman
Ahmed Hameed Ouda Soliman
South Sinai AAST The project aimed at raising awareness and helping people who did not have access to proper education, particularly women. The team partnered with the Egyptian Red Crescent to hold health awareness sessions.
E7na M3ak Buying blankets and training
South Sinai
Completed
Islam Ramadan Abdel Hamed Hamad
3
May Metwaly Abdel Waness Al Garabawy
3
25 Hazem Mohamed Mohamed Abdel Rahman
4 Hazem Mohamed Mohamed Abdel Rahman
Sharkeya BUE The project focused on women empowerment in an underserved area called Batn El Baara and it consisted of 5 parts: women awareness (education, health problems, hygiene, body and dental wellness), children awareness, childrens' workshop for learning the Montosori approach, women's workshop for sewing and making accessories, and a microloan for an underserved family to establish a startup as a source of income.
Elmasreya Gadaa
Training for women empowerment
Cairo Completed
Nayera Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed
4
Manar Abdel shakor Emam Mohamed
4
Abanoub Nashaat Sobhy Nasief
4
Nada Hatem Bakar Shaheen 4
26 Merihan Ezzat Rasmi Yani 4 Merihan Ezzat Rasmi Yani
Sharkeya AASTMT The project intended to help people with disabilities accept themselves, accept others and become engaged in society. It also aimed at teaching these individuals how to discover their talents and abilities, and how to have a dream and work to achieve it.
I am a hero Activities with children who work as garbage collectors
Cairo Completed
Mina Ashraf Fayak Hana 4
Manal Heny Hanna Botros 4
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Marian Milad Gerges Moawad
4
27 Samuel Saeed Samuel Bshridah
4 Samuel Saeed Samuel Bshridah
Minya BUE The team implemented an educational and entertainment day for orphan children. It aimed at giving the children skills and values to help them in their daily lives and give also to introduce them to the idea of serving their country.
The sun of the life
Building skills for orphan children
Sohag Completed
Amara Magdi Gayed Hennawy
4
Mariam Alaa Shafik Benyamin
4
Marina Zakher Saeed 4
Guirgis Nady Guirgis Tawfik 4
28 Seham Saeed Salem Abeed Alla Salem
4 Seham Saeed Salem Abeed Alla Salem
South Sinai BUE The project was a one-day trip that consisted of activities to help children lead happy and successful lives and included a visit to the Salah Eldin Castle in Taba so that the children learned about their history.
Sunrise Hope Activities for children in need
South Sinai
Completed
Safwat Ramzy Mashreky 4
Abadir Henain Aziz 4
Ahmed Abdel sattar Hassan Ahmed
4
29 Basma Sayed Ahmed Hassan 4 Basma Sayed Ahmed Hassan
Fayoum AASTMT The team partnered with the Microsoft Citzenship Program to deliver career development skills to youth who are in the beginning of their professional lives.
Rayeh Ala feen
Sessions for university students on CV writing, presenting. and commnicn. skills
Fayoum Completed
Khaled Dahy Abdulrahman 4
Wesam Saber Hassan Ahmed Abd el Aty
4
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Hager Ahmed Mohamed Al Hady Al Saied Abou Laila
4
30 Jacklin Wagih Riyad 4 Jacklin Wagih Riyad
Assiut AASTMT The project consisted of a two-day awareness campaign about malnutrition and stunting in disadvantaged area. On the first day, the team distributed a survey and conducted basic medical checkups to identify the problem. On the second day, they held awareness sessions to educate the people in the community about the problem they were facing. In addition, the team distributed healthy meals to attendees as an example of health nutrition.
Fight malnutrition and stunting
Medical awareness campaign
Cairo Completed
Mina Raof Fathy Zakhel 4
Meriana Ezat Amin Haliem 4
Nada Khaled Thabet Bayoumy
4
31 Ahmed Ramadan Sayed Safina
4 Ahmed Ramadan Sayed Safina
New Valley BUE The team initially sought to help renew an old library in the youth center of Sharkeya, but faced many problems in trying to do so. As a result, the students decided to renew the old library of a public school in Kafr Abdullah. By doing so, they hoped to encourage youth to read more and to appreciate culture.
Think to change
Renew old library Cairo Completed
Dina Atef Mohamed Mohamed Hefny
4
Hanan ElSayed Abdel Gawad Sedek
4
32 Hany Magdy Aziz Saeed 4 Hany Magdy Aziz Saeed
Assiut BUE The project supported a small disability center in Assiut by buying materials to conduct activities for people in the center, by organizing workshops (ie: sewing and carpentry), andby leading other entertainment activities.
Alshan Insan Activities and speakers for children
Assuit Completed
Mina Kozman Yacoub Bolous
4
Wafaa Saad Nor el Din 4
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Mohamed
33 Mazen Mohamed Abdelaziz Mardy
4 Mazen Mohamed Abdelaziz Mardy
Beheira AASTMT The students in this team targeted two groups: 1. They held skill-building sessions for orphan children and organized entertainment activities for them. 2. They organized an awareness campaign for youth about sexual harrasement. They distributed questionnares and surveys to collect sufficient data based on which they implemented their activities.
Ezra Fekra. Tebny Bokra
Train orphan children on values
Cairo Completed
Ayaat Saeed Mohamed Khalaf
4
Hayam Mohamed Reda Ramadan Salem
4
34 David Yousry Malak Reyad 4 David Yousry Malak Reyad
Fayoum AASTMT Students organized handcrafts, wax and leather workshops and at the end a celebration for people with disabilities. Students wanted to provide people with disabilities a way to gain skills and generate income. They also provided support to one of them by assisting in painting and furnishing his home. Students paid an extra amount to complete the project beyond the project fund.
Ana Insan Activities for disabled
Qena Completed
Fady Sobhy Aziz Ebrahim 4
Viola Adly Azer Murkos 4
Nouhim Refaat Farag Allah Hanna
4
Demyana Nasry Morkos Tawfik
4
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35 Abdullah Abdel Fattah Mohamed Serry
1.1 Abdullah Abdel Fattah Mohamed Serry
Marsa Matrouh
PUA The project aimed at helping female high school students by providing them with knowledge about scholarships in Egypt and abroad. The main idea was to spread the word about scholarships, focusing on STEM, HEI and STEP scholarships. Students held sessions about requirements, applications and selection process and what to do after beign accepted. They provided girls with role models and examples of scholarships they can actually apply for.
Scholarships Sessions for female students about career and scholarships
Marsa Matrouh
Completed
Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Moneim
1.1
Karim Yosrey Mohamed Ossman
2
36 Abanoub Magdy Moneir Amin
4 Abanoub Magdy Moneir Amin
Beni Sueif AASTMT The project is about teaching orphan children ethics and developing their skills. Students held sessions to teach children how to deal with each other as there was a need for such sessions due to the high number of children in the orphanage. At the end of the project, they also organized a fun dayfor the children.
Learn & Live Sessions for skills building for orphan children
Suez Completed
Amira Ali Youssif Ibrahim 4
Khaled Ahmed Abdel Hamid Hassan
4
Lamiaa Abdel Fattah Abdel Alim Abdel Hady
4
Asmaa Magdi Shawky Marzouk
4
37 Menat-Allah Hassan Kamal El Osheri
1.2 Menat-Allah Hassan Kamal El Osheri
Fayoum MSA The project mainly targeted orphan teengers by giving them 3 sessions; the first was about time management and how to appreiciate the value of time, the second was about success and failure, and third was about conflict management and resolution.
Yla Luxor Sessions on conflict resolution for school students
Luxor Completed
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Susanna Adel Wahba Kirollos
2
Khetam Ismail Gouda Ahmed
1.2
38 Ahmed Magdy Ahmed Youssif
1.2 Ahmed Magdy Ahmed Youssif
Marsa Matrouh
PUA The project aimed at raising the knowledge of high school female students in Matrouh about university life to enable them to identify their interests and make their own decision in joining university. Sharing experience between LOTUS and non-LOTUS students is a main pillar of the project. Learning activities, training sessions and discussions were an integral part of the project.
Colleges Sessions for female students in Thanawya Ama about colleges
Marsa Matrouh
Completed
Shahinaz Hatem Al Sayed Abdel Fattah
3
39 Mohamed Ahmed Ghanem Ahmed
4 Mohamed Ahmed Ghanem Ahmed
Cairo BUE The project is based on the fact that everybody should have a dream and know their abilities, especially children. As a result, the team targeted children (13-18 years old) to give them sessions about how to have a goal, how to plan for that goal, how to relate to that goal, how to achieve it and tools they need to go for this goal.
Enta meen A three days camp for skills building
Cairo Completed
Dareen Abdel Fattah Ahmed El Abbasi
4
Yousef Shabaan Abdel Karem Farahat
4
Fatma Hassan Abou el Magd Ali
4
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40 Esraa Hassan Abdel Mawgod Ahmed
3 Esraa Hassan Abdel Mawgod Ahmed
Qena BUE The project aimed at raising the knowledge of high school female students in Matrouh about university life to enable them to identify their interests and make their own decision in joining university. Sharing experience between LOTUS and non-LOTUS students is a main pillar of the project. Learning activities, training sessions and discussions were an integral part of the project.
Collages Skills building session on social life and activities in university
Marsa Matrouh
Completed
Nermeen Magdy Goda Saleh 3
41 Ahmed Gomaa Zaky Hassan 3 Ahmed Gomaa Zaky Hassan
Beheira AAST The project focused on educating youth on Egypt's rich history to help them feel pride for their country. The team accomplished this through site visits and sessions.
Pharohs and their science
Skills building for orphans
Luxor Completed
Islam Ramadan Abdel Hamed Hamad
3
Shahinaz Hatem Al Sayed Abdel Fattah
3
42 Mina Salib Marco Fakhoury Mina Salib Marco Fakhoury
Luxor AAST The team wanted to do something special for orphans so they took them on a tour in Luxor to teach them about their history and culture. The team also delivered sessions on topics they learned about from the Leadership in Action activities they attended.
Orphans out box
Cultural trip for orphans
Luxor Completed
Caroline Talaat Morkos Mta
Christine Naser Zaref Yasse
Nermeen Ramsis Nazeer Farag
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43 Mostafa Mohamed Fawzi 1.2 Mostafa Mohamed Fawzi
Suez PUA This team believes that many of the problems confronting youth in our society are deeply related to lack of thinking skills. Skills, such as critical thinking and determination of vision, mission and objectives, are not included in our educational systems or in our customs and traditions. In turn, this project was meant to emphasize several thinking skills to enhance youth building and preparation for their personality and career path.
Ta2heel Training for youth
Gamasa Completed
Doaa Hassan Ahmed Ibrahim
1.2
44 Sara Abdel Shakour Nour El Din Ismail
1.2 Sara Abdel Shakour Nour El Din Ismail
Beni Sueif ACU This project aimed at sharing the team's experiences with students who have never taken part in extracurricult activities or community service. The team led sessions on time management, emotional intelligence, career advising, team building, and decision making.
Ta2heel Camp 1
Training for youth
Gamasa Completed
Yousab Fawzy Michael Abdel Malak
1.1
45 Menatallah Abd El-Aziz Mahmoud Mohamed
1.2 Menatallah Abd El-Aziz Mahmoud Mohamed
South Sinai MSA This project was under the supervision of Slow Food, an Italian organization which strives to preserve traditional and regional cuisine and encourages farming of plants. The project was about growing gardens in Tur Sinai which are created by community, based on observation, built on a small space, based on biodiversity, producing their own seeds, cultivated using sustainable methods, saving water, networked together and useful. Therefore, the team targeted the members of the local community in South Sinai to help preserve traditional food products there, promote local consumption and raise the profile of Egyptian food and biodiversity.
Sheds & Beds
Sustainable agriculture and cooking for authentic food
South Sinai
Completed
Samar Ragab Hamed Ragab 1.2
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Marihan Kamal Ibrahim Ghazi
2
Mohamed Abdel Moniem Mohamed Abdel-Gawad
1.2
Saeed Saeed Abdel Hameed Abou Assal
1.2
46 Mohamed Moustafa Mahmoud Moustafa
3 Mohamed Moustafa Mahmoud Moustafa
Sharkeya BUE The project was about raising awareness among young generations about importance of food biodiversity, access to healthy fresh food and growing gardens in Tur Sinai which are created by community, based on observation, built on a small space, based on biodiversity, producing their own seeds, cultivated using sustainable methods, saving water, networked together and useful. Therefore, we are targeting the locals on South Sinai to preserve traditional food products there, promote local consumption and raise the profile of Egyptian food and biodiversity.
Sheds & Beds
Raising awareness about the importance of food biodiversity and access to healthy and fresh food, also training a network of leaders
South Sinai
Completed
Ahmed Hameed Ouda Soliman
3
Yousef Shabaan Abdel Karem Farahat
4
Mohamed Ebrahim Zohney Shafik Hassan
4
47 Magdy Mohamed Soliman Alanani
2 Magdy Mohamed Soliman Alanani
Cairo - Helwan
BUE This project provided participants with useful information about university academic and student life, online learning, studying abroad, and the admission processes. It also included personal and academic skill building to help prepare participants for university. It targeted Helwan's youth who lack awareness about university and career life.
El Dayera Sessions on university study mentoring
Cairo Completed
Karim Mohamed Kamel Ali 1.1
Menat-Allah Hassan Kamal El Osheri
1.2
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48 Ahmed Saeed Ali Othman 3 Ahmed Saeed Ali Othman
Qena BUE The project targeted 150 children to help them gain values such as citizenship and open-mindedness, in addition to supprting some skills such as communication skills and presentation skills. The team did so by leading activities. The project was conducted with the help of Sohag stadium and the Athor Husiz school.
Together Sessions on values and skills
Sohag Completed
Abanoub Nashaat Sobhy Nasief
4
Nada Khaled Thabet Bayoumy
4
Islam Ashraf Fathy Hamed 3
Mina Nageh basely Botros 3
49 Mina Salib Marco Fakhoury 3 Mina Salib Marco Fakhoury
Luxor AASTMT The team led a campaign for cleaning streets to advocate for environmentalism. Students went to cleaned some areas planted trees to help raise awareness about the importance of growing plants.
it is ours Cleaning the environment event
Beheira Completed
Bahaa Al Din Raafat Galal Soliman
3
Maher Fayez Kamal Gerges 3
Mina Salib Marco Fakhoury 3
Ahmed Gomaa Zaky Hassan 3
50 Heba Al Sayed Gamal Ahmed Khalifa
3 Heba Al Sayed Gamal Ahmed Khalifa
Aswan AASTMT The project focused on planting trees in a small village in Minya in order to help with the hot weather and air pollution. The team's target was to make this village green and beautiful and to provide people with pure air.
Afforestation Planting trees Minya Completed
Islam Ramadan Abdel Hamed Hamad
3
Nada Khaled Thabet Bayoumy
3
Caroline Talaat Morkos Mta 3
Bahaa Al Din Raafat Galal 3
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# Team Members Cohort Team Leader's name
Governorate University Summary Project Name
Idea brief Location of Project
Status
Soliman
51 Nermeen Ramsis Nazeer Farag
3 Nermeen Ramsis Nazeer Farag
Sohag AASTMT The project aimed at teaching children how to accept differences between Muslims and Christians and to encourage tolernance in their community.
How to accept difference between us
Activities for Muslim and Christian school students on tolerance
Sohag Completed
Marina Zakher Saeed 4
52 Hadir Samir Elsayed Ahmed Moustafa
2 Hadir Samir Elsayed Ahmed Moustafa
Alexandria MSA The project target was to raise medical public awareness especially about Virus C. It was implemented through surveys, sessions and free medical checks to attract people to know more about their health and what they should do to protect themselves.
MAC - Medical Campaign Awareness
Medical awareness campaign on Virus C
Hurghada Completed
Basma Sobhy Mohamed Abd El Maksod
1.2
Huda Ahmed Mostafa AlbBeeh
2
53 Sarah Hedar Aref 1.2 Sarah Hedar Aref
Kafr El Sheikh
MSA The project target was to raise medical public awareness especially about Breast Cancer. It was implemented through giving out brochures and giving sessions so that people know more about Breast Cancer
MAC - Medical Campaign Awareness
Medical awareness campaign on Breast Cancer
Hurghada Completed
Mona Hosni Masoud Sroor 1.2
Mona Hosni Masoud Sroor 1.2
54 Amena Mohammed Fathalla Al Shafae
2 Amena Mohammed Fathalla Al Shafae
Marsa Matrouh
MSA The project aimed at helping young students build their skills and help guide them through a process of self-discovery so that they could identify their passion and their needs. The team accomplished this by implementing sessions and trainings on self-discovery and time managment. The team was able to organize and plan the sessions contents and agenda, have sign in sheets and do evaluations for the day.
Mato'afsh Fel Tabor
Sessions for high school students on skills and career
Marsa Matrouh
Completed
Marwa Salah Mohamed Taraman
1.2
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# Team Members Cohort Team Leader's name
Governorate University Summary Project Name
Idea brief Location of Project
Status
Hadir Samir Elsayed Ahmed Moustafa
2
Ahmed Magdy Ahmed Youssif
1.2
55 Menat-Allah Hassan Kamal El Osheri
1.2 Menat-Allah Hassan Kamal El Osheri
Fayoum MSA The project aimed at helping young students build their skills and help guide them through a process of skills biulding using session they went through at the leadership in action program like values and presentation skills. The team was able to organize and plan the sessions contents and agenda, have sign in sheets and do evaluations for the day.
Hunters in Matrouh
Career advising and skills sessions for high school students
Marsa Matrouh
Completed
Susanna Adel Wahba Kirollos
2
Sarah Hedar Aref 1.2
Magdy Mohamed Soliman Alanani
2
56 Fady Sobhy Aziz Ebrahim 4 Fady Sobhy Aziz Ebrahim
Beni Sueif AASTMT Eleven cohort 4 students were able to plan, organize and implement a two-day campaign to organize traffic, clean and paint one of the main roads in Beni Suef. This required a lot of coordination and public relations with the government agencies invloved.
Cleaning and traffic awareness
Beni Sueif Completed
Abanoub Nashaat Sobhy Nasief
4
Abanoub Magdy Moneir Amin
4
Abadir Henain Aziz 4
Marina Zakher Saeed 4
Mariam Alaa Shafik Benyamin
4
Amara Magdi Gayed Hennawy
4
Demyana Nasry Morkos Tawfik
4
Viola Adly Azer Murkos 4
Marian Milad Gerges Moawad
4
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# Team Members Cohort Team Leader's name
Governorate University Summary Project Name
Idea brief Location of Project
Status
Meriana Ezat Amin Haliem 4
57 Guirgis Nady Guirgis Tawfik 4 Guirgis Nady Guirgis Tawfik
Minya BUE The project sought to address the following three problems: 1) the lack of knowledge among youth about entrepreneurship, 2) the lack of language skills, and 3) the lack of team building skills. The team held sessions, activities, and presentations during the two-day program.
Sun of the life
Buying sewing machinery for families
Port Said Completed
Samuel Saeed Samuel Bshridah
4
Manal Heny Hanna Botros 4
Mohamed Ahmed Ghanem Ahmed
4
Dareen Abdel Fattah Ahmed El Abbasi
4
58 Ahmed Ramadan Sayed Safina
4 Ahmed Ramadan Sayed Safina
New Valley BUE The team is working together to serve their community and gain more experience through this project by serving orphans and providing them with sessions on skills and values important for their development so they become good leaders for their country. The work of the team is still in progress and the team will be providing IIE with a final report a long with documentation of activities.
Bokra Ahla Training for school children
Minya In Progress
Samuel Saeed Samuel Bshridah
4
Dina Atef Mohamed Mohamed Hefny
4
Hanan ElSayed Abdel Gawad Sedek
4
Guirgis Nady Guirgis Tawfik 4
59 Mina Kozman Yacoub Bolous
4 Mina Kozman Yacoub Bolous
Mina AASTMT The team arranged for an educational trip for orphan children in different cultural places. The aim of the project was to enhance their knowledge about their community. The team distributed a survey and found that only 10% of the children knew about these places before visiting them.
Fekra Enhancing children's loyalty to their nation
Marsa Matrouh
Completed
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# Team Members Cohort Team Leader's name
Governorate University Summary Project Name
Idea brief Location of Project
Status
Mina Nageh basely Botros 3
Anton Gamil Yohanna Bahbouh
3
60 Yousef Shabaan Abdel Karem Farahat
4 Yousef Shabaan Abdel Karem Farahat
Alexandria BUE The idea of the project was making short movies that support and add values such as cleanliness, respect and vision. Students photographed more than 100 people with average 3-7 min per person in Hurghada, Luxor, and Aswan. They worked on editing and launching short movies on different social media platforms.
Fekra Producing short videos which promote values of respect, cleaning, and future vision issues, and showing them in several governorates
Upper Egypt
Completed
Ahmed Saeed Ali Othman 3
Mina Nageh basely Botros 3
Kirolos Ayman Fahmy Aziz 3
Karim Yosrey Mohamed Ossman
3
61 Abanoub Nashaat Sobhy Nasief
4 Abanoub Nashaat
Sohag BUE The project sought to raise health awareness in villages and disadvantaged area. Students organized sessions for adults and children about healthy food and gave them sample healthy meals.
Hayaty Fe Sehaty
Awareness health sessions
Qena Completed
Fady Sobhy Aziz Ebrahim 4
Abanoub Magdy Moneir Amin
4
Demyana Nasry Morkos Tawfik
4
Viola Adly Azer Murkos 4
Marian Milad Gerges Moawad
4
Marina Zakher Saeed 4
62 Karim Youssef Nabat Rezk 2 Karim Youssef Nabat Rezk
Port Said PUA The aim of the project was to enhance the knowledge of young people in Upper Egypt by exposing them to new topics. Students organized sessions about sustainable development, decision making, team building, and entrepreneurship.
Sustainable Change
Clean Environment - Awareness sessions
Aswan Completed
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# Team Members Cohort Team Leader's name
Governorate University Summary Project Name
Idea brief Location of Project
Status
Ahmed Saeed Ali Othman 3
Mohie El Din Mahmoud Abou El Makarem Sayed Ahmed Farid
1.2
Karim Yosrey Mohamed Ossman
3
63 David Yousry Malak Reyad 4 David Yousry Malak Reyad
Fayoum AASTMT The aim of the project was to help young people have sense of commitment, have dreams and smart goals to live for. Students organized sessions about the importance of clear goals and how to realize dreams, how to make smart goals and creative thinking.
Fekra Spread the idea of smart goals among the coming generation/Teach the children how to think and differ between goals and dreams/Spread the idea of volunteering and dealing with organizations.
Marsa Matrouh
Completed
Abanoub Atef Hasab allah Habib
3
Madona Mayez Hrz Fanos 3
Nermeen Magdy Goda Saleh 3
Aya Mohamed Omar Al Tayeb
3
Amara Magdi Gayed Hennawy
4
64 Guirgis Nady Guirgis Tawfik 4 Guirgis Nady Guirgis Tawfik
Minya BUE We Can Minya In Progress
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