Dr. Sherif Fakhry Mohamed Abdel Naby, President of the Egyptian Russian University, announced that (4) researchers from the “Faculty of Artificial Intelligence” at the university obtained an international certificate in “the fields of data science and artificial intelligence.” This is within the framework of the joint cooperation protocol between the “Faculty of Artificial Intelligence at the Egyptian Russian University and the international company IBM”… indicating that this comes in activation of the university’s role as an educational, research and advisory institution that interacts with the needs of society, supports the “Digital Egypt” strategy and the state’s efforts for digital transformation, and in implementation of the strategy The university is engaged in institutional development and building the capabilities of faculty members, and honing them with practical and international experiences to transfer those experiences to students and enhance their digital culture with the aim of preparing to accommodate digital transformation and sustainability projects, with the full support of Dr. Mohamed Kamal Al-Sayed Mustafa, Chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees.

The President of the Egyptian Russian University explained that the researchers who obtained international certificates are: “Engineer Jihan Abdel Wahab, Engineer Ihdaa Osama, Engineer Mona Ahmed, and Engineer Aya Adel,” and they were chosen to receive a course in “the field of data science and artificial intelligence,” which is considered one of the most important… fields in the contemporary time, and the course was held over two weeks at a rate of (3) training hours per day… indicating that this step comes within the framework of motivating faculty members to communicate effectively and positively with the international community; To hone their skills and gain experience in various technological fields and modern techniques.

In the same context, Dr. Hisham Fathi, Dean of the Faculty of Artificial Intelligence at the Egyptian Russian University, explained that developing the capabilities of faculty members comes to raise their academic competence in: “teaching responsibilities, research responsibilities, and community service,” which has become a vital matter, and that faculty members obtain Teaching at the university with international certificates is directly reflected in the quality of education and the development of curricula within the university’s college departments. Pointing out that the “Field of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence” course at IBM for researchers in the college comes within the protocol for training faculty members from the college; To become IBM Certified Trainers; They then train college students or professionals in the field in the courses held for them at the “IBM Academy” at the university.

From his side, Dr. Sameh Zarif, Head of the Artificial Intelligence Department and Supervisor of the IBM Academy at the Egyptian Russian University, confirmed that the four researchers participated in the course that was dedicated to training new faculty members in “the field of data science and artificial intelligence.” To be certified trainers from “IBM” nationwide. He explained that the course included theoretical curricula and practical training on the latest IBM technologies in “the field of data science and artificial intelligence.” At the conclusion of the training, an international certificate was awarded to each of them.