Vice-Deanship for Community Service and Environmental Development
Vice-Dean’s Message
In light of the vision and mission of the college—and in accordance with the strategic plan of the university—the Vice-Deanship for Community Service and Environmental Development endeavors to achieve excellence in the fields of community engagement and environmental development. This is pursued through meaningful community participation, which represents one of the core pillars of institutional capacity at the Faculty of Social Work. Through this, the college is able to serve both its internal and external communities.
The internal community service of the college encompasses a range of activities directed toward faculty members, the supporting academic staff, students, and administrative personnel. These activities include a variety of programs such as:
- Specialized seminars
- Expert workshops
- Student training courses
- Ensuring a safe and healthy working environment
- Safeguarding the college’s infrastructure
The Vice-Deanship also supports ongoing communication with alumni, offering them continuous training opportunities and assistance in securing employment.
As for the college’s external community service, this is achieved through active collaboration with civil society institutions. It includes the expansion of memorandums of understanding with those institutions, as well as their participation in events organized by the Vice-Deanship. These events include:
- Programs designed to equip students and graduates with labor market skills
- Joint applied research projects
- Collaborative workshops
This cooperation is extended through the services and activities of the college’s specialized centers and units, which include the following seven (7) key entities:
(Leadership Research and Training Center - Social Therapy Center - Volunteering Center - Complaints Unit - Alumni Unit - Excellence and Project Management Unit - Crisis and Disaster Management Unit)
In conclusion, I extend a sincere invitation to all segments of society—including civil society organizations, my esteemed colleagues among the faculty and support staff, and my dear students—to engage effectively and actively in the programs and activities offered by the Vice-Deanship for Community Service and Environmental Development, so that we may together achieve the advancement and distinction we all aspire to for our beloved college.
And may God grant us success.
Prof. Dr. Safaa Khoder Khoder
Vice-Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development
Vice-Dean’s Policy
The Faculty's Policy in the Field of Community Service and Environmental Development
- Provide a database of community needs.
- Organize awareness lectures and seminars, and participate in providing training programs.
- Activate the role of special units.
- Prepare, formulate, approve, and implement a plan for community service and environmental development.
- Working with various agencies on development initiatives with young graduates to provide them with job opportunities.
- The faculty's positive participation in public affairs and its ability to positively influence and achieve desired change in the internal environment, as well as benefiting from governmental and civil society initiatives.
- Involve active community stakeholders and government agencies in political engagement and evaluating the faculty's performance to identify the extent of this engagement on the Agency's website.
- Working with the faculty's community of friends from the local and international community, promoting the faculty's thinking and work by increasing the number of partners and supporters of the faculty, the international community, and alumni, and introducing the community to the faculty's activities and events.
- Promoting the faculty's areas of excellence locally and regionally, while defining a mechanism for measuring satisfaction with the faculty's role—serving the local community—and measuring the faculty's performance through the outcomes of projects, courses, surveys, and other activities.
- Adopt an integrated vision for addressing key issues such as literacy, volunteering, unemployment, promoting entrepreneurship, encouraging graduates to acquire basic skills for the labor market, and focusing on social forces to promote a culture of communication and constructive social dialogue.
- Making full use of the diverse expertise of all faculty members in various academic departments by participating in the activities and services of community service and environmental development centers and units, and establishing the faculty as a university-wide hub of expertise in all areas of education, teaching, and scientific research.
Objectives of the Vice-Deanship
About the Vice-Deanship for Community Service and Environmental Development
The Vice-Deanship for Community Service and Environmental Development seeks, first and foremost, to magnify the productive and service-oriented role of the university, thereby contributing meaningfully to the achievement of sustainable development goals. This is pursued through the application of sound scientific principles in the implementation of the University Strategic Plan (2021–2025), which was designed to align with Egypt’s Vision 2030, particularly in the domains of community service and environmental development.
Objectives of the Vice-Deanship
1. To establish a comprehensive database of societal needs.
2. To organize educational lectures and awareness seminars and participate in delivering training programs.
3. To activate the role of specialized units.
4. To develop, formulate, approve, and implement a structured plan for community service and environmental development.
5. To collaborate with various governmental and non-governmental bodies on development initiatives for graduates, facilitating access to opportunities.
6. To ensure the college’s positive engagement in public matters and its capacity to effect desirable internal change, while leveraging governmental and civil society initiatives.
7. To engage key societal stakeholders and government agencies in civic participation and assess the college’s performance through the Vice-Deanship’s platform.
8. To expand the college’s network of local and international partners, supporters, alumni, and communities to enhance visibility and impact.
9. To enhance the college’s areas of distinction nationally and regionally, and establish mechanisms to measure satisfaction and project outcomes.
10. To adopt a comprehensive vision addressing illiteracy, volunteerism, unemployment, and entrepreneurship, while encouraging graduates to acquire key skills and promote constructive dialogue.
11. To fully leverage faculty expertise across all departments in delivering services and establishing the college as a university-wide center of excellence in education and research.
Centers and Units
Specialized Centers
- Leadership Research and Training Center
- Social Therapy Center
Units
1. Crisis and Disaster Management Unit
2. Alumni Unit
3. Complaints and Suggestions Unit
4. VolunteerService ing and Community Development Center
5. Excellence and Project Management Unit
