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“Faculty of Economics and Political Science

Organizes the annual employment fair in its

twenty-first version”

Covered by - Mariam Hefny

Under the shades of Faculty of Economics and Politi cal Science,
Cairo University and under the guidance of the Pres ident of the
University, Dr. Muhammad Othman Al-Khosht, and Dr. Mahmoud
Al-Saeed, Dean of the College, the faculty organize d the annual
Employment Fair in its twenty-first version on
Thursday,12.12.2019 with the participation of 25 go vernmental and
private institutions, which continued From ten in t he morning until
five in the evening at the faculty.
A number of institutions, organizations and banks p articipated in
the fair, including the National Bank of Egypt, Ban k of Egypt,
Nasser Social Bank, Arab Bank and Commercial Intern ational
Bank. In addition to the Information and Decision S upport Center,
the Central Agency for Organization and Administrat ion and Al-
Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, a nd ministries
such as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Pl anning,
Monitoring, and Administrative Reform, and other co ntributing
companies and institutions.
Dr. Muhammad Othman Al-Khosht said that the annual employment and
training fairs organized by the different faculties of Cairo University aim
to invite companies, institutions and businessmen to study the extent of
the labor market needs of university students and graduates, and offer and
provide job opportunities and training for them through specialized
workshops, which contributes to supporting the skills of students, as well
as raising the capabilities of graduates, assisting in their employment, and
gaining new skills that qualify them to join the labor market.
Dr. Mahmoud Al-Saeed, the dean of the faculty expre ssed that the
annual employment fair organized by the faculty is one of the
distinguished activities of the faculty, and aims t o guide the college
students to the labor market by inviting employment agencies from
various institutions including organizations, minis tries and banks,
based on the important role that the faculty plays to link Graduates
with the labor market, so that its role is not limi ted to academic
education and qualification only.
On the sidelines of the fair ’s activities included an introductory
lecture on the banking sector, given by Ahmed Issa, CEO of the
retail banking at the International Commercial Bank CIB, during
which he talked about the role of banks in the nati onal economy,
and the working conditions in the banking sector an d the most
prominent qualifications and job requirements that a student needs
to join work in the sector.
It also included a lecture on how to build your car eer path given by
Mr. Mohamed Hammouda from Faisal Islamic Bank, wher e both
witnessed a great number of students and graduates attending them.

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