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Vol.1 Issue 24, October 2020
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Cairo : Caroline Sherief and Salma Yasser In my first year at the faculty, I was taught by a number of great
professors. Beginning with Dr. Khairy Eissa, may his soul rest in
peace, and Dr. Ahmed Youssef who both taught me the course of
1. How did your Relationship with the Faculty of Economics and
Political Science, besides Dr. Hussein Abd El Aziz who taught me
Political Science begin and why did you choose it?
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began at the age of 16. After finishing The General Certificate of
and at the same time was trying to convince and motivate me to
Education (GCE), I entered The Faculty of Economics and political
major in Economics, however I was determined to major in Statistics
Science at Cairo University. The reason why I entered the university
and I had no doubt in my choice.
at such a young age, goes to the fact that there weren ’t any laws in
2. Tell us about your relationship with your professors and the
Egypt that oblige the students to spend a specific time at school like
student activities at the Faculty.
nowadays. Immediately after finishing Junior High (Middle School),
I entered the General Certificate of Education.
I consider the Faculty of Economics and Political Science to be my
second home as I entered it at the age of 16 and spent there almost
My choice of the Faculty and the major of Statistics was affected by
half my life. I can describe the professors to be pioneers and I
numerous factors.First of all, my love for mathematics was huge,
consider myself extremely lucky and even luckier than this
that ’s why I had to study something related to mathematics. This led
generation because those who taught me were great legends. You
me to choose two Faculties, the Faculty of Engineering and the
can imagine the course of Political Science divided between
Faculty of Economics and political Science, majoring in Statistics;
Dr.Mohamed Khairy Eissa and Dr. Ahmed Youssef and although I
the selection was extremely hard for me but at first I was leaning
am not a fan of Political Science, I did find this course to be truly
towards the Faculty of Engineering. As for the second factor, which
amazing. In addition, Dr. ZeinabSelim who taught me the course of
eventually led to my choice of the Faculty of Economics and
probabilities in my second year I consider heran icon in her field.
Political Science, was my family. My father,may his soul rest in
peace, was an engineer and my brother at that time was in his first
Besides Dr. Nadia Makary who I see as a role model for
year in the Faculty of Engineering and both of them didn ’t motivate
sophistication and success, where I love going to see her discuss a
me to enroll in it where they described its studying to be very tiring
PHD. In addition to numerous great Professors such as Dr. Reda
without any use at the end and by that I was convinced by the
Mazloum, Dr. Hazem Hosny and Dr. Tarek Emara. I learned from
Faculty of Economics and political Science.
all my professors the love and the dedication they have for their
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