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Prof. Heba EL Leithy Professor of Statistics and CAPMAS Expert i n an Interview with ELITE
POVERTY IS NO LONGER DEFINED ONLY IN MATERIAL

TERMS ,AS IT IS NOW TACKLING THE QUALITY OF

SOCIAL SERVICES

Cairo: Carolin Sherief and Alyiaa Assem
translated by : Yvette Maher departments since she decided to join it, explaining that her
ultimate goal was to join the major of statistics because of her
Because this issue number is considered the conclusion of a intense love for mathematics. Also, one of her relatives works
year in which we were able to address many distinct issues in the same field, which gave her the opportunity to learn about
2018-2020
and topics and pay attention to mercies we had become the methods of statistics and become attached to them which
accustomed to its existence until the Corona crisis came, and increase her desire to join this specialization over time.
at the same time it is a prelude to a new year that is
Although she was attracted the economics department in the
considered an opportunity that we must seize to build a better first year due to her study of quantum economics, this did not
and more sustainable future, we decided to end this year In a deter her from entering the department that she had always
fruitful meeting with Dr. Heba El-Leithy, professor at the dreamed of. And it was based on her personal conviction that
Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Cairo
someone with a good background in statistics is thus able to
University, an expert in the Central Agency for Public learn economics - especially quantitative economics - faster
Mobilization and Statistics, and the most prominent than being an economist and would like to study statistics after
participant in preparing the results of the income, expenditure that. All this made them one of the few who joined the college
and consumption research for the year 2017/2018, so that it is and are determined to pursue the major, which they would like
also an opportunity for us to be honored to learn more about to join later.
her career beginning From her enrollment in the Faculty of
Economics and Political Science, and up to its latest report for As for more stories and situations that you remember from the
the current year 2020 regarding poverty rates in Egypt, and college and about its relationship with professors, she told us
thus these are the last dialogues that we will add to the wall of that all of its professors were keen to enrich their knowledge
elite achievements for the year 2020. and share current events, in addition to one of the most
important advantages of college students, which is the ease of
At the beginning of the conversation, we wanted to know how communication with professors and the availability of office
Dr. Heba's relationship with the Faculty of Economics and hours which led to a significant and noticeable development of
Political Science began. The response came that this was due her character. Dr. Mustafa Al-Saeed - may God have mercy on
to the enrollment of a number of her family members - her him - and Dr. Amr Mohiuddin and many others included the
cousins and her older sister - in the college, which gave her professors who had a tangible role and influence on its
the incentive to join the college in 1968 in addition, this sovereignty. Ali stressed that our college has many brilliant
college is one of the most prestigious summit colleges in professors, whose commitment and grace is difficult to find,
Egypt at that time and of course it ’s still. and they always give us a message that a good and successful
person is a person who is committed to his nature, as professors
Turning to the question of why she choses the major of are always a role model for their students.
statistics, she told us about her story with the college and its
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