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Volume 1 ELITE ISSUE 66

Elite magazine was honored to meet Dr. Omneia Helmy, Department of 3-How was your student life like, and what activities did you do
Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo How was your relationship with the professors?
University, winner of the state award for Excellence in Social Sciences I strongly believe that one should have a well-rounded
and former vice dean of the faculty for graduate studies and scientific personality.. My first goal was to maintain my Academic
research. She spoke with us very warmly and recommended several excellence because that's the most important thing for me. But
points that we will share with you… at the same time, I was very active, nominating myself as a
member of FEPS’ students union. My colleagues chose me
1-How did your relationship with the Faculty of Economics and Political and also elected me as the head of FEPS’ Cultural
Science begin, and why did you choose it? Committee. In collaboration with my colleagues, we
Ever since I was young, I have heard about the Faculty of Economics organized several cultural activities, whether seminars in
and Political Science and the Faculty of Mass Communication.
various fields, showing useful films, workshops, and art
Coincidentally, I was ranked the second top student earning Egypt’s high
exhibitions. At the same time, I had athletic goals. I
school certificate “Thanawya Amma”, literary section. God blessing.I
remember that my colleague Dr. Shereen Al Shawarbi,
was thrilled, and after thinking thoroughly I chose to join the Faculty of
currently prominent professor of economics at FEPS, ,we
Economics and Political Science, Cairo University for its excellent
participated together in the college volleyball team. It was a
reputation.
very nice activity that helped me learn how to organize time
and combine studying leisure activities.
2-how did this specialization contribute to the formation of your character?
- Economics has always been a topic of interest to my family, thinking
4-Egypt has been exposed to many economic fluctuations
about our country’s economic situation, and discussing our family’s
recently, What do you think of the policies that aim at reducing
income and expenditures. When I joined FEPS, I was very impressed
the effects of such fluctuations
during my first year by all my distinguished professors, specially Dr. Amr
The whole world is going through a severe stage of increasing
Mohieldin (may God have mercy upon him), who taught us principles of
risks and uncertainty. Proposing an economic policy to solve
economics. This was one of the main reasons that prompted me to join
these problems is not easy and even very dangerous. Since
the economics department, in which the number of students was
2020, the coronavirus pandemic, which was not only a health
relatively limited, so there was a greater opportunity to get to know the
tragedy but a a human tragedy from all dimensions: political,
rest of our colleagues and establish close relationships between us.
economic, and social effects that affected the whole world,
without exception, including Egypt. Following it,
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