Today, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar launched the first virtual forum for employment for universities UCCD 2020. Prof/ Ahmed Ghallab Aswan University President_ participated in the opening in attendance of the President of American University in Cairo, Francis Richardoni, American University Adviser Dr. Ashraf Hatem, and Director of the United States Agency for International Development_ Leslie Reed, and the presidents of 10 Egyptian governmental universities.
The National Bank of Egypt also participated as a major partner with more than 40 companies in providing job and training opportunities at the event hosted by the University Centers for Career Development. The University Centers for Career Development is hosting the forum, which is a project funded by the United States Agency for International Development and implemented by the American University in Cairo at 10 universities: Alexandria, Ain Shams, Aswan, Beni Suef, Mansoura, Menoufia, Minya, Sadat, Sohag and Zagazig.
The Virtual Employment Forum of Career Development Centers in universities 2020 is a virtual online event through it business owners meet with university students in a virtual environment and use chat rooms, teleconferencing, webcasts, webinars and / or Email to share information about available jobs. Job seekers, final years students, and recent graduates upload their CVs, browse company pavilions, communicate directly with company representatives, presenting advertising materials for companies, and attend webinars.