The Faculty of Specific

Distinguishing Features of the Faculty of Specific Education – Kafrelsheikh University

The Faculty Council makes decisions that ensure the effectiveness of its academic role and follows up on their implementation.
The Faculty supports the participation of faculty members and their assistants in local, regional, and international conferences.
The Faculty encourages faculty members and their assistants to participate in development projects at the faculty or university level.
Student activities and student support.
Postgraduate study programs are aligned with societal needs and scientific developments.
The Department Council exercises its responsibilities in providing solutions to complaints and proposals submitted by faculty members and supporting staff within the department.
Adequacy of accountability procedures for results and achievements.
The Faculty establishes objective standards for evaluating the performance of faculty members and supporting staff.
The Faculty is keen on recognizing outstanding faculty members and their assistants.
Teaching methods used: [Teaching methods employed are appropriate to the courses (lectures, reports, exercises, case studies, work groups, discussion).]
Teaching methods used: [The lecturer encourages student participation and dialogue during lectures.]
The admission policy for departments and programs is announced and clear.
An action plan exists for achieving comprehensive quality assurance at the Faculty.
A student social welfare system exists to disburse financial aid to students.
A library exists equipped with numerous modern Arabic and foreign references.
The library's connection to the Supreme Council of Universities' Science Direct network, which enables researchers to obtain full research articles.
The structure of academic programs is standardized and accredited, as the reference academic standards for the education faculties sector (April 2015 edition) have been adopted.
The administration is committed to equity among staff in workload distribution.
Participation of some faculty members in providing educational, scientific, and technical consultations to institutions and individuals in service of the community.
Diverse student assessment methods that cover the content of the announced course syllabus.
The promotion system operates according to transparent standards.
Fairness and non-discrimination among students are ensured in terms of equal educational opportunities.
The Faculty maximizes the benefit derived from the expertise of emeritus professors.
Postgraduate study programs are aligned with societal needs and scientific developments.
A high level of quality culture prevails among faculty members, staff, and students.
High student participation in the Faculty's various activities.
The presence of an internal communication and internet network in most administrative departments and faculty members' offices.
The strength of the description of academic programs and their courses in accordance with adopted academic standards.
The existence of an electronic grading system.
The existence of a system for reviewing results at the control units.
Trust is ensured in the examination results grievance system, guaranteeing fairness and transparency.
Adequate dissemination of the vision and mission to staff and students.
The existence of distinguished programs that keep pace with the labor market and fulfill required needs.
The participation of numerous faculty members in quality assurance activities at the Faculty.
Accreditation of 4 of the Faculty's programs (Art Education Program, Music Education Program, Educational Media Program/School Theater, Educational Media Program/Press, Radio and Television).
The Faculty's effective community engagement through its various programs.
Increasing numbers of students enrolling at the Faculty.
Introduction of new distinguished programs at the Faculty (Computer Teacher Preparation Program in English, Digital Art Education Teacher Preparation Program).
An increasing number of faculty members holding the rank of Professor and participating in the permanent scientific committees for the promotion of professors and assistant professors across various specializations.
Establishment of a Future Foresight and Innovation Support Office at the Faculty.
Empowering and enhancing the role of women in the workplace and creating a supportive environment for women.
Improvement in communications and internet technology.
The existence of a partnership between the Faculty and the Ministry of Education within the framework of advanced training and development programs.
The existence of communication channels with other faculties and universities.
Expansion of accreditation and quality policy, which contributes to raising staff performance at the Faculty.
Faculty members' engagement with external institutions and executive bodies, which facilitates the participation of various stakeholders in the design and development of educational programs.
The existence of educational development projects that provide the Faculty with opportunities to improve its services.
The availability of opportunities to participate in research projects supported by funding bodies at various levels.
The existence of competitive opportunities for scholarships and external grants.
Support for scientific research and the marketing of scientific research outputs.
The existence of avenues for cooperation between the Kafr El-Sheikh Directorate of Education and the Faculty.
Repurposing the Faculty's spaces based on the building's current status and target status, and analyzing spaces to fulfill the Faculty's activities.
Working to ensure the adequacy and raise the efficiency of the Faculty's computer laboratories in terms of the number of devices, quality of software, operating conditions, and technicians' competence, and their fulfillment of the targeted educational outcomes for undergraduate and postgraduate students; raising students' foreign language proficiency; establishing a multipurpose laboratory and deploying it to achieve the targeted educational outcomes for students at various stages; and utilizing it to increase engagement with the surrounding community and achieve an appropriate annual return.
Developing the Faculty's organizational structure by establishing new units to support performance and improving the performance of existing administrations.
Overcoming weaknesses and addressing disrupted pathways in the organizational structure at the Faculty level and in the relationship between the Faculty's administrations and their counterparts at the university.
Developing the administrative skills of academic leaders, studying training needs to build the capacities of current and future leaders, and preparing the details, scientific content, and evaluation mechanisms of these programs and benefiting from them.
Documenting the Faculty's ethical mechanisms and practices pending the establishment of a university code of ethical practice.
Establishing a clear and announced system that strengthens communication between faculty members, senior management, the Quality Assurance Unit, and the administrative apparatus.
Working to secure the necessary funding to achieve the Faculty's objectives by providing new funding sources (encouraging and motivating civil society to provide financial and in-kind support to the Faculty, increasing the number of international students, and utilizing the multipurpose laboratory as a funding source), along with optimal utilization of available material, financial, and human resources.
Implementing the credit-hour system at the postgraduate level, and adopting and activating this system at the undergraduate level; expanding fee-based English-language study programs at the undergraduate level; and enhancing students' skills through faculty member participation to bridge gaps and fulfill previously identified needs in the educational process, thereby improving the competitive position of the Faculty's graduates.
Working to increase the number of international students enrolled at the Faculty and participating in educational exhibitions and forums in Arab countries to present and market the Faculty's programs, thereby encouraging Arab countries to increase the number of their students at the Faculty, consequently increasing the Faculty's revenue and enhancing its reputation at the regional level.
Scientific Research Incubator Program: This program involves outstanding faculty members in scientific research who have recent advanced research or projects funded by the university or the state, as well as recipients of university, state, regional, or international awards. The incubator includes three to five academically outstanding undergraduate students, which fosters a culture of enthusiasm for scientific research among distinguished students so they may become a genuine nucleus of future scientists. The program offers financial benefits (rewards, prizes) to students, exemption from certain service fees, discounts on trips, libraries, and specialized language and computer courses, priority in student exchange travel abroad with other universities, multiple meetings with Faculty administration for encouragement, as well as summer scientific grants to conduct research with distinguished professors, followed by the organization of competitive contests among students from different incubators at the department and faculty levels.
Academically Struggling Students Support Program: This program involves faculty members distinguished in teaching methods and highly proficient in the use of educational tools, known for their dedication to their students and genuine desire to help academically struggling students overcome such difficulties, increase the pass rate, and save state funds otherwise wasted on educating struggling students.
Expanding participation in Kafr El-Sheikh University's student welfare programs:
University Student Talent Discovery Program: This program seeks to discover students' talents and abilities across various fields of student activity, requiring faculty administrations to maintain a database of enrolled and registered students in order to identify their actual needs and preferences regarding preferred activities, as well as their particular circumstances (financial, social, health), enabling the administration to plan effectively and realistically for student welfare and the discovery and development of their abilities. The Student Affairs Sector has contributed to establishing the foundation of this system through a student activities form completed by all students.
Directing academic advisors from among faculty members to develop students' talents and showcase them through participation in various competitions.
Increasing student participation in distinguished summer camps and leadership preparation courses.
Encouraging and motivating civil society to provide financial and in-kind support to the Faculty's social solidarity fund.
Attention to athletically talented students in cooperation with the University's Youth Welfare Administration, with a focus on students in university residences, to occupy their free time in ways beneficial to their minds and bodies.
Deepening the database of research studies and theses.
Developing the research plans of the Faculty's academic departments.
Developing the research capabilities of faculty members and their assistants.
Encouraging interdisciplinary research activities among departments, and between departments and related faculties and research centers.
Supporting the publication of research in international journals.
Expanding the organization of local and international scientific conferences.
Organizing poster competitions for the best research extracted from a thesis at the department, faculty, and university levels.
Support for supporting staff (teaching assistants and assistant lecturers):
Adopting a green culture policy in the field of community service and environmental development.
Organizing awareness lectures and seminars, and participating in delivering training programs.
Activating the role of special-purpose units and increasing their number to provide community services.
Developing and improving the Faculty's website and the electronic special-purpose units, supporting them with online course content, examination results, and Faculty news and activities, to increase visitor numbers and help the Faculty maintain and improve its website ranking among Arab universities.
Fully benefiting from the diverse expertise of all faculty members across the various academic departments through participation in the activities and services of community service and environmental development centers and units, considering the Faculty a house of expertise for the university in all fields of education and scientific research.
The Faculty's policy in the field of quality assurance.
Developing the organizational structure of the Quality Assurance Unit and defining clear relationships between the Unit and the Faculty's administrations, academic departments, faculty councils, and academic leadership.
The presence of Kafr El-Sheikh University's Electronic Coordination Office at the Faculty of Specific Education.
Establishing the Green Office and activating its role positively.
Effective participation in outreach caravans.
Adopting recycling policies within the Faculty.
Holding periodic exhibitions of student production.
Holding sports competitions (football league, table tennis league, etc.).
The presence of the Media Office and the quarterly magazine of the Educational Media Department.
Participation in university and regional competitions across all fields, particularly modern technological fields.
Continuously hosting children of the Presidential Initiative "Child University" within the Faculty's departments.
Activating electronic examinations at the undergraduate level to expedite the announcement of results.