During the Summer 2023 semester, 38 Al-Alsun students completed the Journalistic Translation program with Mr. Hany Aasal, Managing Editor and Head of the Diplomatic Department at Al Ahram. Since 2016, the Department and Al Ahram Regional Institute for Journalism have worked hand in hand to prepare our graduates for a successful career in journalism and translation.

حقق طلاب جامعة مصر الدولية نجاحًا باهرًا في عرض هذا العام “سينما ٣٠”، الذي يحكي عن فيلم يتم تصويره في إحدى قرى مصر النائية عام ١٩٣٠، أثناء الاحتلال البريطاني لمصر.

تتعرض المسرحية لرفض المأمور البريطاني أن يتحدث أهل القرية أمام الكاميرا عن حياة تحاكي واقعهم، وأن يتعلموا شيئًا جديدًا هي لغة السينما، الأمر الذي يقوض أدوات الاحتلال وهي الرهبة والجهل.

تم تقديم المسرحية في فصل واحد من تأليف محمود جمال وإخراج عبد الخالق حديني على مسرح جراند طيبة يوم 25 يونيو 2023 وعلى مسرح مكتبة المعادي يوم 18 أغسطس 2023.

يضم فريق المسرح طلابًا من كلية الألسن والإعلام، وكلية إدارة الأعمال، وكلية الهندسة، وكلية طب الفم والأسنان، وكلية الصيدلة، وكلية علوم الحاسب. وتتنوع أدوار الطلاب بين التمثيل والديكور والإخراج.

حضر عدد من الفنانين المسرحيين المخضرمين الذين تفضلوا بقبول الدعوة، على رأسهم الفنان الكبير عبد الرحمن أبو زهرة، وأشادوا بالعرض المسرحي وأداء طلاب الجامعة الذي يقترب جدًا من مستوى الاحتراف.

MIU Theater Team achives great success with this year’s performance Cinema 30, which tells the story of a film set in a remote Egyptian village in 1930, during the British occupation of Egypt.

The play addresses the British warden’s refusal to allow the villagers to speak in front of the camera about a life that mimics their reality, and to learn something new, which is the language of cinema, as this would undermine the strategies if the occupation to keep the villagers living in fear and ignorance.

The play was presented in one act, written by Mahmoud Gamal and directed by Abdel Khaleq Hadini, at the Grand Taiba Theater on June 25, 2023, and at the Maadi Library Theater on August 18, 2023.

MIU Theater Team includes students from the Faculty of Al-Alsun and Mass Communication, Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Dentistry, the Facullty of Pharmacy and the Faculty of Computer Science. Students’ roles varies between acting, stage props, and directing.

Prominent theatrical artists, including the great actor Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra, were invited to attend the show. The team members were praised for their professional performance.

MIU’s Training, Evaluation & Research Writing Center proudly celebrated the exceptional winners of the highly anticipated General Knowledge and Creative Writing competitions on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

The Center was delighted to hold these two captivating competitions, which attracted talented participants from all faculties. The winners of the General Knowledge Competition were recognized and rewarded for their remarkable performance, while the English and Arabic Poetry and Short Story categories celebrated the outstanding creativity of the first and second place winners.

It was an inspiring event that showcased the brilliant intelligence and impressive creativity of our students.

We extend our heartfelt appreciation to all the enthusiastic participants who contributed to the remarkable success of these competitions. Your dedication and competence truly exemplify the outstanding standards upheld by MIU.

The Community Service and Environmental Development Sector in the Faculty of Al-Alsun and Mass Communication organized a seminar on the importance of youth joining the Decent Life “Haya Karima” Initiative. The seminar hosted two distinguished speakers: Ms. Sarah Eid, Head of the Transparency and Community Engagement Unit at the Ministry of Finance, and Dr. Hesham El-Helbawy, Assistant of the Minister of Local Development for National Projects, Local Administration Development, and Egyptian Rural Development.

Ms. Eid discussed the national model for participatory budgeting, which ensures transparency, participation, and community accountability to meet the needs of citizens and improve the quality of public services.

Dr. El-Helbawy, for his part, talked about the concept of development and how to foster local development in Egypt. He also discussed the Egyptian Rural Development Program (Decent Life “Haya Karima”), which aims to achieve balanced and integrated development in all rural and urban areas across Egypt.

We’re so proud of our students who are innovative, dynamic, and hardworking. That is why we, the Faculty of Al-Alsun and Mass Communication, made it an annual tradition to celebrate our talents.

This year we at the Department of Al-Alsun held our Merit Day to honor our students’ academic achievements and outstanding performance in sports and selected projects. Special rewards were granted to students who excelled in their dubbing, subtitling and graduation projects. Merit Day is always a chance to express our pride in our students. We wish you all the success in your future endeavors!

The Department of Mass Communication at the Faculty of Al-Alsun and Mass Communication organized a seminar titled “Public Relations and the Development of Advertising Strategies.” The event took place on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in the university auditorium OOA.

Moderated by Ranim Azzam and Mohamed Elanwar, both PR account managers at POD, Egypt’s leading integrated communications agency, the seminar discussed the latest trends in the field of PR. It also shed light on various aspects of integrated marketing communication that Mass Communication students can explore post-graduation. The discussion encompassed the challenges that fresh graduates may encounter and the internship opportunities available for senior year students at POD.

Drawing an audience of more than 50 students from diverse years and majors, the seminar took place during the assembly hour, from 11:45 AM to 1:15 PM. During this time, the moderators engaged with students, answering their questions on the contemporary working conditions within the PR industry.

This initiative by the Department of Mass Communication underscores its commitment to fostering practical connections for students before graduation. By providing insights into the industry and addressing queries about post-graduation challenges, the department aims to equip students with the knowledge and experience needed for a seamless transition into their professional lives.

As a final evaluation process for the Duبing Course, Al-Alsun Department held a jury to view, grade and evaluate students’ dubbed projects. Under the supervision of Al-Alsun staff along with Mr. Mohamed Ali, the Sound Director, 25 students managed to translate and record the dubbing of 5 projects ranging from animation movies to TV programs.

Students presented their work in front of a committee of professors where they explained the bits and pieces of their dubbing journey and challenges. All groups were later on praised for their outstanding performance.

The MIU Theater Team presented the The Visit play written by the Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt. The play recounts the story of a very poor town devastated by revenge. Claire Zachanassian arrives, an eccentric, fabulously rich old lady who proposes to give to the people of the town a large amount of money under one condition: to kill one fellow citizen of them, named Ill, who, when Claire was seventeen years old, he left her and caused her disgraceful expulsion of the town.

The team included: 8 actors from the Faculty of Al-Alsun and Mass Communication (2 from the Al-Alsun Department 6 from Mass Communication Department), 3 from the Faculty of Business Administration, 3  from the Faculty of Engineering, 2 from the Faculty of Dentistry, and 2 from the Faculty of Computer Science.

The play was performed at the Heliopolis Library Theater on June 5-6, 2022 and the Maadi Library Theater on September 2, 2022. The MIU Theater Team achieved great success at the Afaq and National Theater Festivals.

Several critics praised their performance in several Egyptian newspapers, including Al-Ahram and Al-Masry Al-Youm.

قدم فريق المسرح بجامعة مصر الدولية مسرحية “الزيارة” من تأليف الكاتب المسرحي السويسري فريدريش دورنمات، وتحكي عن قصة انتقام في مدينة ساء بها الحال وأصبح كل ما فيها خرابًا، ويولد لأهل المدينة الأمل في العيش مرة أخرى عندما تعرض عليهم العجوز المليونيرة، ابنة المدينة التي طُردت منها منذ أربعين عامًا، مبلغًا ماليًا يفوق خيالهم فقط من أجل قتل واحد منهم وهو (إل)، حبيبها السابق الذي تسبب في مأساتها.

شارك بالتمثيل في العرض 8 طلاب من كلية الألسن والإعلام (طالبان من قسم الألسن 6 طلاب من قسم الإعلام)، و3طلاب من كلية إدارة الأعمال، و3 طلاب من كلية الهندسة، وطالبان من كلية الأسنان، وطالبان من كلية علوم الحاسب.

وتم عرض المسرحية ثلاث مرات على مسرحي مكتبة مصر الجديدة يومي 5-6 يونيو 2022 ومكتبة المعادي يوم 2 سبتمبر 2022 في عروض كاملة العدد. وحقق أعضاء الفريق من الطلاب نجاحًا باهرًا في مهرجاني آفاق والمهرجان القومي للمسرح. كما أشاد العديد من النقاد بمستوى العرض والأداء في عدة صحف منها الأهرام والمصري اليوم.