As a part of its interest to continuously update the students with the recent developments in the field of business, the Management Department,Faculty of Business Administration and International Trade, held on 14^th May, 2018 a seminar on a growing business interest in Egypt and worldwide, which is the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

The guest speaker of this seminar was Mr. Sherif Eissa, Head of Environmental Sustainability and Legal Regulatory Affairs at ORANGE Egypt. Mr. Eissa dedicated a considerable part of his presentation to explaining the concept of the CSR, stating that it simply means “broadening the scope of company commitments by taking account of the social, economic and environmental interests of the society”. The framework of that concept was outlined by some international protocols and documents like the UN Global Compact (the largest international CSR agreement in the world), the Global Reporting Initiative and the ISO 26000. As application of the CSR, Mr. Eissa browsed the various CSR activities of Orange Group Corporation which include organizing competitions for innovative entrepreneurship projects and innovations to use technology in serving society. They also include Enactus National competition, women empowerment, partnering with national and international NGOs and focus groups in many fields like fighting common ailments as diabetes and cancer, supporting better nutrition, online protection and safe usage of Internet and Autism. Orange Group Corporation also allocates a considerable interest to the environmental issues focusing on some areas like environmental awareness, climate change and responsible consumption. Those activities have covered serious topics like the radio waves, and tried to encourage projects in renewable and clean energy. After the presentation, the attendees raised some questions regarding the percentage of the Corporation profits dedicated to CSR activities, claiming it is still very modest in Egypt. Other attendees raised questions about the existence of independent entities in Egypt to inspect and asses the CSR activities. They also questioned the amount of the big communication companies’ expenditure on TV campaigns. At the end, the students and other audience showed their appreciation to Mr. Eissa for his outstanding presentation and for sharing his valuable experience.

A seminar entitled “Nothing is Impossible: A Path to Success” was organized on Monday 12th November, 2018 by the Department of Management & Marketing, Faculty of Business Administration & Foreign Trade.
The session was given by Dr Hayat Khatab, President of the Egyptian Paralympic Committee, President of Paravolley Africa, Member of the World Paravolley Organisation and Member of the CPISRA.
“What Is Impossible Can Make Things Possible”… This is the slogan of our two hosted Worldwide Champions in Para Power Lifting: Ms Fatma Omar and Mr Hany Mohsen. Our Worldwide Champions represented role models for our students and presented how they could really overcome disability and various challenges to gain their gold medals and maintain their success. The champions concluded the seminar by highlighting the importance of clear direction and objectives in life as well as the value of persistence and passion to overcome various challenges.

On Monday  May 7 2018, a workshop on “Performance Management” was held by the Department of Management, Faculty of Business Administration and International Trade. The workshop was presented by Dr Salah El Refai and was attended by about 43 students.  The workshop aimed at providing Business Faculty students with knowledge and applications about the characteristics and the cycle of Performance Management, in addition to planning and setting the objectives  of Performance Management. The workshop aimed to practically illustrate the stages of Performance Management throughout the year and to demonstrate the various Performance Appraisal tools and types.

Misr International University’s Management Department of Business Administration & International Trade Faculty has organized a series of workshops to develop the students’ skills. Three workshops were conducted on October 18, 2016.

The “Effective Planning & Scheduling” workshop by Dr. Emad Adieb provided students with the fundamental elements to create any type of schedule, including how to define a goal, create a work breakdown structure, estimate task durations, determine project duration, effectively allocate project resources, plan for risks, and create a communication plan.

While the “Training and Development” workshop by Dr. Salah El Refaei tackled the role of training and development in human resources management, the learning process psychology, the training needs of an organization and evaluating the effectiveness of training programs.

At last, the “What would HR know about strategic planning?” workshop by Dr. Sally El Feki discussed the strategic planning components for organizational growth, translating strategy into action, implementing strategy and delivering results through people and processes.

On April 16th, 2018, a workshop entitled “What should HR know about Strategic Planning?” was held by the Department of Management, Faculty of Business Administration and International Trade. The workshop was conducted by Dr Sally Bahgat and was attended by about 42 students. The workshop aimed at providing Business Faculty students with knowledge and applications about what HR should know about fundamentals of strategic planning, identifying strategic options, formulating the strategic plan in terms of assessing the feasibility of alternatives, linking strategy to actions, establishing effective communication mechanisms, in addition to monitoring and reviewing the progress of a plan.

Misr International University hosted guest speaker Eng. Mohamed Farag, Founder and CEO of Egyptian Swedish Air Conditioning Co. on Monday, April 24^th, 2017 to hold a seminar entitled “Becoming an Entrepreneur” for business major students.

The seminar discussed the different types of entrepreneurship and the process of becoming a successful entrepreneur. Eng. Farag exhibited real life examples of global successful entrepreneurs and stressed on the importance of entrepreneurship for Egypt’s economic development.

“Becoming an Entrepreneur” That was the title of the third seminar organized by the Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business Administration and International Trade. The session was conducted on Monday 22^nd October, 2018 by Eng Mohamed Farag, Founder and CEO of Egyptian Swedish Air Conditioning Co.
As a successful entrepreneur, Eng Farag defined who is an entrepreneur and the different types of entrepreneurship. He gave real life examples of global successful entrepreneurs and confirmed the importance of entrepreneurship for Egypt’s economic development. Eng Farag illustrated the required stages to become a successful entrepreneur and to start the entrepreneurial career. The discussion was enriched by highlighting the importance of a sustainable business as well as the various challenges and opportunities to become an entrepreneur.

As Misr International University constantly aspires to provide its students with the best academic and practical knowledge and experience, the Faculty of Business Administration and International Trade organized three workshops for its management-major students.

The first workshop was entitled “Driving Business Results with Talent Management” instructed by Dr. Magued Naguib on Tuesday, February 21^st, 2017 and it tackled competency–based job analysis as well as talent acquisition, development, identification and retention.

The second workshop was on Tuesday, February 27^th under the title of “HR Policies and Procedures” by Dr. Salah El Reffai, as he discussed why businesses need HR policies and procedures, the general definition of policy and procedure, and developing a policy or a procedure.

Finally, the third workshop was entitled “Basics Finance for HR Professional” by Mr. Wael Abdel Kader on Tuesday, March 7^th, 2017, as Mr. Abdel Kader explained the role of shareholders, partners, businessmen, investors, financial analysts, etc.

On Monday 26^th November, 2018, a workshop on “Career Path and Succession Planning” was held by the Department of Management, Faculty of Business Administration and International Trade. The workshop was presented by Dr Nabil El Hady and it was attended by 40 students.
The workshop aimed at providing Business students with knowledge and applications about the business succession planning & its role in the organization. The workshop provided the students with the groundwork for developing a succession plan, learning to use a SWOT analysis, creating a plan, assigning roles & executing the plan. It also provided the basics for learning to anticipate obstacles in order to re-evaluate goals and to focus on progress.