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.

Misr International University’s Management Department organized two workshops entitled “Career Path & Succession Planning” and “Compensation & Benefits” on November 22, 2016 for Business students.
The “Career Path & Succession Planning” workshop was conducted by Dr. Salah El Reffai, where he discussed how to use a SWOT analysis to set goals and define business succession planning.
While the “Compensation & Benefits” workshop was conducted by Dr. Magued Naguib, as he tackled how to establish a strategic pay plan and design an effective performance-based incentive plan.