Student Union
Student Union Overview
The Student Union of the Faculty of Education is formed by students elected through student union elections. The elected students then choose from among themselves a Secretary and Assistant Secretary for the Student Affairs Committees. Subsequently, they elect the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the Union, followed by the selection of the remaining members.
Student Union Mission
We aim to achieve a series of successes, and this success is a true reflection of your trust in us — in supporting students, activities, and innovations across the various committees, and in everything that serves the students' interests.
Importance of the Student Union
One of the most important roles of the Student Union is to provide students with the opportunity to participate in university decision-making, defend their rights, and activate extracurricular activities that help shape their personalities and broaden their knowledge. The Union also plays a vital role in organizing cultural and sports events that enrich student life, break academic monotony, and open new doors for communication and collaboration.
Additionally, the Union plays a role in preparing future leaders by offering an environment where students learn how to negotiate, plan activities, and make decisions. It fosters teamwork, encourages volunteerism, and helps build a cohesive student community capable of tackling challenges.
Objectives of the Student Union
- Represent students in the faculty's administration through the presence of the Student Union President.
- Communicate students’ opinions and suggestions to the university administration.
- Organize various activities (workshops, meetings, seminars, parties, trips, and other events), engage relevant departments to respond to student feedback, promote university spirit among students, and strengthen ties between students, faculty members, and staff.
- Encourage students to form academic, scientific, artistic, cultural, and recreational committees to utilize student energy in enhancing the university and the community.
Eligibility Criteria for Student Union Council Elections
- Must be an Egyptian national.
- Must be a regular, newly enrolled student in their academic year (i.e., not repeating the year).
- Must have a good reputation.
- Must be active in the committee field for which they are applying.
- Must not have been previously convicted of a crime involving loss of liberty or subjected to disciplinary actions within the faculty or university.
- Must not belong to any organization, entity, or terrorist group that is illegal.
Student Union Committees
1. Families Committee
Encourages students to form student families (groups) in the faculty and supports their activities. It coordinates between their various events, supervises their trips, organizes sports tournaments, and hosts cultural competitions, fostering friendships and healthy competition among students.
2. Cultural Committee
Responsible for organizing cultural activities that help students understand societal needs and development. It also aims to develop students' literary and cultural abilities.
3. Social Committee
Handles social activities and trips, working to build social ties among students and with faculty, fostering a spirit of cooperation. It organizes social, cultural, and recreational camps and trips, supports financially disadvantaged students through social welfare funding based on social worker assessments, and distributes subsidized textbooks to ensure equal opportunity. The committee may also organize blood donation drives or fundraising campaigns for charitable institutions such as the Heart Institute or Cancer Institute. It also hosts the annual Ideal Student competition and a chess tournament.
4. Scientific Committee
Promotes scientific and cultural awareness among students and enhances intellectual abilities through forming innovation, computer, and research teams.
5. Sports Committee
Promotes sportsmanship and supports athletic talents. It manages the faculty’s sports activities by forming teams, organizing matches, and hosting sports events and festivals.
6. Arts Committee
Responsible for activities in acting, music, choir, fine arts, photography, and traditional crafts.
7. Scouts and Public Service Committee
Organizes scouting and guiding activities based on its principles and implements environmental service programs approved by the faculty council and departments. It involves students in national public service projects that meet the country's needs.
Student Union Responsibilities
- Set the general policy for the Faculty’s Student Union in alignment with committee programs.
- Approve and follow up on the work plans of the Union’s various committees.
- Approve the final financial reports of the Union.
- Allocate financial resources to the committees and prepare the annual budget for the council and its committees.
- Coordinate efforts between the committees of the Faculty Student Union.
- Foster relationships with student unions in other university faculties.
- Elect a Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the Union Council from among its student members.
