Today, South Valley University witnessed the activities of the last day of the first cultural week under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Youssef Gharbawi, President of the University, and in the presence of Prof. Dr. Ahmed Kamal Nassari, Vice President for Environmental Service and Development, a group of deans and faculty agents, and members of the teaching staff and students of various colleges.
Dr. Ahmed Helmy Ziadah from the Faculty of Archeology explained a lecture entitled “The institutional entity is the shield of the nation throughout the ages” and explained the impact of the reflection of the strength of the institutional entity (the state) on the homeland and how Egypt has all the factors that made its entity strong since the Pharaonic era, followed by the Islamic era to the era. Hadith, where Egypt enjoys security and safety throughout the ages, it was mentioned by the Allah “Enter Egypt, God willing, safe.” Egypt also has a strong national army that protects the homeland and its borders as it has been used over the ages to preserve the land of its country. The Egyptian army was able to counter the attacks of the Mongols and Tatars and protect Jerusalem by victory over the Crusade and many conquests until the modern era. We witnessed the glorious October War and the retrieval of the homeland, Sina and witnessed The whole world is due to the strength of the Egyptian army and the unity and patriotism of the Egyptian people.
Dr. Ahmed Helmy continued explaining the factors behind establishing a strong institutional entity by expanding the establishment of educational and health institutions, as the Pharaonic era witnessed progress in education and culture. An example of this is the science of mummification, chemical progress, the secret of the sun perpendicular to the Ramses statue, organ transplantation operations and others, and the Islamic era came with many expansions where it was established. Ahmad Ibn Tulun Mosque and Al-Azhar Mosque, which is a beacon of knowledge for the entire Islamic world, and the school of Sultan Hassan, and the establishment of the Bimaristan (hospital) Ahmad Ibn Tulun, The state continues the same approach as Egypt cooperated with the State of Japan to establish Japanese schools in Egypt with international educational standards and establish new universities, and at the medical level, the state has organized many health awareness campaigns such as the 100 Million Health Initiative and special initiatives to support the health of Egyptian women and currently the state has established 6 hospitals to address Corona virus epidemic and others ..
A documentary film prepared by South Valley University was shown showing the most important achievements of the state in the modern era and the national projects in Qena Governorate.
Dr. Jalal Al-Sayed Jalal from the Faculty of Arts gave a second lecture entitled “Youth and the National Identity”. He talked about love for Egypt and love for the homeland and about its moderation importance in Islam and how state institutions work in harmony in order to achieve the highest possible number of goals for the advancement of the homeland and the lecture of youth and national identity confirm the above From this week’s lectures, it demonstrates the Egyptian youth’s belonging to their Egyptian national identity, which was able from its ancient past, where its roots are implanted, to learn from it, formulate it, crystallize it and develop its future, preserving its spirit, awareness, religion and affiliation, as an example and a role model for other young people to love and protect the homeland. Huh, Egypt’s secret weapon and its trump card that will never be lost.
The closing speech was presented by Prof. Dr. Youssef Gharbawi, President of the University, and the discussion was exchanged with the attending students, explaining to them new ways of knowledge and inviting them to view the national projects from the ground in order to know all their details, and the students expressed the extent of their benefit from the first cultural week.