Cairo, July 15, 2012 – It's undoubtedly a
day to remember, Canadian International College (CIC) and Cape Breton University (CBU) Celebrated the fifth Class of graduates, Class 2012, with over
150 graduates in Business Administration, Technology Information, Engineering,
Engineering Technology and Mass Communication and this was at the Fairmont Hotel, Canyon Ballroom on 15th July 2012.
The celebration this year came with a particular edge of excitement as
it coincides with some important achievements for CIC mainly, the opening of
the new CIC Campus in sheikh Zayed, 6th October City, introducing two new majors in the School of Engineering – Mechatronics and Architecture and finally, graduating the first batch of our
Mass Comm School.
The Convocation was attended by several renowned figures in the field
of education, media and representatives of the various embassies in Egypt. In
addition, a delegation from Cape Breton University headed by the University
President and Vice Chancellor, Dr. John Harker and the CBU Deans: John
McKinnon, Dean of Business and Dean David McCorquodale, Dean of Science and
Technology attended this important event. The Canadian Embassy in Egypt was
also represented as Dr. Tarek Abdel Meguied, Canadian Trade Commissioner &
Senior Education Specialist, attended on behalf of the Canadian Ambassador, who
happened to be outside the country at the date, and gave a warm address to the
graduating class highlighting the strong cooperation ties between Egypt and
Canada especially in the field of Education.
Dr. Magdy El Kady, CIC
President, gave a speech at this important event in which he emphasized the
important role of Education and the new generation in building the new Republic
and said: “Dear Grads, Egypt’s youth (and you were part of them) led the 25th
of January revolution with courage, a soaring spirit, unprecedented initiative,
and a high level of organization and determination for change. Egypt’s youth
proved during the revolution that they are this country engine for construction
and hope.
Your strong will
and persistence is what will make a difference. , we are here today because
every single one of you stood tall and said, “Yes, we can.” Yes, we can learn.
Yes, we can succeed. You decided you would be defined by where you want to go,
by what you want to achieve, by the dreams you hope to fulfill. Keep up this
spirit, keep pushing, keep learning, keep excelling in your fields, this what
will make a difference in your lives not
just for your own success but for the success of our second republic .. The new
Egypt.”
Dr. Magdy, also took
this opportunity to publicly thank Cape Breton University Faculty and staff for
their distinguished mutual cooperation, understanding and dedication that made
our partnership a real success that we are reaping its fruits today
During the Convocation, a short documentary film was presented in
memory of all the martyrs who offered their souls to the birth of our new Egypt
and to celebrate the achievements of the revolution above which was choosing
our new president through free elections and stressing the important of unity
and strong will in bridging the coming important transitional period.
CIC special honor awards
was presented during the event to Dr. John Harker, for being an advocate of
innovation in education, for bridging Canada & Egypt and embracing CIC as a
major partner in CBU’s internationalization. The second award was to the name of
Mr. Labib Al- Sebaei, the eminent journalist and former chairman of Al Ahram
News paper, for his immense dedication & support of “education development”
in mainstream media that made it one of the imperative objectives in the
government’s agenda today.
The ceremony ended
by a slide show of the grads memories at CIC, a short trip events of four or
five years that left the student, parents and audience at large in touching emotion
and tears as they see a chapter of their life ends and a new one opens with a
lot of hopes, anticipation and great expectations. CIC graduation ceremony was a real
celebration of a great accomplishment that presents to the Egyptian Community,
a patch of professional grad who we all wish will be telling a compelling story
of excellence and will put a building block in building our new Egypt.
In Fact, Since its foundation in 2004,
Canadian International College has been the Premier College and the exclusive provider
of Canadian education in Egypt. CIC offers programs in Business, Business
Information Technology, Engineering, and Mass Communication. CIC is the Cairo
Campus for; the University of Ottawa & Cape Breton University and has an
articulation agreement with University of Windsor, all three esteemed
universities provided Canadian degrees in association with its CIC
counterpart. CIC enables students to
benefit from a solid Canadian curriculum, whilst being here in Cairo. Students
engage in interactive classes and gain an insight into a variety of teaching
methods supported by a strong Academic Faculty. CIC is unique in that it offers
students the opportunity to travel for student exchange programs or to study
abroad and continue their education in Canada and increases the graduates'
opportunity to work at any multinational company anywhere in the world.
Throughout the
student life-time at CIC students are supported through our CO-OP Program to
encourage them to enhance their soft skills and gain as much work experience as
possible at infamous companies and they are provided with recognized
opportunities to enroll in such programs such as AIESEC and are encouraged to
enter competitions both nationally and internationally to build up a reputable
CV ready for when they graduate. CIC’s promise to its students is to assist
them in graduating as a professional by really ‘Learning the Canadian Way’
combining students with both a solid educational back bone as well as equipping
them with the necessary skills for a competitive market place which they will
find themselves when they graduate.
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