Overview. About. Goals. MA SC SU has a long term vision based on building a real brand among all students in Egypt.

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2 Overview About Material Advantage Student Chapter at Suez University (MA SC SU) was founded in 2015 to be the first chapter representing MA program in Egypt. At our university, students enter engineering departments based on their grades in the first academic year so the majority of students enter Materials Science & Engineering Department without a real desire or a complete knowledge about this department resulting in many problems in their career life to the extent that some of them make career shift. For this reason, the foundation of MA SC SU was necessary to start A Year of Empowerment during which the chapter truly managed to transit students from this weak point to the top of their career. Goals MA SC SU has a long term vision based on building a real brand among all students in Egypt Preparing students for entering the workforce by supporting them in the following areas: * Technical Skills * Career Development * Soft Skills Connect students with the international benefits introduced by our partner societies. Achieving widespread outreach to reach other universities in Egypt and High School Students. Making the chapter involved in the community through social events or community service. As the founding Editor in Chief of JUMR, I can appreciate the effort that goes into the creation of a new publication, and Spectrum exudes professionalism from Issue 1.I hope to see this publication made available to all Material Advantage chapters. For Issue 2, I can envision content provided by members of other student chapters as its sphere of influence continues to grow. It is great to see an international chapter making the most of Material Advantage, and I hope to see some of you at MS&T 16. Material Advantage Committee Chair Ben Poquette, PhD

3 2015 Highlights SPECTRUM The chapter showed professionalism by publishing the first issue of its magazine SPECTRUM in April to be the first international student magazine in Materials Science & Engineering field containing many technical sections like academic researches, interviews with well known industry leaders, industry news and chapter news. ementoring Program The program aims at breaking distances between graduates and undergraduates through making it possible for students to know everything about the career life and the needed skills for their career by an effective online relationship between students and professionals. The program exceeded expectations by having more than 40 mentor and more than 60 mentees during the first stage of the program. New Trends and challenges in Steel Industry in Egypt Conference One of our proudest successes was our first conference under the name of New Trends and challenges in Steel Industry in Egypt Conference. The conference included many leading companies in steel industry and other professionals in Egypt to discuss the current situation of industry in Egypt and finding new creative solutions Statistics Membership grew to 105 reactive members and 55 active members over the academic year. Publishing First International Student Magazine SPECTRUM Average attendees with 35 for small events and 95 for mega events likes on Facebook Reaching out 15 companies Reaching deals with 5 companies Securing SPECTRUM main sponsor 5 Field visits/ 2 Summer Internships 12 workshop 3 Educational Meetings * Faculty award for best student activity for year * INJAZ Egypt award for best university partner for year * Department recognition for chapters' efforts * Ministry of Environment award for chapter social impact.

4 Programming Brand building goes hand by hand with innovation.ma SC SU realized this fact from the start and conducted a good number of programming activities that gave us the opportunity to get the trust of all students rapidly although it was our first year. SPECTRUM Chapter Official Magazine About SPECTRUM is the masterwork of our activities this year. It is the first international student magazine in Materials Science & Engineering field published by MA SC SU annually in April, it is available hard and soft. Content SPECTRUM is a technical magazine containing the following sections: * Chapter President and SPECTRUM CEO Forewords. * An interview with well known industry leader For issue 1 It was Mr.Ronald E. Ashburn executive director of AIST. * Articles by academics and young professionals including case studies, new technologies and researches. * Industry News & Chapter News. * Ads for our partner societies and magazine main sponsor. Sponsor SPECTRUM main sponsor is Danieli Group company. Goals SPECTRUM has many benefits for the chapter as: * SPECTRUM is a great source of technical information with this number of technical articles and news. * Students can greatly benefit from the fabulous interviews with industry leaders. * SPECTRUM is platform for young professionals to show their thoughts. * SPECTRUM is the first marketing voice for us with all companies. * SPECTRUM is a great way of recruiting new members. Review SPECTRUM from this link: New Trends and challenges in Steel Industry in Egypt Conference Steel Industry in Egypt faces a lot of challenges today especially with the rapid increase in the Iron and Steel Technology. MA SC SU showed its maximum support to this issue through organizing the first conference to discuss the current situation of steel industry in Egypt under the name of New Trends and Challenges in Steel Industry in Egypt. 5 Leading Steel Companies 20 Department Professors 65 Young Professionals 35 Students Highlights * Suez University President word * 5 sessions by companies' representatives * 2 sessions by department professors * 3 Young Professionals represented their technical papers

5 ementoring Program Review the program from this link: program/ ementoring is a way of providing students a deep insight into their academic and career life by building a strong relationship between students and professionals using social networks. The professionals share their practical experience and career advice to help students making decisions towards their future life. We have a certain philosophy for ementoring program to provide students with mentoring relationships to make a staple, nurturing relationships and show them varied career opportunities that exist and encourage them to improve their academic performance and introduce the integrated advice to be the ideal engineer through a determined online communication system. The program exceeded expectations by having more than 40 mentors and more than 60 mentees during the first stage of the program. Zewail City Visit INNOVATION Camp MA SC SU has the honor of organizing a visit to Zewai City of Science and Technology on December.14,2015 Zewail City of Science and Technology is an independent institution of learning, research and innovation in Egypt under the supervision of the Egyptian scientist Dr.Ahmed Zewail. The visit started with a free tour to explore the city especially the Nano Technology Research Center, then a presentation by one of Zewail s estimated professors. After that we had a walking tour to explore the city different facilities. Number of Attendees: 98 Students Duration: 7 Hours Companies always search for employees who have the ability to innovate and make things work better as innovation is always the only path for the progress of any entity. From the fruitful partnership with one of the most well known educational organizations, INJAZ Egypt, MA SC SU succeeded in organizing a fabulous program: INNOVATION camp (ICamp) The program which was certified help to inspire, empower and prepare Egyptian students to join the job market as qualified employees.

6 MA School Attendees:65 students Number of Workshops: 6 workshops (One workshop each 2 weeks for 2 hours) In our department, students always find Materials Science a difficult subject to understand but at the same time it represents the main base of our career so MA SC SU started a series of workshops under the name of MA School. The school was conducted to help students with all difficulties faced them during their study of Materials Science. Subjects for workshops were chosen through uploading a simple survey made by MA SC SU each week to know what students want the workshop to be about. Speakers for workshops were department professors, teaching assistants or students in their last academic year. Workshops had a great impact at students which will make us put the school as a priority in our activities next year after this great success. As a primary goal of MA SC SU is to get students closer to the available career opportunities in the job market, the chapter invited 45 students to experience a unique workshop in one of the leading companies in Ceramic Industry in Egypt. Ceramic Industry Workshop The day started by a warm welcome of the company board to all students then heading to the company main hall to start the workshop which lasted for 2 hours during which students knew everything about the production line of ceramic products. Corrosion Control Workshop Corrosion Control Workshop Attendees: 55 Students Duration: 3 Hours In cooperation with MECORR company, a leading Cathodic Protection Services Company driven by NACE Certified Cathodic Protection Specialists, MA SC SU invited students to take a new insight into their field with a certified workshop to enrich their knowledge about Corrosion Control & Inspection.

7 Career Development After graduation most of students can t withstand the real competition in job market and need some time to adapt this situation so one of the primary goals of MA SC SU this year was breaking the gap between the technical life and practical life to make students on the top of their career. MA Plant Visits Number of field visits: 5 Number of students: 35 students Giving students the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge in actual work and experience practical work by themselves is always our main concern for career development. In order to achieve that, MA SC SU had organized a number of plant visits to the most leading plants in Egypt like : Ceramica Cleopatra in Ceramic Industry, Ezz Steel and Egyptian Steel Companies in Steel Industry and Cairo Oil Refining Company and Qarun Companies for Quality Control & Inspection in Oil & Gas Industry. These visits helped students to see the clear picture of the theoretical things they have learnt so far and managed them to understand the challenges they might face during their career. Steer Your Career Steer Your Career Number of Students: 65 Students Duration: 3 Days Certified Course The value of soft skills can t be understated. Today, soft skills are regarded as important as technical skills in workplace from ability to learn to communications skills are all necessary skills for any successful engineer. From this point, MA SC SU succeeded in organizing a fabulous certified course by a talented instructor from INJAZ Egypt. The course covered all soft skills needed in workplace like leadership, time management, critical thinking, team dynamic and job search skills.

8 MA Internships MA SC SU succeeded in securing two internships this year sponsored by Egyptian Steel Company and Danieli Group Company. 1 Egyptian Steel Company Number of opportunities: 20 (10 during July and 10 during August) Duration of training: 1 Month 2 Danieli Group Company Two types of internships * 5 opportunities outside Egypt for an internship in the company headquarters in Buttrio, Italy during August. * 20 opportunities inside Egypt (10 during July and 10 during August) Attendees: 15 students Overview: HSE (Health, Safety& Environment) workshop in Cairo Oil Refining Company (CORC). HSE Day According to our vision to open new horizons for students, MA SC SU organized a one day workshop CORC for 15 students. The workshop went through the important topics about HSE management system inside the company like Policies & Objectives, Risk Assessment & Management, reasons for most accidents, cases of work related ill health arise and the improvement plans of HSE inside the company to insure permanent quality. Personal Branding Workshop Attendees: 40 students Duration: 3 Hours workshop LinkedIn now is the platform where all HR managers and recruiters are now hanging out so a strong profile on LinkedIn will make difference with your career and give you the opportunity to be seen by any company. MA SC SU organized a workshop under the name of Personal Branding to go through two main topics: 1 How to start with LinkedIn and make a strong profile. 2 CV writing.

9 MA International Benefits MA SC SU organized one of the most important events for us this year, it was the first session about benefits introduced by our partner societies. MA International Benefits Goals from the session Informing students by all benefits introduced by our partner societies especially career based benefits. Encouraging students to make MA International Membership. The presentation was conducted by chapter s president showing the power of the membership of our partner societies. Also, he gave a complete explanation about Steel to Students Training Program introduced by AIST. The day was ended by explaining the needed steps to make MA membership. Educational Meetings Number of EM this year: 3 General meetings of all chapter members in MA SC SU are very different as they contain valuable educational activities like: Academic activities introduced by Academy Committee. Sessions on MA program membership benefits by chapter s secretary. Career based sessions by professionals from well known companies. Competitions between chapter members with valuable awards.

10 Service To build a unique brand you have to reach all types of audience and build a good reputation. MA SC SU made it a priority to give back to the community through a good number of community services using all possible methods like social networks, chapter initiatives or by participation. imetallurgist As we believe that MA SC SU has a message toward not only university students but also young youth in Egypt, it was essential to reach high school students through a unique outreach program imetallurgist which provides students with the opportunity to take a closer look at Materials Science & Engineering field and encouraging them to get a degree in this field through attractive presentations and practical applications that show the power of materials in our life. MA SC SU has visited five schools till now with a great acceptance from students giving us strong incentives to reach every student in Egypt. The chapter also appropriate a part of fundraising activities to help these schools with necessary kits for lab experiments as possible. Food Bank Visit About The Egyptian Food Bank A nonprofit organization specialized in fighting hunger through diversity and innovation through creating effective programs addressing hunger problems by creating partnerships with those who care about needy hungry people in Egypt. They have strong vision of having Egypt free of Hunger by MA SC SU had a good initiative by organizing a volunteering day to the Food Bank to share with this great organization their strong task. During the day, our volunteers were very active preparing all boxes filled with food for poor people in all over Egypt, after that we had an open discussion with Food Bank representatives through which we felt how hunger is an insult for any human that must be eliminated as possible.

11 Save Humanity Campaign Child Homelessness is a serious problem in our community today. Children, who find themselves suddenly sleeping in streets without any protection, cover against cold or rainfall or even a helping hand, can be victims of exploitation for robbery, begging or Harassment. MA SC SU started a campaign against this serious phenomenon under the name of "Save Humanity, Save Homeless Children" to make our voice reach all Child rights organizations. Our campaign started online on social networks with many posts on Facebook to show the suffering of children in streets then offline campaigns with more than 30 volunteers of MA SC SU wearing t shirts holding the slogan of our campaign to raise the awareness of people by this problem. Campus Day Number of Volunteers: 32 Donated Hours: 4 Hours In our university, there was an abandoned garden which was full of unused wood, old chairs and many dead plants. MA SC SU launched an invitation for all students in the chapter to organize a day to make life return to this garden again and with more than 4 hours of hard work, volunteers were successful to make the garden beautiful again and now many students make small meetings in this garden taking fabulous photos or eating meals.

12 NAQAA Project In Egypt, 85% of water usage depends mainly on Nile River which has different forms of pollution because of throwing industrial wastes and the weakness of water treatment stations which cause a lot of serious diseases like malignant tumors of the kidneys, liver and bladder so many of people depend on strong water filters now to avoid or decrease the pollution in water to some extent These filters solve the problem to some extent but only for those who have the ability to buy these expensive filters but for very poor people who hardly secure their daily food can't buy them. MA SC SU has started a new project under the name of "NAQAA" which means "Purity" in English aims at providing the safest and best affordable water treatment for all Egyptians. The project is simply a filter consists of two containers, the upper container for collecting all impurities in water and the lower container for treated water. Containers are made of food grade plastic which equipped in the middle by a filter candle which is nearly 12 cm in height and 6 cm in width, the candle is made of porous ceramic, colloidal silver to kill Bactria and fungi in water to keep water clean and activated carbon in the core to improve taste of water by removing all strange chemicals. Goals from the project: 1 Providing poor people with affordable and safe water 2 Achieving bacterial removal by 99.9% 3 Good Productivity with 2 3 liters per hour 4 Economic product (Price< 20 USD) In Egypt, there are many organizations which support start up and entrepreneurship like INJAZ Egypt as a leading organization in this filed. INJAZ Egypt organizes this year a competition called Company Program in which 30 teams compete for 16 weeks until managing to make all necessary things regarding their start up, they support us with kits, mentors and all needed things to have a great atmosphere of work. Our chapter participates in this competition under the name of MA SC SU with NAQAA Project with all hope to win this competition to achieve this hard challenge of having better water for better life. Blood Drive Duration: 2 Days Donated Hours: 12 Hours Number of Donors: 110 As a great way to give back to the community, MA SC SU had the honor to participate with the student union in our university and other student activities in organizing a blood drive under the supervision of Ministry of Health.

13 Social Activities Orphan Day Celeberation Many children all over the world become orphaned losing their first helping hand in life. MA SC SU organized a day to draw attention to orphans rights in Egypt by inviting 40 of orphans to a big party in our university in a special day to make sure that they are not forgotten. The day started by a warm welcome to children from university professors, students and even workers then an atmosphere of joy, singing and excitement dominated leaving children very happy and motivated for a better life. Be Hope MA SC SU started a campaign under the name of Be Hope for encouraging students to donate for Children s Cancer Hospital which holds the mission of building a sustainable foundation to prevent and combat cancer through research, smart education and quality healthcare provided with passion and justice to alleviate the suffering of children with cancer and their families Free of charge. 10 volunteers of MA SC SU organized many activities during the campaign like simple gifts for each person will donate and a board to write quotes for children in the hospital. The campaign was very successful with many number of donors. International Day of Older Persons MA SC SU celebrated the International Day of Older Persons through organizing a visit to a home of older persons. The day was great full of happiness and joy with beautiful smile on their faces, our volunteers talked with them about their conditions and their needs. The day ended by having launch with them then our volunteers introduced to them simple but valuable gifts to always remember this great day.

14 Suez Runners As physical activities and fitness are very important for decreasing risk of disease and avoiding injuries, MA SC SU tried to encourage young youth to do activities they enjoy throughout their life. MA SC SU took its first initiative by participating in the marathon organized by Suez Runners team on Corniche of Suez. More than 70 members in MA SC SU participated in the event which was full of competition and excitement with many great gifts. MA Fun Day MA SC SU organized a big party in fresh air to celebrate chapter s first year at the campus. The main goal of the party was attracting attention of students to our chapter to answer all their inquiries about us and recruiting new members. The atmosphere of the day was full of fun, games, excitement and many competitions between students. It was a great honor to have a visit by dean of our faculty and a number of department professors to chapter s booth to wish us a great success during this year showing their great support to our work. Pizza Day Number of Attendees: 60 members MA SC SU had a great surprise for its members by offering free pizza meals and snacks sponsored by our partner society AIST. The day was full of joy and excitement leaving our members more motivated and even more determined to achieve an extra ordinary year full of advantages to all material students and engineers all over Egypt. The day included many activities and presentation on benefits introduced by AIST for students like Steel to Students Training Program.

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