Grants and Cooperation Agreements – Entrepreneurship Centre

During the academic year 2023/ 2024, the Entrepreneurship Centre at the AASTMT strengthened its grants and cooperation agreements to expand opportunities for low-income and vulnerable students. Through strategic partnerships, funded scholarships, and community-driven initiatives, the Centre supported poverty reduction efforts by enhancing access to education, fostering economic empowerment, and promoting inclusive development in alignment with SDG1.

Entrepreunership Centre (AASTMT) - Partners

Scholarships Offered to Students of the Institute of Technical and Professional Studies – Industrial Service Complex

As part of continuing the contribution of business leaders in supporting technical and vocational education, Lord International Company has provided scholarships for five students to enroll in the Institute of Technical and Professional Studies at the Industrial Service Complex. These scholarships enable students to pursue the Technical Diploma in the Mechanical and Mechatronics programs, thereby enhancing their practical skills and preparing them for effective integration into the industrial labor market.

Community anti-poverty initiatives

Distribution of Iftar meals and dates at University Children’s Hospital (April 2024)

In line with its social responsibility and commitment to SDG 1: No Poverty, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) continues to promote social inclusion and community engagement through charitable initiatives and outreach programs. In April 2024, AASTMT hosted children from the Mawada and Mercy Orphanage—a group of 15 children and 5 supervisors—at its Abu Qir campus for a Sports Day event organized by the University’s Community Service Department. This activity offered underprivileged children a day of recreation, care, and interaction in a supportive educational environment. While indirect, such initiatives contribute to the broader goals of poverty alleviation by enhancing the emotional well-being, social integration, and self-esteem of disadvantaged children. By extending its resources to serve vulnerable groups, AASTMT fosters a culture of compassion, inclusion, and empowerment, thereby reinforcing its role in supporting the social dimensions of poverty reduction and promoting equitable opportunities for all members of the community.

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​​​​​​​Distribution of Iftar Meals – Community Service Initiative (February 2024)

On 26 February 2024, students from Academy Al-Kheir CLC carried out a community service initiative at the University Children’s Hospital in El Shatby, Alexandria. As part of their Ramadan outreach activities, the students distributed Iftar meals to the families of young patients and offered dates at the time of breaking the fast, contributing to a supportive and compassionate environment for those spending long hours in the hospital

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Distribution of Iftar Meals – Community Service Initiative (April 2024)

On 4 April 2024, a group of college students participated in the “Iftar for Fasting People” initiative by distributing Iftar meals and clothing to families in El Maamoura El Balad Village. This activity formed part of their Ramadan community outreach efforts, aiming to support families in need and promote solidarity during the holy month.

Academy ElKheir - CLC, AASTMT

Cooperation Between the Entrepreneurship Center and The Medium, Small And Micro Enterprise Development Authority (MSME) 

The joint memorandum of Understanding – in 2022 and current till now - aims at supporting projects in the entrepreneurship sector during the coming years between the Entrepreneurship Center at the Academy and the authority for the development of medium, small and micro enterprises. The cooperation aims to discover the skills of students, develop their abilities, spread the culture of entrepreneurship, self-employment, qualify graduates and students of the university to establish and manage their projects successfully, as well as adopt innovative and creative ideas among young people, and encourage them to create new job opportunities for them; meet the needs of the current labor market, through the performance of several activities represented in the establishment of training courses, exhibitions, forums; for the development of entrepreneurial skills, workshops for innovation and creativity.

Encouraging young people to implement small projects based on innovative new ideas capable of competition organizing events that contribute to raising the capabilities of university students in the field of entrepreneurship, empowering young people for self-employment; in implementation of the state's directives and achieving the goals of sustainable development.

Cooperation between the Entrepreneurship Center and the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprise Development Authority (MSME) on AASTMT webpage

2022-2023

Grants: Entrepreneurship Center and Google -Training Entrepreneur Program

Cooperation between the Entrepreneurship Center and the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprise Development Authority (MSME) on AASTMT webpage

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Scholarships provided by the Industry Service Complex to students of the Institute of Technical and Vocational Studies

Lord International offering 5 students to study at the Institute of Technical and Vocational Studies at the Industrial Service Complex and obtain a technical Diploma in the Mechanics and Mechatronics programs.

Encouraging young people to implement small projects based on innovative new ideas capable of competition organizing events that contribute to raising the capabilities of university students in the field of entrepreneurship, empowering young people for self-employment; in implementation of the state's directives and achieving the goals of sustainable development.

Community anti-poverty initiatives

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Academy Kher April 2022 Facebook

2021-2022

1.4.2 Local financial start-up assistance

Cooperation Agreement between Entrepreneurship Center- AASTMT And National Bank of Egypt 

The National Bank of Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding with the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport to support, finance and build the capacities of young people, entrepreneurs, and innovators to establish start-up companies. To support emerging projects and entrepreneurs, and the Egypt Entrepreneurship Rally competitions. The Agreement includes a Grant with a total amount of 5 million Egyptian Pounds, for the sponsorship of the National Bank of Egypt as the main partner for all events of the entrepreneurship competition Egypt Rally during its current and upcoming years

A cooperation Agreement Entrepreneurship Center- AASTMT and National Bank of Egypt on AASTMT webpage

Cooperation Agreement Between Entrepreneurship Center- AASTMT & USAID

Based on the U.S. government's support for entrepreneurship in Egypt in general and as part of the U.S. Embassy's long-standing commitment to economic development in Egypt, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has agreed with the Center for Entrepreneurship at the academy to adopt and launch several programs aimed at providing training, guidance, and guidance to entrepreneurs.

This new program builds on a long and successful partnership between USAID and the Arab Academy for Science, technology, and maritime transport that helped establish and furnish three business incubators to help train entrepreneurs.

The cooperation between AAST & USAID on AASTMT webpage

Cooperation Between the Entrepreneurship Center and The Medium, Small And Micro Enterprise Development Authority (MSME) 

A joint memorandum of Understanding aimed at supporting projects in the entrepreneurship sector during the coming years between the Entrepreneurship Center at the academy and the authority for the development of medium, small and micro enterprises. The cooperation aims to discover the skills of students, develop their abilities, spread the culture of entrepreneurship, self-employment, qualify graduates and students of the university to establish and manage their projects successfully, as well as adopt innovative and creative ideas among young people, and encourage them to create new job opportunities for them; meet the needs of the current labor market, through the performance of several activities represented in the establishment of training courses, exhibitions, forums; for the development of entrepreneurial skills, workshops for innovation and creativity.

Encouraging young people to implement small projects based on innovative new ideas capable of competition organizing events that contribute to raising the capabilities of university students in the field of entrepreneurship, empowering young people for self-employment; in implementation of the state's directives and achieving the goals of sustainable development.

Cooperation between the Entrepreneurship Center and the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprise Development Authority (MSME)

on AASTMT webpage

Community anti-poverty initiatives
Campaign to protect the poor and workers from rain and cold (distribution of tiles and socks) (December 1-7, 2021)

The members of Academy Kher CLC charity society at the College of Language & Communication, Alexandria made an initiative to protect the workers and the needy on the streets from the rain and the cold from the 1^st to the 7^th of December 2021. Thus, they distributed more than 70 waterproof coats and cotton socks to street workers in different districts across Alexandria.