The British Council is pleased to announce the finalists for a prestigious award celebrating the outstanding achievements of the UK’s international alumni. They are selected by our panel of judges as best representatives for the impact of UK higher education in their chosen career path and the impact they have made for the development of Egypt.
We are proud of them!
Promoting values of citizenship to children using arts to raise awareness. We created a series of Muppet shows with songs about citizenship and peace. This was delivered in ten schools and orphanages, followed by discussions with children and care-givers about the values that each show tackled. Scripts covered reflect, respect, courage, inclusion and other values. The success of this initiative led to private schools and businesses offering to pay to host the sketches, ensuring sustainability.
Imperial College London
Rehab El-Maghraby is an assistant professor at the faculty of petroleum and mining engineering, Suez University and an adjunct faculty at AUC. After obtaining her PhD, Rehab established a research lab worth £500,000 in just three years in Egypt. The national revenue from this laboratory has a wide pay-off.
Rehab implemented the techniques and expertise she developed at Imperial College London to generate this fund.
Hossam is a quality control specialist in the National Organisation for Research and Control of Biologics. He was responsible for preparing the chemotherapy infusions for cancer patients, which gave him the chance to look closely at cancer. He believes that his ability to simplify science encouraged him to join FameLab. He is also an instructor on a clinical biochemistry programme through which he keeps practicing his main hobby…simplifying science
This initiative aims to promote volunteerism by creating an online hub to connect organisations with volunteers and guide young people towards volunteering opportunities. This website will charge organisations a registration fee and will also sell advertising space as an additional source of income. (Egypt – Think Tank).
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Kingston University
Karim El Safty is a Professional Educator with solid academic Achievement. He completed his Master of International Dispute Resolution from the Faculty of Business & Law, Kingston University, London. Karim is currently working as the Regional Director- Middle East for the International Academy for Advanced Research and Studies – London (IARS).
During his management period IARS's net-profit in 2017 reached 500 times its payable capital in 2010.
Culture and Creativity Award
Royal Holloway, University of London
Mohamed was named as 'The Best TV Presenter in the Arab World' by Cairo International TV and Radio Festival, 10th edition, for his TV investigation 'Peace and Revenge' about the violations of the UN troops in Somalia (Cairo, July 2004). In 2003, he received the Bronze Award from Cairo International TV and Radio Festival, 9th edition, in recognition of his series of interviews with Islamic fundamentalists in Britain.
Winner, 2017 UK Alumni Entrepreneurial Award
Mohamed Soliman is Study UK Alumni Awards Egypt 2017 winner of the ’Entrepreneur Category’, CEO & co-founder of Adrenalin -a specialised company in Leisure, Team Building & Experiential Learning-. Adrenalin Paintball Venues are ranked the top in the Middle East. He holds Masters in Business Administration (MBA 2007) from Durham University and Engineering BSc. From Cairo University. He was awarded the Durham Business School Dean’s Scholarship.
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
Professional Achievement Award.
Dr Sherif is the Director of ACTIS, Egypt, a consultant at The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center, a member of the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors at Alfanar, Co-Chairman of the Investment Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, and Assistant Professor of Private Equity at the AUC Business School. He has led some landmark investments exiting in Middle East.
