The main purpose of that voluntary activity was to spend the whole day at the hospital to sympathize with the children. Students distributed presents and coloring books and pencils to lift the children’s spirits. Some students made cash and blood donations to the hospital.

UTW students also attended a presentation delivered by the Manager of Engineering Department at “57357 Hospital”, Eng. Adel Youssef, about the construction process and the engineering specifications of the hospital building.

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UTW 6^th round targets 300 engineering students from governmental as well as private universities and institutes. Students are scheduled to attend 230 training hours of technical and professional skills, along with providing hands-on experience through construction site visits. Furthermore, UTW students usually fulfill 20 hours of voluntary work. This time, the UTW voluntary activities will entail helping the ministry, in its endeavor to solve the problem of informal settlements, to develop the crafts of 10,000 young people in slum areas, especially in the fields of building, construction and maintenance.

It is worth mentioning that through the previous five iterations of UTW, more than 1,500 young engineers became qualified adequately to find unique opportunities in the labor market.

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UTW 6^th round targeted 300 engineering students from various governmental and private universities & institutes.

Due to the importance of the event, one of ECG’s two founders, Eng. Sami AbdelKawi; and Chairman of both ECG & TEA Computers, Eng. Amr Allouba attended the ceremony, with the presence of Schneider Electric’s Country President, Mr. Albert Fuchet; as well as the Egyptian comedian star Mohamed Sobhy.

H.E. Dr. Laila Eskander stated that the ministry is now collaborating with UTW initiative for the elimination of slums, and stressed on the ministry’s intent to work on a project for these areas.

Moreover, she expressed her wishes to build Egypt through the youth, emphasizing that UTW initiative will support youth with the best training based on their prospective career needs.

H.E. Dr. Nahed Al-Ashry emphasized the importance of pre and post-graduation training and its role in sharpening the skills required for the labor market. She sees that the initiative’s title combining the two important elements ”University” and “Work” clearly expresses the significance of training.

Moreover, the famous actor Mohamed Sobhy expressed his appreciation towards UTW initiative which helps the youth to evenly link the academic education with professional career.

At the end of the ceremony, ECG Vice President and UTW Project Manager, Dr. Nevine Abdelkhalek stated that through the previous five iterations of UTW, more than 1,500 young engineers have graduated and became adequately qualified to find unique opportunities in the labor market.

Following the University To Work (UTW) 6^th graduation ceremony, the 5^th Excellence in Engineering forum was held on 22nd December, 2014 under the auspices of H.E. Dr. Laila Eskander. The event entitled “The Role of UTW Youth in the Urban Renewal of Informal Settlements” took place in the Ministry of Urban Renewal and Informal Settlements (MURIS) and was organized by ECG in collaboration with the Egyptian European Organization for Training and Development (EEOTD) and Barclays Egypt.

Eng. Ahmed Essawy, one of the organizers and UTW Technical Deputy Manager stated that the 5th forum was organized in the framework of mutual cooperation between UTW and MURIS to present new innovative ideas for urban revitalization in the informal areas.

UTW students presented their projects for urban renewal of slums focusing on a variety of energysaving technologies as well as projects related to promising alternative energy sources.

Dr. Nevine Abdelkhalek confirmed that other projects will be presented to the minister addressing waste recycling, green buildings as well as projects applying LEED standards and BIM technology. At the end of the forum, H.E. Dr. Laila Eskander expressed her appreciation towards the ideas of UTW graduates, and promised to allocate one of the informal areas to implement their projects.

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