The marathon of the SU student union elections was launched this morning under the schedule approved by Prof. Dr. Mohammed Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. It started with a student conference held by “SU Student for Egypt Community” under the auspices and attendance of the SU President, SU vice presidents, Faculties Deans, and Dr. Ahmed Desouki, the leader of “SU Student for Egypt Community”.

The conference began with the national anthem and then a short recording film was screened showing some of the student activities, achievements, and events in which the “SU Student for Egypt Community” participated. The Family Leader then delivered a speech as he appreciated the various efforts, activities, and events in which the “SU Student for Egypt Community” participated and accomplished during the previous years, paying tribute to the SU President and all officials for their great support of the various student activities.

In his statement, Prof. Dr. Ashraf Hnijal, the SU President, expressed his pleasure at this meeting which culminates in the efforts made over the past. The active component of the effort was the University's youth, who are the force of the present and hope for the future. He pointed out that the Egyptian State is keen on entrenching the concept and principles of democracy in the minds and behavior of the Egyptian people.  

The SU President explained that student union elections serve as the first school of administration and leadership that always produces active and effective elements of influence on the equation of public work at the university level and thus the future of Egypt.

Hnijal said that we are all witnessing real actions and activities to empower young people in various sectors Egypt has not seen before. During the reign of Mr. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, with an objective and equitable view, we will find that in recent years the Egyptian state has shown a clear and unprecedented interest in young people to assert their leadership roles and work on their presence as active factors in the new republic. It also moves them from the viewer's seat to participate in decision-making and creating the event.

He added that relying on young people to bear fruit must always be genuine, based on efficiency, ability to take responsibility, leadership, and hard work with impartiality to achieve real achievements on the ground.

Furthermore, the experience of encouraging young people to work in public under the umbrella of a legitimate entity, the SU Students for Egypt Community, has had a clear impact on many occasions resulting in multiple successes in various sectors.

The SU President also explained that over the past years, the youth of the “SU Students for Egypt Community” have been able to participate in organizing many student activities and university events at the university's internal or external level, in a manner of accuracy, commitment, and dedication. He assured everyone that the “SU Students for Egypt Community” is truly a factory of distinctive youth that can be relied upon in the future.

The SU President appreciated all these outstanding efforts because of a rigorous plan and a firm conviction of the abilities and skills of our students. He called on everyone to continue working, diligence, and participate in the current democratic entitlement to represent their colleagues in various faculties in the elections of student unions, to be the link between students and the university administration.

Hnijal then emphasized that the University Administration stands at one distance from all, supporting this experience with the utmost impartiality and objectivity to be a simulated experience of the larger democratic experiences of the future.

In conclusion, the SU President stressed that all university officials are confident in the abilities and skills of the University's youth, stressing that their ideas and insights can make a better future. They have always been our source of admiration for their creativity, innovation, and dedication.

The students then embarked on a rally headed by the SU President and attendees to withdraw the candidate forms for the seats of various faculties.

It is worth mentioning that the timetable for elections begins on Thursday with the withdrawal and submission of candidates' forms of elections at the faculty level, and runs until Thursday, November 28, when the secretaries of the committees, their assistants, the union president, and the union vice president are elected at the university level.