Under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Ashraf Hnijal, the SU President, the Center for Serving Students with Disabilities at the University of Suez completed the first of its activities to activate the "TAMKEEN" initiative - a hope that changes everything by holding the "Art Day" at the Center's campus headquarters. It was attended by Prof. Dr. Ihab Al-Sayed Shehata, the director of the center, members of the center, and several students with disabilities and their fellow students.
The events of the cultural day included recitation of the Holy Quran, cultural competitions among the participating students, In addition to chess competitions that included a strong competition among students Various instruments and recreational games were provided by the University's Youth Welfare Department, Students' training in drawing, coloring, and music has also been completed in simplified and fun ways Students were pleased to participate in the Cultural Day of Empowerment and it was an important opportunity for them within the university.
On the sidelines of the events, the Centre received the delegation of the Afro-Austrian Forum in the presence of Prof. Dr. Sherif Fahmy, the SU Acting Vice-President of Postgraduate Studies and Research, accompanied by the delegation, who expressed their pleasure with what they described as the creativity of students with disabilities in various artistic activities, attended a sign language teaching session by a female student of a special education division of the Faculty of Education, to teach her colleagues how to deal with sign language with fellow people with disabilities (hearing impairment). Hence, they were pleased with the students' participation in each other's education and training.
At the end of the day, the commemorative photographs were taken, and everyone expressed their gratitude to the SU president for providing opportunities for university students to participate in various local and international events and demanded more joint cultural activities with their colleagues with disabilities from inside and outside the university.