Within the framework of the presidential initiative sponsored by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, planned and financed by the Presidential Advisory Council for Education and Scientific Research.

Dr. Ashraf Hatem, the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Universities, declared that the working group of Digital Libraries Unit had conducted some training and education sessions in collaboration with the Presidential Advisory Council within the framework of the activities of the Egyptian knowledge Bank, beside the activities carried out by Digital Libraries Unit in all universities.

The initiative aims to build the Egyptian Knowledge Bank that seeks to unify subscription to international periodicals and data bases, and to provide information sources, research and scientific studies via one electronic portal.

The Secretary-General the Supreme Council of Universities called the working groups of Digital Libraries Units to cooperate with the Digital Libraries Units of the Supreme Council to establish information and training sessions for faculty members and researchers at universities to achieve maximum profit of available sources through the Knowledge Bank.

The Student Council at the University of Alexandria reviewed during its meeting held on Monday, January 18, 2016, the report of the formed committee to prepare a two-way programs between faculties that keep pace with the global scientific developments and contribute to bridging the needs of the community of new disciplines through the establishment of new study programs between more than one specialization; in order to prepare graduates correspond to the modern requirements of the labor market, the Council decided to form a committee to study ways to create these new disciplines and prepare a proposal degrees to students who will join to  these disciplines .

Education and Student Affairs Council held on Monday, January, 18, 2016 

under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Hisham Gaber, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs discussed ways to recruit energies of students into projects designed to serve the community and the development of the environment through student activities and graduation projects to serve the objectives of the community or the University Council at Faculty of Fine Arts to prepare a proposed schemes for the development of the Suez Canal after a visit to the governorates of Port Said, Ismailia and Suez and hold meetings with governors and identify the nature of its cities, also the chairman of the Board explained that these projects will be presented to the governors to put what they see fit in place.

Student Council at the University of Alexandria decided during its meeting on Monday, January 18, 2016, the formation of a committee to prepare a project that aims to serve the development of the Alexandrian community, faculties and students to take part in it during the summer vacation and collaboration between the sectors of education, students, and community service and development environment at the university.