Cairo University

Cairo University Opens Anti-Corruption Awareness Week … Gaber Nassar Urges Caring About Anti-Corruption Culture

Date :2017-03-16 11:35:17

The Head of National Coordinating Committee for Combating Corruption (NCCCC): The Egyptian State, Lead by President Sisi, Works Seriously on Combating Corruption



Cairo University launches the anti-corruption awareness week held from March 12 to March 16, 2017, entitled ،،Together We Can Combat Corruption,, , in participation with Cairo University faculties, units, academic staff members, students and employees.

Cairo University President Gaber Nassar opens the first activity of the week at Grand Celebration Hall. It is attended by The Head of National Coordinating Committee for Combating Corruption (NCCCC) Major General Khaled Saeed, faculty deans, teaching staff, students and employees of Cairo University.

Cairo University President Gaber Nassar said, in the opening speech, that ،،combating corruption is the duty of each person in society.,, He pointed out that ،،Egypt suffered in the previous period from looting money through corruption networks.,, He added that ،،nothing is worse than corruption which should be confronted and anti-corruption culture should be cared about.,,

Nassar said that ،،the Egyptian Constitution imposes anti-corruption legal articles within the framework of the state resources development. The Egyptian state is determined to fight corruption and get rid of it.,, He pointed out that ،،Cairo University anti-corruption awareness week is aimed at raising awareness and protection against the different types of corruption within the national strategy for anti-corruption and spreading values of integrity and transparency in society.,,

Cairo University President announced encouragement awards of EGP 30, 000 value for three competitions held on the fringe of the week. The competition is related to designing a colored poster that expresses corruption and protection against it, preparing a short film that includes a media message on how to activate the mechanisms of anti-corruption and the best faculty that presents activities during the week.

The Head of National Coordinating Committee for Combating Corruption (NCCCC) and Member of Administrative Control Authority Major General Khaled Saeed said during his lecture in the opening of the week that ،،The Egyptian state, lead by President Sisi, works seriously on combating corruption.,, Major General Khaled Saeed pointed out that ،،President Sisi visited Administrative Control Authority (ACA) - and he is the first Egyptian President who did that – to get assured about combating corruption.,, Saeed added that ،،the problem of corruption is existent in almost all over the world, however, all the countries decided to confront it.,,

Major General Khaled Saeed said that ،،Egypt has strategies for the confrontation of corruption and protection against it before taking place.,, He pointed out that ،،the only way to eliminate corruption is keeping human element away as much as possible through mechanizing all the services needed by Egyptian citizen as happened with national IDs, birth certificates and death certificate.,,

The Head of National Coordinating Committee for Combatting Corruption (NCCCC) announced the agreement with Supreme Council for Universities on teaching a new subject for Egyptian Universities students starting from the coming year. The subject will be entitled ،،Anti-Corruption and Human Rights.,, The agreement also includes some major activities at Egyptian Universities.