“The mathematics program aims to prepare distinguished graduates academically and professionally to suit the labor market in Egypt and the Arab world, and highly qualified researchers to contribute to the fields of scientific research and development in light of the mission of the college and the university and the national quality and accreditation standards in a way that deepens the noble values of society and preserves the identity of the nation”
General objectives of the program
- Providing the student with basic knowledge and concepts in mathematics and its applications
- Preparing a student specialized in basic sciences for the various branches of mathematics
- Achieving the link between academic and applied sciences according to the needs of society and development programs in accordance with Egypt’s Vision 2030
- Linking the different departments inside and outside Sohag University in the educational and research process
- Activating and using modern technology and education strategies to build, train and qualify scientific competencies in the field of mathematics sciences and their applications
- Graduating specialists in mathematics who are able to provide the requirements of society
- Adopting creative and outstanding graduates of the program
- Encouraging students to scientific research in order to open new horizons for knowledge
- Providing students with the ethics of scientific research
- Building basic capabilities that qualify students to complete postgraduate studies.
A graduate of the mathematics program must have the following characteristics
First: Academic Scientific
The graduate should be able to
Recognize and use many types of logic and methods of proof
Use scientific facts and theories to interpret and analyze experimental results
Understand, recognize, describe and make abstract ideas about patterns
Communicate with others effectively with proficiency in participating in interdisciplinary university work.
Adopt self-learning and participate effectively in research activities
Master critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills using mathematical concepts.
Create and use representations to model and interpret mathematical ideas.
Know and understand how mathematical ideas are interconnected and that some are built on each other.
Mastery of technology and digital skills.
Second: National/Cultural
The graduate must be able to
Achieving achievements at the personal and academic levels directed to serve the community.
To have an entrepreneurial spirit and cultural and human scruples to contribute to the intellectual and cultural development of his society.
Placing knowledge in an ethical framework aimed at serving humanity.
Linking different knowledge.
Respect the other’s opinion and culture and accept the different other.
Interaction in national projects, which aim to support communication between the college and similar colleges inside and outside the country, as well as cultural institutions and civil society organizations.
Mechanisms of periodic review of the specifications of the graduate of the mathematics program:
The specifications of the graduate of the mathematics program are reviewed every four years in order to comply with the continuous change in the labor market in the field of mathematics through the following procedures:
One or more workshops are held in the presence of the beneficiaries of the program, including: faculty members and the assisting staff working in the program, college administrators related to the program, representatives of the labor market in the field of mathematics, graduates, and students in order to discuss the changes that necessitated reviewing and modifying the specifications of the graduate and reaching a new formulation for them.
What was reached in these workshops is discussed by the members of the standard to obtain a new formulation of the graduate’s specifications.
This formulation is presented in the form of a questionnaire or opinion poll to a community of faculty members, teaching assistants, students, graduates, administrators and representatives of civil society, as well as representatives of the labor market in various fields of mathematics.
The questionnaire is analyzed and the amendments are discussed by the beneficiaries, a final formulation of the graduate’s specifications is reached and after approval by the Department Council, it is presented to the College Council for approval.
The specifications of the graduate are announced on the department’s website, as well as in prominent places within the department such as bulletin boards, classrooms, etc., and through lengthy distributed to the beneficiaries.