International Outreach 

       Cognizant of the central role of culture in international relations as it is widely perceived as the most instrumental vehicle of communication and mutual understanding among peoples and states, October 6 University attaches the utmost importance on cultural affairs through undertaking a vast array of cultural activities and interactions all the year around.
 

·         The Department of cultural affairs seeks to activate and effect the signed scientific and academic agreements and MOUs between O6U and other foreign universities and at the same time explores the possibilities of reaching new agreements. Special stress is laid on the students and teaching faculty exchanges, scholarships, and participation in symposia, seminars and conferences.

·         Coordinating and preparing for participation in international projects like Tempus project supported by the European Union.  

·         Providing students with training programs abroad during the academic year and summer in collaboration with foreign universities with a view to promote and enhance learning (e.g. summer courses conducted with Limouge University in France , University of Krakow(KSW) – Poland, Winona State University-Minnesota-USA and Savannah State University –Georgia-USA ).

·         Encouraging students participation in international competitions in different areas that help enhance creativity, initiation and positive competing (e.g. Robocon Competition on Engineering Inventions).

·         Encouraging students participation in activities conducted by international organizations such as the Arabic Council for Arab League Students Training, (Association of Arab Universities, Association of African Universities, Arab Universities Student Union, United Nations Commission for Refugees).

·         Providing the students with the opportunity to take part in some international conferences such as the participation of O6U students in the Arab League Review Conference held in Kuwait in collaboration with the Arab League.

Co-operation Agreements with Foreign and Domestic Universities

Domestic Cultural Activities

·        Career Day

Career Day is organized annually with a view to open windows of training and job opportunities for the university students in order to enrich the learning and instruction process and importing the practical side and preparing students to work market needs.

      More than 20 Egyptian and foreign companies and institutions took part in the O6U Sixth Career Day, representing different domains and fields of production and specialties notably the fields of engineering technology, information systems, medicines and pharmaceutics, tourism, banking, education and other fields of interest.

      Many lectures and training and orientation sessions were held on the sidelines by highly qualified and specialized experts in human resources especially on how to fill and complete curriculum vitae and how to prepare to join the practical and professional life.

·        International Cultural Festival

      It is an annual on-campus festival where a number of diplomatic and consular missions along with their respective communities take part by displaying different facets of their culture (art, heritage, handcrafts, customs and cuisines).

·         In coordination with the concerned faculty the Department of Domestic and International Cultural Affairs renders the assistance required in organizing conferences, symposia, seminars, workshops and other cultural activities.

·         The Department also organizes seminars and symposia aiming at discussing societal current issues and creating awareness on some negative aspects so as to combat them and at the same time build on the positive aspects (fighting negligence, civil defense and fire fighting, birth control and no smoking campaign just to cite a few examples). 

·         The Department takes  active part in sharing diplomatic and consular missions accredited in Egypt and their respective communities their National days celebrations  and other national events with a view to fostering  bonds of cooperation and friendship and enhancing students awareness of other peoples and countries( e.g. celebrating the birthday of His Royal Majesty the King of Thailand in coordination with the Royal Thai Embassy and celebrating with the Embassy of Poland in Egypt the 20th anniversary of solidarity).

·         The Department offers students a window of opportunity to learn management and leadership skills by training them to take part in organizing events and activities through the Student Cultural Affairs Committee which also serves as a bridge of understanding and communication between students and the university management.

·         The Department provides the opportunity for the students to take part in field visits and in the undertaking of simulations in coordination with the faculty concerned in a way to cater the learning process requirement (e.g. the visit to the people's Assembly and attending some sessions and training).

·         Another main feature of the Department is taking part in competitions and cultural activities organized by other universities in order to foster ties of cooperation and exchange experience. These interactions are further enhanced through the different agreements reached with other domestic universities such as Cairo University, Alexandria University and Helwan University (e.g. joint festival of the Faculty of Fine Arts of O6U and its counterpart of Helwan University and the participation of O6u students in the competition organized by the American University in Cairo - AUC).