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Mansoura National University Inaugurated MNU Rally Chapter to Empower

                                                  Student Entrepreneurs
































               On  Sunday,  December  1,  2024,  Mansoura        programs,  workshops,  and  entrepreneurial
               National University officially inaugurated the    resources  to  help  students  transform  their
               MNU  Rally  chapter  on  its  campus—an           ideas  into  viable,  impactful  ventures.  It
               initiative   dedicated   to   promoting   an      reflects our sustained commitment to aligning
               entrepreneurial    culture   and    fostering     with  the  Ministry  of  Higher  Education’s
               innovation among students. The event formed       strategy for creating a generation capable of
               part  of  the  university’s  broader  vision  to   contributing to national economic growth and
               establish    an     integrated   educational      realizing the vision of the New Republic.” He
               environment that prepares students to meet the    also  expressed  his  gratitude  to  Prof.  Cherif
               evolving  demands  of  the  labor  market.  The   Khater  for  his  consistent  support  of  non-
               inauguration was held under the patronage of      traditional  student  activities  that  enrich  the
               Prof.  Cherif  Youssef  Khater,  University       university experience.
               President, and the leadership of Assoc. Prof.
               Ahmed  El-Sheikh,  Director  of  the  PharmD      MNU  Rally  forms  part  of  a  broader
               (Clinical  Pharmacy)  Program  and Academic       movement  encouraging  students  to  engage
               Supervisor for Student Activities.                with    startups,   entrepreneurship,    and
                                                                 sustainable innovation. Through this platform,
               In his opening address, Assoc. Prof. ElSheikh     students were offered exposure to real-world
               stated:  “The  establishment  of  MNU  Rally      business  models,  pitch  competitions,  and
               represents a strategic step toward nurturing the   success    stories     from     established
               creativity and innovative spirit of our students.   entrepreneurs. The initiative aimed to prepare
               This  chapter  will  offer  specialized  training    students for life after graduation by equipping

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