The permanent student camp in Gamasa hosts four awareness and cultural seminars

,Under the patronage of Prof. Cherif Khater, President of Mansoura University  The permanent student camp in Gamasa hosts four awareness and cultural seminars

 As part of the summer program activities at the permanent student camp in Gamasa, the Cultural Activities Department, affiliated with the General Administration for Student Welfare at Mansoura University, organized four awareness and cultural seminars. These seminars addressed a number of topics and issues of interest to young people. The seminars were held under the patronage of Prof. Cherif Khater, President of the University, and under the supervision of Dr. Walid Tantawi, Assistant Secretary of the University for Education and Student Affairs; Mr. Ahmed El-Ashry Helal, Director General of the General Administration for Student Welfare; Ms. Reham Abdel-Qader, Director of the Cultural Activities Department; Dr. Essam Hamdy, General Supervisor of the camp; and Mr. Mahmoud Adel, the camp's administrative officer.

 These seminars addressed a number of topics and issues of interest to young people. The first seminar, titled "Bullying," was presented by Prof. Nashaat Mansour, Professor of Sports Psychology at the Faculty of Sports Sciences. It addressed the concept of bullying, the difference between bullying and playful teasing, the reasons for its prevalence among young people, the role of students in confronting it, the importance of communication skills, respect for differences, and acceptance of others, as well as how to report bullying incidents and ways to support victims.

 A second seminar, titled "The Dangers of Drugs and Addiction," was also presented by Prof. Nashaat Mansour, Professor of Sports Psychology at the Faculty of Sports Sciences. This seminar covered the concept of addiction and its types, the reasons and motivations for drug use, the health, psychological, and social harms of drugs, their dangers to youth and students, how to deal with an addicted person and guide them toward treatment, and the role of the family, educational institutions, and the community in preventing the dangers of addiction.

 The camp hosted a seminar titled "Loyalty and Belonging," presented by Dr. Ibrahim Hassan, an imam and preacher at the Ministry of Religious Endowments. The seminar addressed the concept of loyalty and belonging, their importance to the individual and society, and the most prominent challenges that may affect these values ​​among young people. It also discussed ways to strengthen these values ​​through volunteer work and community engagement, and the role of the university in instilling loyalty and belonging in its students.

 Another seminar, titled "Electronic Extremism," was presented by Sheikh Dr. Saad Abdel-Dayem, an imam and preacher at the Ministry of Religious Endowments. This seminar addressed the concept of electronic extremism and its forms, the role of the internet in spreading extremist ideas and recruiting young people, the signs of exposure to extremist thought and how to deal with them, the role of the family and university in preventing extremist thought, and ways to protect young people from online recruitment and radicalization.

 These seminars are part of a series of awareness and cultural seminars offered by the summer program of the permanent student camp in Gamasa. With the aim of raising students' awareness, promoting positive values, introducing them to the risks that young people may face, and supporting their ability to deal consciously with various issues and situations.