Pfizer Egypt Cooperates with Future University in Egypt to Enhance the Educational Process of the Faculty of Pharmacy

Pfizer Egypt – for Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceuticals – signed a cooperation protocol with Future University in Egypt (FUE), aiming to develop the educational process at the Faculty of Pharmacy and enhance the skills of future pharmacists to prepare them to the labor market. This step comes in line with Pfizer Egypt and FUE’s strategy to support the development of the healthcare sector in line with Egypt Vision 2030.

As part of the cooperation protocol, Pfizer Egypt team will share with the students of the Faculty of Pharmacy at FUE the latest expertise in the pharmaceutical market and state-of-the-art technology in the healthcare sector. Additionally, the team will shed light on the important role of the private sector in providing the latest treatments to patients through partnering with the government and cooperating with NGOs in key initiatives that support the healthcare professionals and patients. Pfizer team will also educate the students on the skills needed for excelling at work to fill the gap between the academic life and the labor market, including marketing and communication skills, strategic planning skills and other business skills.

Dr. Ahmed El-Shazly, Country Manager for Pfizer Egypt and Sudan, said: “Pfizer Egypt’s strategy focuses on research, innovation and development to provide the best treatments based on the latest scientific breakthroughs. We focus on investing in human capabilities and providing world class training programs for pharmacists with the aim of supporting the healthcare development at large and digital transformation through transferring the latest technologies and global experience to the Egyptian market in line with Egypt Vision 2030”.

Shazly added: “At Pfizer Egypt, we believe we have an important role to play towards supporting our community that’s why we cooperate with public and private entities to support the healthcare development in Egypt and provide the sector with the latest global knowledge. Our cooperation with Future University in Egypt will allow us to achieve that through further developing the educational process at the Faculty of Pharmacy and enhancing the competencies of future pharmacists, which comes in line with our strategy to develop training programs to raise the efficiency of the healthcare professionals and bridge the gap between the educational process and the requirements of the labor market”.

Commenting on the protocol, Dr. Ebada Sarhan, President of Future University in Egypt, said: “The cooperation with Pfizer Egypt is another milestone in the university’s continuous efforts to develop the educational process. The protocol will help us achieve our plan that focuses on enhancing the capabilities of our students to help them become exceptional pharmacists who could excel at work and be able to help their community”.

Sarhan added: “FUE is keen to provide world-class education with international standards that depends on transfer of global technology and innovation to students, as well as collaborating with various institutions. We continue to cooperate with public and private sector entities, as we believe that developing academic excellence and the quality of education are important to achieving sustainable development”.

The signing ceremony was attended by Dr. Eman Fathy, Executive Director of the Continuing Professional Development Center at the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA). Dr. Eman expressed the EDA’s strong belief in investing in human capabilities and the important role of partnerships between the various sectors in preparing university students and qualifying them for the labor market.

Dr. Eman added: “Among the ambitious goals of the EDA since its inception is to develop the skills of the undergraduate and fresh graduate students by offering them the necessary trainings to meet the local and global market requirements. We aim to contribute to the development of their professional path to achieve a competitive advantage for the Egyptian graduate, as well as support scientific research and innovation and improve the healthcare ecosystem, which contributes to developing the community and achieving Egypt’s Vision 2030.”

It’s worth mentioning that Pfizer Egypt invests in developing the competencies of both the healthcare professionals and its employees. It has become an important talent hub that exports Egyptian talents – who represent 99% of the total employees in Egypt – to other Pfizer global offices. It also empowers its female colleagues who constitute 41% of the total workforce in Egypt to reach top positions locally and globally. In addition, Pfizer Egypt has cooperated earlier with the Egyptian Drug Authority to provide various training programs for pharmacists all over Egypt to ensure the provision of safe medicine to patients, and to communicate with patients more effectively.

Future University in Egypt caters to the needs of the local, regional and global labor market through its various programs and faculties including the Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration and Faculty of Computer and Information Technology. In addition, FUE has received five stars in the global QS rating, which is the highest rating that can be obtained, and it tops the list of private universities in Egypt (first place) and fourth at the level of Egyptian public and private universities according to the global QS classification and has acquired high ranking in other global education rankings at the global, Arab and African levels.