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26^th May 2017: Presentation of INSO Project at IRISS headquarters

INSO project was presented in the headquarters of the head of the project, IRISS, at Naples on Friday 26^th May and in the Ateneo Palace of the University of the Studies Aldo Moro of Bari, partner in the project, on Monday 29^th May. The press conference at the site of the Institute of Research on Innovation and Services for Development (IRISS) was moderated by the well-known journalist Marco Demarco and involved Prof. Alfonso Morvillo, Director of IRISS, Francesca Tolve, from the office of International Relations of IRISS, and the Director of the Office of International Relations of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Italy, Dr. Carmelita F. Ammendola, who shared her input through video-conference. Dr. Sabrina Greco, scientific director of the project, and Fr. Jorge Naranjo, director of the project for Comboni College of Science and Technology presented the project with detail. The conference had the presence of a numerous group of researchers of IRISS, some of whom are involved in the training activities of the project, and some journalists of Naples. The conference at Bari instead was attended by the General Director of the University, Dr. Federico Gallo, and several representatives of local TV channels. The scientific director of the project for the Long Life Formation center of Bari university (CAP), Prof. Alberto Fornasari, Dr. Sabrina Greco and Fr. Jorge Naranjo presented the project.

18-20^th May 2017: CCST at the 15^th World Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care

CCST was present in the 15^th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care that took place in Madrid from 18^th - 20^th May 2017. The Congress
was entitled “Progressing Palliative Care” and shaped the global palliative care landscape in terms of research, education and clinical practice. CCST is also part of this landscape with its courses and the activities of its Research and Resource Centre.
Two of the research papers supervised by Dr. Nahla Gafer were presented in the Congress: “Analysis of cancer survivals receiving palliative care” by Dr. Manal Mahjoub Khojali; and “Patients on radiotherapy: do they have palliative care needs” by Dr. Fathi Abdel Hadi Abdel Wahid in the section of posters. The whole Sudanese delegation to the Congress was composed by Dr. Nahla Gafer, Director of the Courses of Palliative Care and the Research Center of CCST, Dr. Mohja Khair Allah, lecturer of the above mentioned courses, Dr. Shayma’ As-Siddeeq and Dr. Manal Mahjoub Khojali from RICK and Fr. Jorge Naranjo, General Administrator of CCST. During the Congress, the “APCA Atlas of Palliative Care in Africa” and the “Atlas of Palliative Care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region” were presented. Dr. Nahla Gafer and Dr. Shayma’ As-Siddeeq contributed to the part concerning with palliative services in Sudan.

11^th May 2017: Internal Tourism in Sudan

In the context of the first anniversary of the Comboni Italian Center (CIC), SYNC productions screened the documentary film “Internal Tourism in Sudan” at CCST. This Sudanese film will compete in the international contest organized by MBC television for documentary films. It was screened, for the first time in public, at the hall of the College that hosted 200 persons. Capital Radio covered and supported the event and interviewed the General Administrator of the College in the morning, who spoke about the main achievements of CIC in its first year: the two sessions of CELI exams of Perugia University, the different football tournaments, the Acqua Gym for ladies, the 4,000 likes of the Facebook page, the different films screened. The evening ended with the performance of the Sudanese singer Opera. The screening was in tune with the closing day of the workshops for the students of the INSO Project who had also dealt with the importance of caring the image of the country to foster development in Sudan.

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8^th May 2017: Training workshop for lecturers of English language

CCST organized a training workshop for the teaching staff of the BA Honours in English Language and Literature open to teachers of the Short Courses of English Language
and some lecturers from other universities. The training dealt with topics like teaching to different levels, testing and evaluation, motivating learners and course design.
The course will end on 20^th May and last 16 hours.

24^th April 2017: INSO Project inauguration

On 24^th April INSO Project activities were officially inaugurated at the exam hall of CCST with the presence of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Sudan, Dr. Sumeya Abu Kashawa, the Ambassador of Italy to Sudan, H.E. Fabrizio Lobasso, the Scientific Director of the project and fellow researcher of IRISS, Dr. Sabrina Greco and Prof. Abdel Rahman Al-Khangi, dean of the College, along with some journalists, the members of the CCST and MOHE team involved in
the project, Prof. Jean Baptiste Meyer from the French Institute of Research on Development and first facilitator, and the 140 students selected for the project.

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7^th to 25^th March 2017: Selection exams for INSO Project

The project “Innovation in society (INSO): Training and enhancement of human capital
in the Sudan is made up of the collaboration among the Institute for Research on Innovation and Services for Development (IRISS) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), the Ongoing Formation Center of the University of the Studies of Bari (CAP), Comboni College of Science and Technology (CCST), and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Sudan (MOHE)”.
The project is addressed to 140 semi-finalist students from Information Technology and Computer Science, to university lecturers and to staff of MOHE. The project aims at contributing to the socio-economic development of Sudan through the empowerment of university students in their search and start of professional projects and through the creation of professional orientation departments in Sudanese universities that link universities with private and public institutions.
From 7^th to 25^th March, more than two hundred students were tested in their level in English in order to assess their adequancy for the formative program that will start on
24^th April.

13^th February 2017: Inauguration of LEC (Lengua Española en Comboni)

The Ambassador of Spain to Sudan, H.E. Juan José Rubio Urquía, inaugurated, LEC,
the new space dedicated to Spanish language at the site of the College at Manshia.
The center is made of two classrooms and one computer lab that bear the names of three important personalities of Spanish culture: Cervantes, Velazquez and Gaudi. With the occasion of the inauguration, the Ambassador handed out the Gustavo Adolfo Bequer Awards in the two categories of poetry and legends. Mohammed Muzzamil won the prize in the category of poetry and Jihan Elias in the category of poetry. Both students receive
a set of books. There was also a special mention for the first Sudanese student who got
a B1 level DELE certificate.

3^rd February 2017: Great results for our DELE students

Twelve students sat for the official exams of Spanish Language of Cervantes Institute (DELE) at CCST last 25-26^th November 2016. The results were published. The only student who tried B1 level succeeded. Four students passed A2 level and three passed and two students passed A1 level and two failed. Therefore 58.3 % of the students passed their respective DELE exam.

31^st January 2017: Promotion of teaching staff

The Committee for the Promotion of Teaching Staff met to examine the request of promotion presented by Dr. Asim Ahmed, Head of Department of Physics and Dr. Hassan Hamadallah, head of Department of Education. The Committee approved both requests and raised the application to become Associated Professor to the respective Committee of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

22^nd to 26^th January: Sudan Independent Film Festival at CCST

Sudan Independent Film Festival is one of the greatest cultural events in Sudan. Eighty films from fifty different countries where screened from 22^nd to 26^th January. CCST
was of the sites for the projection of films. The closing ceremony of the Festival took place at the Pimary Section of Comboni College Khartoum and was attended by 800 people. The “Black Elephant” to the best Sudanese film was for “Nyerkuk”, a film directed by Mohamed Kordofani.

17^th January: APCA membership to CCST

The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) granted a free membership to CCST
for its contribution to this medical field in Sudan. This membership aims at building a community of palliative care experts, careers and policy makers in Africa. APCA was established after a meeting in Cape Town in 2002 of 28 palliative care trainers from across Africa. The group produced the Cape Town Declaration, which holds palliative care and pain and symptom control as a human right for every adult and child with life-limiting illnesses. Thanks to Uganda's pioneering record in palliative care on the continent, APCA's head office was established in 2005 in the country's capital, Kampala, where several centres of palliative care expertise exist.

15^th January: Results of CELI exams

Perugia University for Foreigners announced the results of the sessions of exams of Italian language (CELI) hold on 21^st November 2016. Comboni College of Science & Technology and its Italian language center (Comboni Italian Center – CIC) presented 20 candidates. Five students passed the A1 level exam, three passed the A2 level exam and four passed the B1 level exam. Just five candidates were not able to pass both the oral and written parts of the exam.

15^th January: Celebration of Graduation

Twenty three graduates of the second batch of the BA in English Language and Literature, twenty three of the tenth batch of the Diploma in Information Technology-Accounting, twenty-three of the Diploma in Information Technology-Management and twenty three from the twelfth batch of the BSc in Computer Science celebrated their graduation in the courtyard of the Primary Section of the Primary School. The diplomas were distributed by the new Archbishop of Khartoum, Dr. Michael Didi, and the Dean of the College, Prof. Abdel Rahman Al-Khangi.

20^th December: Discussion Forum on GERD at CCST

Last Wednesday 20^th December 2016, Mr. Beyene Ejigu Sefera, Public Diplomacy Counsellor of the Embassy of Ethiopia to the Republic of the Sudan, analyzed the implications of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam for Sudan. The project is located along the Blue Nile close to the border with Sudan and at the end of the works; the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be the largest dam in Africa.
The students had the opportunity to put their questions and interact with Mr. Beyene. After the forum, the students who prepare the newsletter Comboni Puluse interviewed the Public Diplomacy Counsellor that insisted in the importance of education as a road
to serve the people.

(Click here to watch the video).

3^rd December: Spreading Palliative Care in Sudan

Eighty health professionals gathered at the exam hall of CCST to listen to two world specialists in the field: Dr. Mohammed Bushnaq, from Palestine, and Dr. Layth Yahia, from Iraq. Dr. Bushnaq is the Director of the Arab Palliative Care Academy, the Jordan Palliative Care Clinic and the Bushnaq Training & developing Center.
He is also Chairman of the Jordan Palliative Care Society and a temporary adviser on palliative care for EMRO-WHO. Dr. Yahia instead is Director of the Radiation Oncology Program at Qirga, Iraq. The workshop introduced the holistic approach to the patient on which palliative care is based and deepened the spiritual dimension in a particular way.
After the workshop, Dr. Nahla Gafer, Director of the Palliative Care Courses at CCST and Dr. Mohja Kheir Allah, lecturer of Palliative Care at CCST, accompanied Dr. Mohammed Bushnaq and Dr. Layth Yahia in the meetings with different stakeholders involved in Palliative Care and with staff of the Federal Ministry of Health.

(View more photos). Workshop in Palliative Care (Click here to watch the video).

8^th November: Made in Italy: Italian language and design,
creativity in action

Prof. Fabio Caon, Dr. Valeria Tonioli and Dr. Claudia Meneghetti from University “Ca’ Foscari” of Venice presented the lecture Made in Italy: Italian language and design, creativity in action, on the promotional power of the Italian language in trade and culture. The event was part of the activities of the XVI World Week of Italian Language and was attended by the Ambassadors of Italy, France and the European Union. It took place at the Exam Hall of CCST.

(Click here to watch the video).

27^th October 2016: End of year celebration

After exams, projects of graduation and a long academic year, the College organized a party to celebrate it. It was occasion to welcome the new students who are already
doing the introductory courses (intensive English, Math’s,…) to the 2016 - 2017 academic year, to celebrate the approval of the new syllabus of the BA Honors in
English language and literature, to honor 126 students for their precious contribution to 2016 Cultural Week and to celebrate the creation of the College Chor.
This one presented several Sudanese traditional songs that delighted the students.

(Click here to watch the video).

14^th - 16^th October: CCST students transformed in actors

A group of students of CCST interested in drama and cinema participating in the shooting of the film “Faith”, directed by Mia Bittar and produced by Sudan Film Factory. Some scenes were shooted at the premises of CCST, CCK - Secondary Section and the Comboni Playground.

13^th October: SAMA Festival at CCST

SAMA International Music Festival held one of his events at CCST. It was a workshop with the Ugandan artist Daniel Okiror. The festival was organized by Goethe Institut. As-Shoroug TV broadcast part of his performance at CCST on the following day.

(Click here to watch the video).

8^th October: Inauguration of Research and Resource Centre in
Palliative Care

23^rd August: NEW SYLLABUS FOR THE BA HONOURS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

The scientific Committee of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research approved the new syllabus of the Bachelor Arts Honours in English Language and Literature. The Committee visited the facilities of Comboni College of Science and Technology (CCST) last Tuesday 23^rd August accompanied by the General Director of Private Higher Education, Dr. Abdel Hafiz Al-Tahir Ahmad. 

This new syllabus is the first one in Sudan to introduce Spanish language as a subject in a BA. Italian Language, which is the alternative to Spanish language and was already in the program, passes from 2 to 4 weekly hours.

The Technical Committee praised the quality of the new syllabus and the integration of the different subjects into a gradual journey that leads the students to deepen English Language and Literature. They also praised the importance given to Arabic language in spite of being a program that deals with foreign languages. 

First year students registering in these days will be the first ones to benefit from this new syllabus. Moreover, the fact of studying a BA Honours Degree means that they will have access to Master´s Degree without having necessarily to pass through a Post-graduate Diploma.

II Cultural Week of Comboni College of Science and Technology (6^th - 11^th August 2016)

The College celebrated its II Cultural Week from 6^th to 11^th August 2016 under the motto: Discovering our environment in order to care of it. The scope of the project was to sensitize students and Sudanese society in general about the importance of the care for the environment and the implications of its destruction. The activities started with a cleaning of the environment surrounding the College, located in the centre of Khartoum, and continued with a celebration supported by DAL FOOD and a fair with 11 different stands. The students of the Bachelor Arts in English Language and Literature presented the relation between literature and environment and the students of Computer Science and Information Technology the relation between technology, internet and environment. The stand of the environment instead introduced concepts like recycling and renewable energies and deepened the implications for health of the lack of care of the environment. Similarly, the stand of fine arts presented the theme through different artistic works. 

  A second kind of stands where those in which the students presented the   richness of their natural patrimony (Sudan, Eritrea, South Sudan and Ethiopia)   and the threatens to it.

  The week was concluded with a concert in the courtyard of the Secondary   School sponsored by Dal Group/Dal Motors/Changan and attended by   1,600 persons who enjoyed the music of the Band of the Faculty of Music and   Drama of Sudan University of Science and Technology.

  The activities were covered by Blue Nile TV and As-Shuruq TV. 

  You can watch a summary of the week by clicking here.

  You can watch a  more photos on our facebook page by clicking here.

29^th June: South African Film and College Futuur

On the occasion of the youth month in South Africa, CCST in collaboration with the Embassy of South Africa in Khartoum screened the film Invictus that presents the experience of national reconciliation led by President Mandela.

The Ambassador of South Africa, H.E. Francis Muloi, introduced the film and dialogued with the students after it. This last day of lessons before Eid al-Fitr holidays concluded with a futuur that gathered together students, teaching and administrative staff and personnel of the Embassy of South Africa.

23^rd - 28^th May: Training course for CCST lecturers

Twenty seven lecturers of the College completed this training course that dealt with the preparation of exams and evaluation of students. The lecturers appreciated a lot the quality of the contents and the practical part in which the lecturers analyzed in a critical way their own exams (content, layout, comprehensivity, relevant, balance…). They also enjoyed the fact of being together with lecturers of other departments. During the workshop, the Dean of the College, Prof. Abdel Rahman Al-Khangi, introduced the regulations of the General Direction of Private Colleges for the promotion of teaching staff.

18^th May: Photography exhibition at CIC

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12^th May: Inauguration of the Comboni Italian Center (CIC)

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the College, Fr. Beppino Puttinato, the Dean, Prof. Abdel Rahman Al-Khangi, the Wakil, Fr. Jorge Naranjo, the Ambassador of Italy
to Sudan, H.E. and the President of the Italian company Pentax inaugurated the Centre
on Thursday 12^th May in the presence of some journalists and the first Sudanese students who got the CELI certificates of Perugia University for Italian Language. The head teacher of this language at CCST, Mr. Mattia Edallo distributed the diplomas.

Special thanks were given to Miss who was the designer of the three rooms that constitute the centre. CIC is a centre of the College that exposes our students to Italian language and culture and promotes intercultural dialogue.
You can find a summary of the inauguration in this video.

 

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23^rd April: Trip to Begrawiyya and Meroe

After the exams of the first semester, CCST organized a cultural trip to the pyramids of Begrawiya and the Royal City of Meroe. Forty students, teaching and administrative staff of the College took part in this journey to the heart of the Meroitic Civilization.

(Click here to watch the video).

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2^nd April 2016: First batch in Palliative Care

The first batch of the Course in Palliative Care approved by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research finished on 2^nd April. Seventy six doctors, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, radiotherapists and nutritionists completed 8 weeks of training at the site of Comboni College of Science and Technology called Comboni-Sergi at Sayyed Abdel Rahman Street.
The participants came from the National Center for Neurological Sciences, the National Cancer Institute, Sharg El Neel Hospital. They also had four weekly hours of practice in direct contact with the patients.

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21^th March 2016: Mother´s day at Orphanage

A group of students of the BA in English Language and Literature paid a visit to the children who cannot enjoy the care of a mother at Dar Al-Maiguma. CCST thanks Ustaz Mohammed Abdallah, Head of Department of English Language and Literature, that organized the visit and to the students and lecturers who became our Ambassadors of tenderness. The encounter took place last Monday 21^st of March, Mother´s Day.

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18^th March 2016: The journey done by Palliative Care in Sudan presented in Oman

Dr. Nahla Gafer, Secretary of Academic Affairs of CCST and Directress of the Courses of Palliative Care, was invited to present the journey of Palliative Care in Sudan at the Cancer Control in Primary Care Course organized by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) at the Muscat (Sultanate of Oman) from 18^th to 20^th March.

 

 

 

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17^th March 2016: Henry Dunant at CCST

CCST was honoured with the visit of Mr. Heinz Wurth, Deputy Head of Mission of the Swiss Embassy, and some Swiss members of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent. Mr. Heinz Wurth introduced the film Henry Dunant: red on the cross and the crescent that tells the story of the founder of Red Cross and red Crescent. After the film the students and guests enjoyed the exhibition with the paintings of Tariq Awad Sharif and
the art crafts of Mohammed Mustafa As-Senari. Finally, the students who prepare Comboni Pulse didn´t miss the occasion to interview Mr. Wurth.

(Click here to watch the video).

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15^th March 2016: The administration of CCST at Al-Ahfad .

The Director of Services of Comboni College of Science and Technology, Mohammed Mustafa As-Sennari, was invited by Al-Ahfad University to present an exhibition of his artistic work in the context of its 50^th anniversary. Fr. Beppino Puttinato, Chaiman of the Board of Trustees of CCST, and Prof. Gasim Badri, President of Al-Ahfad, inaugurated the exhibition on Tuesday 15^th March 2016.

 

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13^th March 2016: PALLIATIVE CARE COURSE AT CCST

Comboni College of Science and Technology has been supporting the training
of Sudanese doctors in the field of Palliative Care since 2009. In 2014 the College presented an ongoing formation program in Palliative Care that was approved by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

Up to now the courses of CCST in Palliative Care had been run with the support of Hospice Africa Uganda and Makere University. Since last January 2016 the first course fully run by Sudanese doctors is taking place.  Seventy two medical doctors and nurses registered. Dr. Nahla Gafer and seven Sudanese trainers perform the lessons.
The two-month course is given every Saturday and includes theory and practice. Twelve candidates come from the National Cancer Institute, ten from the NCNS, ten from
Sharg El-nil Hospital and eight from Radio Isotope Center Khartoum.

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4^th March 2016: CELI exams at CCST

For the first time in history, international exams of Italian language as foreign language (CELI) took place in Sudan. It was at Comboni College of Science and Technology that is official centre of CELI exams of Perugia University for Foreigners. Thirty seven candidates sat for A2, B1 and B2 exams.

On the other hand, last 8^th October CCST renewed its agreement with Cervantes Institute in Cairo so that international exams of Spanish Language will be offered as usual next November.   

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18^th February: “Life is beautiful” at CCST

The Deputy Head of Mission of the Italian Embassy, Dr. Valeria Romare, introduced the historical context in which the plot of the film “Life is Beautiful” takes place. After the screening of the film, the Sudanese artist Ghassan Al-Abaloula presented his two projects: Nubian Land and Dance of Nubian Birds. Some of his paintings were exhibited in the veranda attached to the hall where the film was screened. The visitors could contemplate the paintings meanwhile the band of Ramy Ramond played some classical masterpieces (Click here to watch the video). 

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27^th January: Closing Ceremony of the Sudan Independent Film Festival

Comboni College had the privilege of hosting the closing ceremony of the 3^rd Sudan Independent Film Festival, one of the greatest cultural events of the city. The best Sudanese Film received the “Black Elephant” Award with the presence of the Minister of Culture and the Ambassadors of Palestine and Switzerland. In his speech, The Wakil of Comboni College of Science and Technology (CCST), Fr. Jorge Naranjo gave a short historical background
on the educational contribution of Comboni College. The Director of Sudan Film Factory, Mr. Talal Afifi, an ex Student of CCK, also spoke about the importance of CCK in the formation of a Sudanese leadership sensitive to culture and open to diversity. He said:

"We are here in a building that keeps the social fabric, the academic greatness and the architectonic splendor in the midst of a hard and pressing reality and a spread struggle all around the world because of identities... We are here at Comboni that is a place associated to acceptance, respect and equality. We can say that we are in the paradise of the Cultural Resistance.

We greet the Fathers, teachers and school workers of Comboni and we ask for them full
success and luck. We wish that this school continues strongly promoting the academic, cultural and artistic movement in Sudan".

CCST was among the partners that supported Sudan Film Factory in the organization of the festival and the Secondary School offered its wonderful courtyard for the closing ceremony
that was attended by 1,000 guests (Watch here the video summary of the event). 

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14^th January: Spanish film at CCST

The Spanish Ambassador to Sudan, his Excellency Mr. Juan José Rubio Urquia visited
CCST and presented the Spanish film “Diamantes Negros”. The film tells the long journey undertaken by two young boys from Mali who arrive in Spain after being persuaded to pursue their dream of escaping from poverty by becoming professional football players.
During the posterior debate, the students who watched the film underlined the importance of committing yourself in the place where you live and transforming the reality that surrounds you instead of idealizing other places where life appears at easy.

At the end of the debate, the Sudanese artist Ibrahim Mohammed Uthman, presented his work. Some of his photos and paintings could be contemplated after the film.

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12^th January: Refugee Student Day

The Refugee Student Support Committee (RSSC) under the umbrella of the Secretariat of Students Affairs of Ahfad University for Women, in partnership with UNHCR, organized an event at CCST that aimed at spreading awareness about refugees rights and obligations. The students expressed the life and challenges of refugees through poetry, drama and dance. The event was attended by several officers of UNHCR in Khartoum and students from Al-Ahfad and Comboni College of Science and Technology. You can watch a summary of the event here.

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4^th January: CCST Graduates Office

Comboni College of Science and Technology opened the “CCST Graduates Office”. The goal of this office is to strengthen ties with the College graduates, to be point of reference
and communication for them and to elaborate records about their professional location.
The Secretary of the Office is Mr. Musa Boutros Zikry, one of the last graduates of Information Technology. The office is located at the Linguistic Lab in the headquarters of the College but can also be contacted through E-mail (ccstgraduateoffice@gmail.com).  

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CCST: Official centre of exams of Italian Language associated to Perugia University

The Academic Senate of Perugia University for Foreigners approved on 26^th November the request of CCST to become exams centre for CELI Diplomas (Italian Language Certificates). This means that CCST students of Italian language, those of the Short Courses and those of the BA in English Language and Literature, will be able to sit for these official exams next 5^th March 2016 at the College.

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Conference of Anaesthesia and Pain Management

Dr. Nahla Gafer, Secretary of Academic Affairs and Directress of CCST Short Courses participated in the Second Conference of Anaesthesia and Pain Management organized by Cairo University from 4^th to 7^th November 2015 at Hurghada. The Conference shed light on the last updates in anesthesia and pain management and focused in cancer patients. 

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Workshop for Chairmen and Deans of universities on strategic management

The Association of Sudanese Universities (ASU) organized a workshop for Chairmen, Administrators and Deans of Colleges and Universities. The event took place in the main hall of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and dealt with the strategic development of the institutions of Higher Education in Sudan (Colleges and Universities). During the first day, Dr. Mohammed Said Khalifa introduced different theoretical tools to implement the strategy of a university. The second day focused on the sharing of concrete experiences of strategic planning by some Sudanese universities. Dr. As-Siddiq Ahmad Al-Mustafa Haiaty presented a lecture on the criteria to elaborate a ranking of the Sudanese universities. Forty three public and fourteen private universities and colleges participated in the workshop. Comboni College of Science and Technology was represented by its Dean, Prof.Abdel-Rahman Al-Khangi, and by its General Administrator (Wakil), Fr. Jorge Naranjo.

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The CCST Cultural Month 

Cultural Week photo's album

Comboni College of Science and Technology (CCST) celebrated a Cultural Month from 4^th August to 20^th August 2015.  The activities were divided into two weeks. The first
one started with an opening celebration where the students could express their cultural identities through songs, dance and poetry. The goal was to share our diversity as a
treasure for the other.

The second day of that week consisted of a Symposium on the scientific work of
Fr. Vantini and the continuity of Nubian Studies. This symposium was preceded by an exhibition displayed in the central building of CCST where the students could have a
visual idea about the contribution of Fr. Vantini to Sudan´s history with some photos of the two archaeological expeditions in which this monk and archaeologist took part, the Polish one in Faras (1965-1969) and the Italian one with La Sapienza University at Sonqi Tino (1967-1970). The frescoes of the two churches found in those sites can be visited today
in the National Museum of Khartoum.

During the Symposium Dr. Mohammed Jalal Hashim, a Sudanese linguist and Nubiologist, explained the journey done by scholars concerning Nubiology and the role of Fr. Vantini
in the progress of this science.

During the third day, Sudan Film Factory broadcasted three short films produced after a long intensive workshop held at Goethe Institut Sudan in 2010. The Sudanese filmmakers that realized the three films were present during the projections and discussed with the audience about their challenges.

The fourth day instead was organized by the Italian Embassy that proposed the film The room of the son by Nanni Moretti. The movie was presented by the Deputy Head of Mission of the Italian Embassy in Sudan, Ms. Valeria Romare.

During the second week instead, from 17^th to 20^th August, the students prepared an exhibition with ten stands that exposed to the visitors the different programmes of the College, some aspects of their original cultures (Ethiopian, Eritrean, South Sudanese, Sudanese), the work of the Sudanese visual artist Ibrahim Mohammed Osman, the scientific contribution of Fr. Vantini and the history of CCK and CCST.

Through the academic stands, the students (Computer Science, Information Technology and English Language and Literature) had occasion to share with the thousands of visitors what they studied in a didactic and interactive way.

  The Cultural Season ended with a concert in the courtyard of the   Secondary School by the famous Sudanese singer Nancy Ajaj. This   wonderful concert was possible thanks to the sponsorship of a local   company, Dal Motors.

  All these activities have strengthened the links between the College and   Sudanese society, have expressed the role of a university as mediator of   culture with the society in which it is inserted and became a wonderful   educational experience for the students who assumed heavy responsibilities   and carried them on until the end. The students prepared the design of the   fair, the marketing project to get sponsors and assumed all the   responsibilities related to the organization.

  The activities had a great impact in the local media. Three radios stations   (Hala, Sawa and Sahirun) broadcasted programs on the exhibition, the life   of Comboni and the educational vision of CCST and several newspapers   published different articles on the event (Akhir Lahza, Al-Ayaam,   Al-Jarida,…).

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THE REGISTRATION IS OPEN AT CCST. YOU CAN ALSO APPLY FOR OTHER UNIVERSITIES FROM OUR REGISTRATION CENTRE AT THE CENTRAL SITE IN QASR AVENUE.

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Cultural Week                                                                                                                                             

Comboni College of Science and Technology celebrates its first Cultural Week from 3^rd August to 8^th August. This week doesn't intend to be a mere break in the life of the College in which the doors open for visitors. Lessons will continue so that our dear guests will have the opportunity to know the ordinary life of CCST. The activities of this week link the College with society and culture and open the horizons of its students beyond the particular subject they study.
The program will be the following one:

MONDAY 3^rd AUGUST: CULTURAL FEAST OF INAUGURATION AT 5:00 PM                Cultural Week Program

TUESDAY 4^th AUGUST: Dr. VANTINI AND NUBIAN STUDIES AT 6:00 PM                          Vantini Day Photo

WEDNESADY 5^th AUGUST: SUDANESE CINEMA AT 6:00 PM                                                        Sudanese Film Photo

THURSDAY 6^th AUGUST: ITALIAN FILM AT 6:00 PM

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In the context of its Cultural Week, Comboni College of Science and Technology organizes a Symposium to recall the scientific contribution to the history of Sudan of one of its most illustrious lecturers, Dr. Fr. Giovanni Vantini. Dr. Mohammed Jalal Hashim will present the current situation of the research on Oriental Sources concerning Nubia after the work of Dr. Vantini and other scholars will recall his scientific work.

Venue: Tuesday 4^th August 2015 at 6:00 PM at the hall of the central site of Comboni College of Science and Technology (Qasr Avenue).

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First Training Course for CCST lecturers (1^st - 4^th June)

CCST organized an internal course of 24 hours for her lecturers. The course presented a wide range of topics: Management of large multilevel classes, effective teaching, classroom management, professional development of the lecturer, testing, methodology of teaching, lesson planning and educational technology. Some of these topics were identified as target issues that should be depened in future courses. It’s worth mentioning the great participation of the lecturers of the English Department. This workshop intends to be the first one of series of annual courses that nourishes the ongoing formation of the lecturers and a fundamental criterion for their promotion.

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Spanish Club at the new site of CCST at Bahri

The last edition of the Spanish Club took place in the new site of Comboni College of Science and Technology at Bahri. The event was honoured with
the presence of the Head of Mission of the Spanish embassy, Mr. Ander Ruiz de Gopegui, and presented the life and work of a very famous Spanish singer, Rocio Durcal.

The celebration was the occasion to announce the beginning of the new courses of Spanish language on 10th June at Manshia that aim at preparing
the next session of DELE exams that will take place on 20^st - 21^st November.

The registration is already open.

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The new Italian Ambassador visits CCST

Last Monday 20^th April 2015 the new Italian Ambassador, Fabrizio Lobasso, visited CCST and handed over the awards to the best students of the courses of Italian language that take place in the College. The event was also about
the occasion to thank the support of the Deputy Head of Mission, Dr. Chiara Petracca, who leaves Sudan in order to start a new service in her country.

For the first time in Sudan, the exams of Spanish language of Cervantes Institute took place last 21 - 22 November in the central site of the College. CCST became exams centre of DELE associated to the Cervantes Institute
in Cairo. Eighteen candidates did the A2 level exam mean while five did the
A1 level one.
On 13^th January the candidates will be able to consult their votes in the website of Cervantes Institute. It´s foreseen to have the next session of DELE exams on 22 - 23 May for levels A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2.

10-09-2014 REGISTRATION FOR DELE EXAMS OPEN AT MANSHIA

The period of registration for DELE exams in our site at Manshia will be open from next Wednesday 10-09-2014. The last day for registration will be on Tuesday 30^th September, before the Feast of the Sacrifice. DELE exams will take place on Saturday 22^nd November.