Syrian Academic Forum
Arrival & Registration
Opening and Guest Speeches
Session with official guests
Coffee break and light appetizers
SafierrTech competition and spotlight on special projects and closing the first day
AI potentials for Syrian Education System
Afternoon Session
Organizer: Dr-Ing. Nidal Zarifeh (Syrian Assembly in Germany)
(Main contributor: The Syrian Association for Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship “aisyria”)
Duration: 4 hours (including 15 min break)
Objective: Explore the potentials of AI for enhancing Syrian academia
Description and aspects:
- Foundation of AI aspects
- integrated into higher education
- international examples of AI integration into higher education
- Current academic situation in Syria
- Challenges and cautions of using AI in education
- Tailored guidelines for professors: enhance curriculum design, generate and evaluate exam questions, streamline grading, and other innovative applications in academic settings
- Tailored guidelines for students: support academic life, study assistance, summarization, translation, and research facilitation
Speakers:
- Ing Nidal Zarifeh (60+15 min)
- aisyria (120+30 min)
Arrival
Session "Scientific Research and Technology Localization"
Break
Session "Digital Competency Development"
Lunch Break
Session "Digital Infrastructure"
General Discussion and Conclusion of the Second Day
Conference Dinner for Speakers and Organizers
Participant Registration
Opening Session
Speech by the Minister of Higher Education
Speech by the Minister of Agriculture
Speech by the Chairman of the Initiative
Break
First Session
Session Chair: Dr. Ahmed Fares Asfari, Session Rapporteur: Dr. Ahmed Shams El-Din Shaaban
First Session
10:30 – 11:00
The State of Agricultural Education
Dean of the College of Agricultural Engineering
11:00 – 11:30
The State of the Agricultural Sector
Dr. Mohammed Manhal Al-Zoubi
11:30 – 12:00
Linking Graduates to the Labor Market
Eng. Abdul Aziz Al-Mohammed
12:00 – 12:30
Break
Second Session
Session Chair: Dr. Saad Al-Kayali, Session Rapporteur: Dr. Ahed Abu Younes
Second Session
12:30 – 2:30 PM
Dialogue Session
Attendance
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Recommendations
Recommendations Drafting Committee
Lunch Break
Arrival
Session "Cybersecurity and Data Governance"
Break
Session "Connecting Universities to the Digital Economy"
Lunch Break
1+2 Workshops
General Discussion and Conclusion of the Third Day
Digital Twin for institutional & industrial applications
Morning Session
Organizer: Dr-Ing. Nidal Zarifeh (Syrian Assembly in Germany)
Duration: 3.5 hours (including 15 min break)
Objective: Exploring the benefits of virtual representation of physical entities in different areas (education, industry, energy, infrastructure, healthcare)
Description and aspects:
- Foundation of digital twin
- From IoT to IoS to digital twin
- Main technologies and protocols
- Sensing principles, data modeling, and semantic mapping
- Joint communication and sensing
- Distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS)
Speakers:
- Nidal Zarifeh (60 min)
- Ing. Ali Allousch (120 min, Online)
- Talk 3: to be added
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