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As part of its commitment to bridging academic education with labor market needs and in line with Egypt Vision 2030 to empower young people, the Faculty of Business at Ain Shams University has launched the Executive Field Training Program for first-year students enrolled in the Bachelor of Banking Sciences program.

The program is held under the patronage of Mr. Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, Prof. Abdelaziz Konsowa, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Prof. Mohamed Diaa Zain El Abedeen, President of Ain Shams University, in collaboration with the Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI) and the Egyptian banking sector.

The initiative aims to provide students with early practical experience in a real banking environment. It is built upon the strategic partnership between the Faculty of Business, the Central Bank of Egypt, and the Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI) to prepare highly qualified professionals capable of meeting the demands of digital transformation and technological advancement in the financial sector.

The program is jointly supervised by Prof. Farid Moharram El Garhy, Dean of the Faculty of Business, and Dr. Abdel Aziz Nossier, Executive Director of the Egyptian Banking Institute, to ensure that the training is delivered in accordance with established professional standards while providing students with practical banking expertise.

The training program is scheduled to commence on Sunday, 5 July 2026, and continue through Tuesday, 11 August 2026. The program includes five weeks of field training at participating banks, followed by three days of specialized seminars at the headquarters of the Central Bank of Egypt. During this period, students will receive training in financial inclusion strategies, retail banking services, branch operations, and regulatory functions.

A wide range of national and private-sector banks are participating in the program, including Banque Misr, the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), the Commercial International Bank (CIB), QNB Egypt, the Arab African International Bank (AAIB), Banque du Caire, AlexBank, the Industrial Development Bank (IDB), Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt, the Egyptian Gulf Bank (EGBANK), Crédit Agricole Egypt, Emirates NBD Egypt, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait – Egypt (ABK-Egypt), First Abu Dhabi Bank Egypt (FABMISR), Kuwait Finance House – Egypt (KFH Egypt), Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank – Egypt (ADCB Egypt), and Bank ABC Egypt.

To ensure participants' commitment and maximize learning outcomes, the faculty has adopted an electronic evaluation and governance system through which students are required to complete daily task logs to monitor their progress. The program concludes with a comprehensive electronic assessment based on scenario-based questions designed to evaluate trainees' ability to make sound banking decisions in real-world situations, reflecting the faculty’s ongoing commitment to preparing students for successful professional careers.