The amount of people in Arab Nations holding a B.Sc., B.A., Diploma, M.Sc., and Ph.D. is huge (1), most of which include a project/research applying or explaining the theoretical part of the thesis. Unfortunately most of them do not reflect a real problem or contribute in solving an existing problem. Therefore you can detect hundreds of thousands of thesis and research works being kept on the shelf unutilized. On the other hand a huge number of organizations with different categories such as manufacturing, service, education, health care, nonprofit, etc.; have severe problems needing to be solved. In addition to another big problems that are facing our Arabic Communities such as unemployment. Due to the absence of central planning, an accumulation of the above mentioned issues has caused a severe gap between the actual community requirements and the academic and research work. Each of community and academia are now isolated in a separate island. This isolation has caused another problem that is the gap between academic curriculums and needs of labor market. The new problem causes inadequacy of most graduates to labor market needs, and thus enroll them into the convoy of unemployment.

1. Dr. Talaat Refaat
Compromise between desires for clean theory and desire to improve a business
tomorrow.
KNOWLEDGE FOR ACTION
“LET US SERVE COMMUNITY
THROUGH LINKING IT TO
ACADEMIA”
By
Dr. TALAAT REFAAT
A Systems, DSS, Operations Management,
Lean& IT Professional
https://www.linkedin.com/in/talaatrefaat

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SUMMARY
Compromise between desires for clean theory and desire to improve a business
tomorrow.
 OPPORTUNITY:
Strategic, Global Goal, National, Huge Effects & Fast Growth.
 OPPORTUNITY Analysis.
 Business Model.
 Outline of Business Plan.
 Processes & People.
 OPPORTUNITY Bi-PRODUCTS.
 Model Generalization & MOM.

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O P P O R T U N I T Y
This Presentation is a part of several
Presentations related to a specific
subject:
“ LET US SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES
THROUGH LINKING IT WITH ACADEMY”
“KNOWLEDGE FOR ACTION”

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O P P O R T U N I T Y
“ There is nothing more powerful than an
idea whose time has come. ”
Victor Hugo
(Poet, Novelist, and Dramatist)

5. AGENDA Duration
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. 5 m
 VALUE ADDED OF THESIS/RESEARCH WORK: CURRENT STATE MAP. 10 m
 VALUE ADDED OF PROJECTED MAP. 10 m
 PROPOSAL OF FOUR STAGES. 30 m
MODEL GENERALIZATION and (MOM) MEASURE OF MERIT. 5 m
DISCUSSIONS. 30 m
Dr. Talaat Refaat

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HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND
 Prof. Mohammad Osman& Prof. Sang Lee, Second Conference on
Operations Research and its Military Applications (ORMA), MTC, Cairo,
17-19 November 1987.
Prof. Christian Terwiesch, Operations Management, 8 weeks course Sep.-
Nov., 2014.

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AGENDA
Duration
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. 5 m
 VALUE ADDED OF THESIS/RESEARCH WORK: CURRENT STATE MAP. 10 m
 VALUE ADDED OF PROJECTED MAP. 10 m
 PROPOSAL OF FOUR STAGES. 30 m
MODEL GENERALIZATION and (MOM) MEASURE OF MERIT. 5 m
DISCUSSIONS. 30 m

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Academia
Value Add
Variations

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Academia
Cause Variation
• Common cause variation
• Assignable cause variation
• Academy of Scientific Research &
Technology (ASRT)
• Supreme Council of Universities
• Mission/Vision
• Publications and Statistics
•Egyptian Universities
• AUC
• GUC
• BUE
• Arabic Universities

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Common Cause Variation (low level)
Common Cause Variation (high level)
Assignable Cause Variation
• Need to measure and reduce common cause variation
• Identify assignable cause variation as soon as possible
• What is common cause variation for one person might be
assignable cause to the other
Two Types of Variation

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Academia
Cause Variation
• Common cause variation
• Assignable cause variation
• Academy of Scientific Research &
Technology (ASRT)
• Supreme Council of Universities
• Mission/Vision
• Publications and Statistics
• Egyptian Universities
• AUC
• GUC
• BUE
• Arabic Universities

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‫التكنولوجية‬ ‫و‬ ‫العلمية‬ ‫للطاقات‬ ‫الفعال‬ ‫التوظيف‬
‫التنموية‬ ‫القضايا‬ ‫خدمة‬ ‫نحو‬ ‫توجيهها‬ ‫و‬
‫والتكنولوجية‬ ‫العلمية‬ ‫القاعدة‬ ‫اشراك‬
‫المتقدم‬ ‫للتكنولوجيا‬ ‫المؤثر‬ ‫النقل‬ ‫في‬‫ة‬
‫لدعم‬ ‫الوطنية‬ ‫االبتكارات‬ ‫تنمية‬
‫المتوسطة‬ ‫و‬ ‫الصغيرة‬ ‫الصناعات‬

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‫والتنمية‬ ‫العلمي‬ ‫البحث‬ ‫ومشروعات‬ ‫برامج‬ ‫وترويج‬ ‫تخطيط‬
‫والعمل‬ ‫اإلختصاصات‬ ‫ومتداخلة‬ ‫القومية‬ ‫الصفة‬ ‫ذات‬ ‫التكنولوجية‬
‫للتنفيذ‬ ‫الالزمة‬ ‫والمادية‬ ‫المالية‬ ‫الموارد‬ ‫توفير‬ ‫على‬

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Mission
‫حاجات‬ ‫و‬ ‫الجامعى‬ ‫التعليم‬ ‫بين‬ ‫الربط‬
‫اإلنتاج‬ ‫و‬ ‫المجتمع‬

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Vision
‫للدو‬ ‫اإلقتصادية‬ ‫التنمية‬ ‫خطط‬ ‫تنفيذ‬ ‫و‬ ‫تطوير‬‫لة‬

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Admitted
305,177
Graduates
276,267
Enrolled
1,102,819

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344,630107,554
Diploma
179,840
M.Sc.
126,455
Ph.D.
38,325
Diploma
89,148
M.Sc.
12,661
Ph.D.
5,745
EnrolledHolding

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Academia
Cause Variation • Common cause variation
• Assignable cause variation
•Academy of Scientific Research &
Technology (ASRT)
• Supreme Council of Universities
• Mission/Vision
• Publications and Statistics
• Egyptian Universities
• AUC
• GUC
• BUE
• Arabic Universities

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Cairo University

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Cairo University

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Cairo University Leaders
Cairo University Vice President for
Environmental and Society Services

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‫القاهرة‬ ‫لجامعة‬ ‫االستراتيجية‬ ‫الخطة‬

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‫اإلستراتيجي‬ ‫الخطة‬ ‫إعداد‬ ‫فريق‬‫ة‬

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Vision and Mission
‫احتياجات‬ ‫لمقابلة‬ ‫العالى‬ ‫التعليم‬ ‫خدمات‬ ‫تقديم‬ ‫فى‬ ‫التميز‬
‫المجتمع‬
‫األفر‬ ‫حياة‬ ‫إلثراء‬ ‫تطبيقها‬ ‫و‬ ‫ونشرها‬ ‫المعرفة‬ ‫تكوين‬‫اد‬
‫المحيطة‬ ‫والبيئة‬ ‫المؤسسات‬ ‫و‬ ‫المجتمع‬ ‫و‬

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Strategic Goals
‫تنمية‬ ‫فى‬ ‫استثماره‬ ‫و‬ ‫دعمه‬ ‫و‬ ‫العلمى‬ ‫البحث‬ ‫تطوير‬
‫القومى‬ ‫اإلقتصاد‬

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The American University in Cairo

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Mission and Vision

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Values Service to our
communities
Exploring the challenges that confront
Egypt

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The German University in Cairo

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Vision
Contribute to the general welfare nationally and
internationally

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Mission
Develop scientific, cultural and business links with
the national and international institutions

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Bridge the gap between labor market need
and Academia
The Student Career & Alumni Development

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The British University in Cairo

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Vision and Mission
Engagement with the social, professional and
business communities

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IPDU
Engaging in community services
activities and emphasizing relevant
research activities

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King Saud University

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King Saud University
Vision, Mission and Values

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King Saud University
Vision, Mission and Values
‫المجتمع‬ ‫تخدم‬ ‫إبداعية‬ ‫بحوث‬ ‫إنتاج‬

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King Faisal University

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Community Engagement

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King Abdulaziz University

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KAU Mission
To enrich society

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KAU Deanship of Community Service &
Continuing Education
Link between the community and the
University

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King Abdulaziz City for Science and
Technology (KACST)

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KACST Vision, Mission and Values
Serve Society

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AcademiaAcademia
Current State Map Projected Map

51. Dr. Talaat Refaat
SUMMARY
Compromise between desires for clean theory and desire to improve a business
tomorrow.
OPPORTUNITY:
Strategic, Global Goal, National, Huge Effects & Fast Growth.
 OPPORTUNITY Analysis.
 Business Model.
 Outline of Business Plan.
 Processes & People.
 OPPORTUNITY Bi-PRODUCTS.
 Model Generalization & MOM.

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DISCUSSIONS