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Are you curious about the different career options/routes you could take as a student/graduate in Tech? Do you want to hear about the success stories of some Egyptians who made their way through and landed their dream jobs at top tech companies like Google and Facebook or who even helped found their own in Egypt? Read More

In celebration of International Women’s Day we are happy to announce that in collaboration with the Egyptian Consulate in Montreal and the Cultural and Educational Bureaus in Canada and USA, we are hosting Dr. Hoda ElMaraghy. Dr. Hoda ElMaraghy is the first female dean of engineering in Canada and was recently awarded the “Order of Read More

In alignment with ESANA’s vision of serving the entire Egyptian student community in North America with its diverse interests and academic levels, over the next few months ESANA will promote virtual events (mainly on our social media platforms) by the units so that the entire community can attend. COVID might be a step back for Read More

The ESANA 2020 GA meeting was held on May 31st. Constitutional changes were discussed and approved by the GA members. The constitutional amendments were introduced to better reflect the current state of ESANA and the online environment of the GA meeting. The newly updated constitution can be found here.  Additionally, the election process for the Read More

We would like to thank all the applicants to the 2020 ESANA Excellence Scholarships. The competition was strong and stood as proof to how Egyptian students in North America are excelling in academics, volunteering, social and community activities. Congratulations to the winners. We hope this scholarship would motivate you to excel even further. Winners of Read More

The Egyptian embassies in USA and Canada have announced plans to transport stranded Egyptians back home during this unprecedented Covid-19 crisis. Please see attached announcements below for details.

ESANA wishes for everyone to stay safe during these uncertain times. It is important to acquire factual information from credible sources: 1. Covid-19 (USA): https://cutt.ly/jtcGEEm2. Covid-19 (Canada): https://cutt.ly/FtcGbXo

We’re pleased to announce that ESANA is offering scholarships for both graduate and undergraduate students. There will be up to 5 scholarships for undergraduate students and up to 5 scholarships for graduate students. The scholarships will be valued at $300 USD each. The exact number of granted scholarships (up to 5) will be dependent on Read More

After several years of stoppage since the devaluation of the Egyptian pound, ESANA has finally managed to donate ~7 tonnes of engineering and science books to Heliopolis University in Egypt. These books were collected over the years by ESANA and were sent to Heliopolis University in return for the shipping costs only. We still have Read More

Safinaz is our volunteer social officer this year! She is a senior Penn State undergraduate student who is majoring in Industrial Engineering and Supply Chain management. She is also the Vice-President of Penn State Behrend’s Student Government Association and the Co-chair of the IISE Northeast Regional Conference 2020. She loves to paint, travel, and most Read More

We’re excited to share with you that we’re now live on Instagram! Please follow us for our latest updates. Also, don’t forget to follow us on our facebook page as well.

In collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates’ Affairs, the ESANA executive team is excited to announce that it will nominate 10 prominent Egyptian youths (Age 18 – 35) to participate in the World Youth Forum 2019, held in Sharm ElSheikh from December 14th to 17th. Flight tickets and accommodation will be Read More

In the light of keeping in touch with Egyptian youths abroad, H.E Minister of Emigration Nabila Makram met with Hazem Daoud, the head of the Egyptian Student Association in North America, who lives in Canada. The meeting discussed different proposals for cooperation with the Ministry of Emigration, such as exchanging experiences with students at Egyptian Read More

We are excited to announce that ESANA has been granted federal non-profit status in Canada. This allows ESANA to officially operate in Canada (in addition to the US) as a federally recognized non-profit organization. This facilitates the smooth operation of many programs the organization undertakes such as the book campaign.

We are honored to inform you that the Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates’ Affairs, Nabila Makram, declared July the Egyptian heritage month in Canada during her visit to Toronto on July 21, 2019. Declaring a month for Egyptian civilization and heritage in Canada has come as a result of the efforts of MP Sherif Read More