Prof. Dr. Hanan Sobhi Obeid

Department head’s speech

The world is gradually transitioning to digitization, an era of converting all aspects of life to electronic forms, or at least significantly integrating electronic elements. This has led all sciences to gravitate towards this domain. As the media field is highly sensitive to any societal change, it is often one of the first to embrace such transformations. In fact, change and development often originate from the media, as it is the tool for announcing progress and broadcasting every scientific achievement. In the current era, the internet, computers, and smartphones have ascended to the throne of globally significant sciences. The world now follows news and maintains constant communication through these technologies. Thus, "digital media" emerged-not just social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, but everything that can reach people electronically. It became imperative for media scholars to study this new digital media and train their students and researchers to master it, enabling them to competitively and effectively join the technological evolution in their field. This is what we all in the Department of Digital Media strive to achieve. With Allah's help, we can empower our students to enter the digital job market with confidence, competence, and the ability to meet any challenge.