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The use of raw paper and single-use plastic containers in the processes of packaging and containing food and beverages is widespread. After the exacerbation of their damages to the environment and humans alike, and since the research problem relates to the spread of intermediate containing products, and the diversity of their raw material, without taking into account the negative impact some of them have on the environment, it was necessary to search for alternative materials that are healthier, more sustainable, and less hazardous to the environment and which are degradable and usable repeatedly. Therefore, the research objectives are summarized in shedding light on sustainable, degradable materials that reduce the damage to the environment instead of increasing it, especially those local materials that are easy to obtain at low cost. The importance of the research revolves around introducing the wasted materials that can be used in the processes of packaging and containing products. The research is also concerned with clarifying the idea of the re-use of intermediate containing products because of their positive impact on the environment. The results of the research introduce raw materials, including local ones, which can be used as an alternative to the raw materials that are harmful to the environment. It pinpoints the differences between both categories and the advantages of the former. This opens the way for designers and researchers to explore alternative materials for the materials used nowadays. There is also an emphasis on the possibility of benefiting from agricultural waste and engaging farmers’ interest through the profit they can gain from the manufacturing process. The results clarify some ways of applying the idea of re-use and re-packaging to reduce wastes as well. The product design process introduced a sustainable design which was proposed for a leading organic food company, and it was nominated for the stage of match-making with companies in a competition organized by the Nilepreneurs Initiative. The product design concept was used as a strategy for designing packaging containers which give the producing company a special and distinct identity.

This study aimed to explore the perspectives of senior management and the heads of departments at Alzaiem Alazhari University in Sudan of the role of the university in developing the local community in light of quality assurance standards in the Sudanese High Educational Institutes. The study sought to answer this main question: What is the role of the university in developing the local community in light of quality assurance standards in the Sudanese High Educational Institutes from the perspective of senior management and the heads of departments? Out of this question, four sub questions were developed. To answer these questions, the descriptive analytical method was used. A questionnaire was designed and checked for validity and reliability. It consisted of three dimensions, each of which included a group of statements related to quality assurance, particularly, the eighth standard of quality assurance related to community service. The study sample (52) was purposive and covered all the population – senior management and all the heads of departments in the university colleges. The study revealed these major findings: all the participants agreed on the importance of implementing developing local community service in light of institutional quality assurance standards. Another finding is that there were no statistically significant differences (0.01) in the importance of the community service that is attributed to gender variable. However, there were statistically significant differences (0.01) between trained and untrained teachers in favor of trained teachers. The study recommended that budgets should be allocated for local community service programs at the university; more focus be made on training; and a department of community service that has the status of college deanship be established. Keywords: Community service, Quality, Quality assurance standards, Alzaiem Alazhari University.