Esteemed professors and dear colleagues.
Some amendments have been added to the call for research proposals for the Center of Energy Excellence funded by USAID (changes are written in green), and the most important amendments are summarized as follows:

1. Extending the deadline for submitting research proposals until February 9.
   
   
2. Flexibility in the number of members of research teams. (faculty members and students)
   
   
3. Flexibility in the salaries of the research team members.
   The invitation is attached after modification.

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Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Azim, Dean of the Faculty, extends his best and sincere wishes to all Christian staff inside and outside Egypt on the occasion of Christmas.

Within the framework of the Faculty of Engineering’s keenness to emphasize its societal role as a beacon of science and culture, the faculty received two delegations from Meet Badr Khamis Preparatory Joint School, on Wednesday 14/12/2022 and Thursday 15/12/2022, in coordination with the faculty administration, where the two delegations were received by Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Hassan Tawfiq - lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Power Engineering and director of the Student Projects Unit in the faculty, in the hall of Prof. Dr. Rashad El Badrawy.

The visit included several important stations, one of them was, laboratories in the faculty, which include various disciplines of engineering sciences, such as: solar energy laboratories, architectural models, refrigeration and air conditioning, mechatronics engineering, personal computers, and

Dr. Ahmed Eid Musa, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, explained the most important techniques for using solar electric energy, Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Tawfiq, a lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Power Engineering, explained refrigeration and air conditioning systems, as well as thermal applications of solar energy, Eng. Mahmoud Ramadan, Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Architectural Engineering, dealt with the mechanisms of producing architectural models for designing facilities, as well as dealing with various materials, and Eng. Ahmed Radwan, Teaching Assistant at the Department of Computer Engineering and Control Systems, who dealt with the concept of dealing with robots to manage various industrial processes.

In a related context and within the framework of the service role of the students, members of the Momentum team and Mansoura Motorsport team participated in the visit.

At the end of the two-day activities, the children expressed their great happiness at visiting the faculty in addition to giving them the opportunity to benefit from the visit.

The First term exams are taking place, at the faculty of engineering, amidst continuous follow-up and inspection tours by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Azim, Dean of the Faculty, with the assistance of faculty team work to achieve the interest of the students.

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Azim, Dean of the Faculty, sends his heartfelt congratulations to Dr. John Fayez Wanis for the promotion to Associate Professor in the Department of Computers and Systems Engineering. Wishing him all the best.

Under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Sherif Khater, President of the University, the leadership of Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Azim, Dean of the Faculty, and the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sahar Sedky, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development, a workshop on renewable energy was organized by Dr. Asmaa Al-Awadi, Director of the Alumni Follow-up Unit on Saturday, December 17, 2022, in Prof. Magdy Abu Rayan, amphitheater at eleven in the morning.

Dr. Muhammad Al-Khayyat, Director of the New and Renewable Energy Authority, gave a highly informative workshop that was in the presence of a group of faculty members, supporting staff, and a large number of students of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Engineering Program and other students of the faculty.

He talked about sources of renewable energy in Egypt, energy management, their integration into smart networks, and the risks and challenges facing them.
He also mentioned that Egypt is the first country in the Arab region to implement the Arab Renewable Energy Initiative, and that the Egyptian state is moving strongly towards the production of clean energy such as generated energy from the sun, wind and water, which depend on them in many sectors of the state, such as the transportation sector, referring to the successes achieved by the state by establishing a number of huge production stations, which have pumped billions to invest in this important and vital strategic field.
Then, many questions and inquiries were presented by the attendees, both members of the faculty, the supporting staff and the students, Dr. Muhammad Al-Khayyat provided the necessary clarifications in this regard.
At the end of the meeting, Dr. Muhammad Al-Khayyat was honored and thanked for his efforts and valuable information.

This workshop ended at about 2:30 in the afternoon

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Azim, Dean of the Faculty, offers heartfelt congratulations, good wishes, and sincere greetings to all members of the teaching staff, the supporting staff, and the administrative staff, as the new year begins, his excellency wishes it to be full of assurance of a better future. Best wishes for the new year.

Sincere congratulations extended by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Azim, Dean of the Faculty, to Dr. Mohamed Gouda El-Kalla for being promoted as Associate Professor, Department of Production Engineering and Mechanical Design. wishing him continued success and advancement.

The faculty of Engineering is pleased to invite you to participate with us in a workshop on renewable energy, in which the Chairman of the Renewable Energy Authority, Dr. Muhammad Al-Khayyat, will lecture.

“At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession."
Queen Elizabeth II.

A slogan launched by the initiators and implementers of the following student competitions, as Sci-Tech exhibits are blueprints for a brighter future;

Micromouse
Line Follower
Rc Cars
Which took place under the support and sponsorship of Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Azim, Dean of the Faculty, and supervision of Prof. Dr. Sahar Sedky, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development.
The idea was initiated and implemented by Prof. Dr. Abeer Tawakul, Director of the BioMedical Engineering Program for Postgraduate Studies, Prof.Dr. Mahmoud Saafan, Director of the Artificial Intelligence Engineering Program, and the participation of: eng. Heba Selim, eng. Dalia Tariq, eng. Omar Wahba, and eng. Ahmed Ramadan.
These competitions started today, Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at exactly ten thirty in the morning at the Student Complex headquarters, as they witnessed a great momentum in the presence of a large number of students, whether participating in the competition teams or their colleagues.

A Report on a Symposium Entitled "Research and Development Projects are Oriented Towards Industry or Academia" A symposium was held entitled "Do research and development projects go towards industry or academia?” under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Azim, Dean of the Faculty, and the leadership of Prof. Dr. Sahar Sedky, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development and Director of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Engineering Program, the symposium was presented by Dr. Bassem Badr, an expert in electric cars in Canada, in the presence of a number of faculty members, assistant staff, students of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Engineering Program, and a large number of all students of academic disciplines, today, Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at twelve o’clock in the hall of Prof. Dr. Al-Saeed Ashour. The symposium axes revolved around clarifying the following: How a graduate of the faculty determines his goals in addition to achieving them, the required skills that a graduate of the faculty must acquire to keep pace with the requirements of the external labor market, and how to implement some graduation projects by linking academic institutions with industrial companies. Dr. Bassem, talked about the problems that confront the graduate, how to overcome them and turn them into success stations in his practical life. The symposium also dealt with the use of presentations on models of electric cars manufactured in Canada and other international companies, it was emphasized that the global trend in the field of the automotive industry is moving in the future towards the direction of manufacturing those electric cars to work on reducing pollution. Dr Bassem briefed students on how to communicate with him for any inquiry. At the end of the meeting, Dr. Sahar Sedky, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development and Director of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Engineering Program, honored him for his efforts and the valuable information he provided.

The Faculty Council No. (575) was held on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, with the honor of the presence of Prof. Dr. Sherif Khater, President of the University, where he presided over the Faculty Council, with the utmost welcome, the greatest appreciation, the highest meanings and words of thanks from Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Azim to his Excellency, in the presence of: Vice deans, heads of scientific departments, directors of specific programs, and representatives of some institutions of the external community.
The session was opened by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Azim, Dean of the Faculty, where his Excellency:

- Started the meeting by welcoming Prof. Dr. Sherif Khater, President of the University, for honoring the faculty by attending and participating in the Faculty Council, in addition to offering sincere congratulations and good wishes to him on the occasion of the Republican decision to appoint him as President of Mansoura University. He also welcomed all the attending members of the Faculty Council.

-Gave words of lamentation for the death of Anba Dawoud, Bishop of Mansoura, Prof. Dr. Jabr Abdel Salam, Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Prof. Dr. Omar Al Shehabi, Former Dean of the Faculty of Science.

- Congratulated some faculty members for promotion, namely: Associate Prof. Dr. El-Sayed Abdel-Aal, Department of Structural Engineering, Associate Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ashour, Department of Electronics and Communications, and Associate Prof. Dr. Yehia Mahmoud, Department of Mechanical Power Engineering.

- Congratulated, the student / Ali Ismail for being selected as the president of the University Union, the student / Abd al-Rahman Reda for being selected as the president of the Faculty Union, and the student / Sarah Magdy for being selected the ideal student for the academic year 2022-2023.

- In continuation of the series of honoring the deans of the faculty from 1974 until 2018, his excellency praised the work of all the previous deans.

-Honored Prof. Dr. Mohamed Al-Saeed, the former dean of the faculty, he was given a shield as a gift. A later date was set for those who will be honored later from among the former deans, based on their wish.

- Presented the most important events that took place in his three meetings with, assistant professors, lecturers, and members of the supporting staff.

- Presented the most important instructions given during his meeting with the batch coordinators.

- Explained what happened regarding the visit of a delegation from the Faculty of Engineering to the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.

- Mentioned some of what has happened in the faculty to strengthen social relations, such as his Eminence's breakfast with the Center for Studies, and this is on the approach of what happened in the past with the support services personnel and then with the administrative staff.

- Talked about what happened regarding the ideal student competition, and the results achieved to ensure quality and that the slogan of obtaining the first place is worth a lot.

- Explained the beginning of the faculty magazine since 1975 and the huge boom that occurred in it in the recent period, starting in 2019.

- Explained the implementation of the rights = duties platform, and this is something that requires a lot of patience, support and silence, as his sovereignty explained the protocol for discussing scientific theses.

Prof. Dr. Sherif Khater, President of the University, concluded the introduction to the meeting by offering kind words and expressing what he carries of good feelings and great positive attitudes towards the Faculty of Engineering represented by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Azim, Dean of the Faculty, its deputies, its great professors, and the houses of expertise that it possesse, such as the Center for Studies, then Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Azim, Dean of the Faculty, presented the shield of the faculty congratulating and honoring his choice as President of Mansoura University.

Later, His Excellency moved to discuss the topics on the agenda and took decisions regarding them with the members of the esteemed Faculty Council.