Prof.Dr. Sherif El-Badawy, dean of the faculty, and the vice deans, on behalf of the Faculty of Engineering, extend their sincere congratulations and love to all faculty members, assistant staff and administrative staff on the holy occasion of Mawlid al-Nabi. May the spirit of this holy occasion bring peace and joy to your hearts and homes.

Prof. Dr. Sherif Youssef Khater, President of Mansoura University, received members of the committee for selecting the best green (environmentally friendly) university affiliated with the Supreme Council of Universities, where he presented the efforts and research made by Mansoura University in the field of renewable energy, preserving the environment, and using clean energy to reduce carbon emissions that pollute the environment, and paying attention to climate issues.
Prof. Mohamed Abdel Azim, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development, accompanied the visiting delegation on an inspection tour to the Faculty of Engineering and a number of distinguished faculties and centers at the university, in the presence and participation of Prof. Dr. Sherif El-Badawy, Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Sahar Sedky, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Education and Students Affairs, Prof. Amira Yassin Heikal, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Community Service and Environmental Development, and a group of faculty members, where the visiting delegation inspected a number of laboratories, workshops, centers and student projects, which play a major role in providing innovative solutions to the outside community, especially in the field of energy and reducing emissions and pollution. During the delegation’s inspection tour, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Azim pointed out that Mansoura University is always interested in becoming a sustainable, environmentally friendly university in its research and academic fields, and that the Faculty of Engineering implements its vision and mission in accordance with the university’s vision and mission, and both implement their vision and mission in accordance with the sustainable plan of the Egyptian state 2030. Then, Prof. Dr. Sherif El-Badawy confirmed that the Faculty of Engineering always works to enhance environmental sustainability in the field of education and scientific research and works to exchange experiences with the largest international universities such as the University of Arizona in the United States. Awareness seminars are also held periodically on climate change, waste management and recycling, and water and energy management.

Within the framework of activating the cooperation protocol between Mansoura University and the Ministry of Higher Education and Technical Education, under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Sherif Khater, President of the University, Prof. Dr. Nisreen Omar, Member of the Egyptian Parliament who initiated the idea of ​​the protocol, the supervision of both Prof. Dr. Sherif El-Badawy, Dean of the Faculty, and Prof. Dr. Sahar Sedky, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Student Affairs and the organization and coordination of Prof. Dr. Hossam El-Din Mustafa, General Supervisor of Specific Programs and Protocol Coordinator. The ceremony was attended by a number of prominent figures namely: Prof. Dr. Nisreen Salah Omar, Member of the Egyptian parliament, Eng. Mervat Azer, Member of the Egyptian Parliament, Prof. Dr. Al-Shaarawy Kamal, Executive Director of University Hospitals, Mr. Nasser Shaaban, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education in Dakahlia, Dr. Fatima Nayel, Director of the Central Administration for Technical Education Development, Prof. Dr. Wael Zakaria, Director of the Three Medical Centers, Eng. Mohamed Refaat, Maintenance Manager at Philips, Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim, Representative of the Project Development Agency, the leaders of the Education Directorate in Dakahlia Governorate, and the parents of the distinguished students, where those in charge of implementing the protocol from the Faculty of Engineering and the Education Directorate, and the graduating students were honored. An introductory video about the Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, was shown in addition to a video including the stages of implementing the protocol.

Under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Sherif El-Badawy, Interim Dean of the Faculty and Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, and organized by Dr. Mostafa El-Bahloul, Director of the Scientific Research Support Unit, faculty of engineering, an introductory meeting was held on the tools of the global publishing house Elsevier, which are available for free use by Egyptian researchers through the Egyptian Knowledge Bank. The meeting was presented by Dr. Mohamed Raed, Customer Success Officer at the Elsevier Egypt Office, on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at 3:00 PM, via Zoom. The meeting was attended by a large group of faculty members, and graduate students. It lasted for two hours.

The meeting began with an introduction to Elsevier and how its role in scientific research has evolved around the world over the years since its inception. The lecturer then reviewed the most important tools available on the publishing house platform, such as Scopus, the capabilities available in it, and how to use them. The lecturer then moved on to the second tool, SciVal, where he explained its importance and how to understand the various indicators in it to exploit them for the benefit of the research process. The lecturer then explained the latest tools added to Egyptian researchers, which is Funding Institutional, and clarified its features and how to make the best use of the calls and research projects available on it. This was followed by a brief explanation of the most famous publishing house tools, which is ScienceDirect, which allows scientific research published in the scientific journals affiliated with the publishing house. The meeting included many examples and interactive applications with the attendees to make the most of the meeting topic. At the end of the meeting, the lecturer stressed the necessity of trying all the tools and exploiting all available capabilities to understand them well and exploit the indicators in a way that benefits the research process.

An Introductory meeting on how to use Elsevier publishing tools

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Within the framework of the Energy Excellence Agreement between Arizona State University in the United States of America and the Egyptian universities (Ain Shams, Mansoura and Aswan), Prof. Dr. Sherif El-Badawy, Dean of the Faculty, received the Energy Excellence Center delegation, which included Prof. Dr. Mustafa Marai, Technical Advisor to the Energy Excellence Center, Ms. Dalia El-Tayeb, Executive Director of the Center in Egypt, Ms. Rania Taher, Director of Marketing and Communications at the Center, on Tuesday morning, September 10, 2024. The delegation was received at the office of the Dean of the Faculty, with the participation of Prof. Dr. Sahar Sedky, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Education and Student Affairs, and Dr. Mohamed Mustafa Tawfiq, Director of the Energy Excellence Center and Assistant Technical Advisor to the Center. The meeting discussed ways of cooperation between the faculty and the center in enhancing the benefit from the services and opportunities provided by the center under the agreement funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), including research projects and the fellowship program with Arizona State University for faculty members, as well as the student project funding program. The mechanism for the first-place winning team in the startup competition organized by the center during the period from October 2023 to February 2024 to compete with American startup companies during November 2024 was discussed. In addition to discussing the needs of the electric car laboratory that is currently being established through funding from the United States Agency for International Development under the agreement. This meeting was followed by an inspection tour of the solar energy laboratory by the delegation, and the reception of AP. Dr. Ahmed Eid, the laboratory supervisor, who explained the various student and research activities of the laboratory. After that, the delegation visited the headquarters of the Center of Excellence at the faculty, and then the tour concluded with a visit to the headquarters of the electric car laboratory in the programs building to see the latest developments regarding the supply of some devices in addition to determining the future needs of the laboratory.

?Under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Sherif Youssef Khater, President of Mansoura University
?leadership of Prof. Dr. Mohamed Attia Al-Bayoumi, Vice President of the University for Education and Student Affairs
?Supervision of Dr. Mariam Wessa, Director of Mansoura University Center for Caring about Talented, Innovated and Genius People.
and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abeer Twakol, Director of the Technological Innovations Unit, Mansoura University Center for Caring about Talented, Innovated and Genius People.
? The Technological Innovations Unit, Mansoura University Center for Caring about Talented, Innovated and Genius people presented the second day of the training course:
“Financial Management for Startups”
?Dr. Mostafa El-Fiqy, Lecturer of Accounting, Faculty of Commerce and Director of the University Services Marketing Center, lectured in Prof. Dr. Rashad El-Badrawy room, Faculty of Engineering, on Thursday, August 22, 2024, where a number of axes were explained.
The most important are:
-Starting a startup project,
-developing ideas for startups,
-adapting these ideas and turning them into a project in the market,
-studying the available capabilities and comparing them with what is required in order to implement the project,
-attempting challenges and turning them into success factors in the market,
-challenging competition in the labor market,
-benefiting from the experiences of others and learning from their success stories,
-financing different projects and obtaining support for them from several different parties,
-using technology in the success of startup projects and gaining new additional markets.

At the end of the seminar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abeer Twakol mentioned that such seminars aimed at self-realization due to their economic return on both the individual, and society. She stressed the fact that they must be held on an ongoing basis in order to provide an opportunity for learning, exchanging experiences and gaining acquaintance among participants.
It is worth mentioning that Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abeer Twakol, Director of the Technological Innovations Unit at the University, expressed her great thanks, appreciation and gratitude to Prof.Dr. Sherif El-Badawy, Dean of the faculty for his support to hold the two-day training program in the faculty of engineering.

The National Academy of Intellectual Property announces opening registration for the Intellectual Property Summer School Program, which is offered by the Academy in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization under the auspices of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, and is offered online as a free scholarship this year for all those interested in intellectual property, especially recent graduates and young professionals.

The Summer School Program provides an opportunity for senior students and young professionals working in the private and public sectors from Egypt and Arab countries to gain a deeper knowledge of all areas of intellectual property. The program consists of lectures, case studies, exercises and group discussions on selected and modern intellectual property topics such as: Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development: Global Opportunities and Challenges, Copyright in the Electronic Environment, Trademark Infringement in the Electronic Environment, International Patent Registration, Intellectual Property and Green Technology...and other topics of interest to those interested in the field.

This program is offered by a select group of professors in the field of intellectual property in addition to trainers from the National Academy of Intellectual Property.

For more details and to register, please click on the following link: https://welc.wipo.int/acc/index.jsf?page=wssCatalog.xhtml.