Faculty Council No. (595) was held on Monday, August 19, 2024, at exactly ten o'clock in the morning in the Faculty Council meeting hall, headed by Professor Dr. Sherif Masoud El-Badawy, Dean of the Faculty, and attended by: Faculty Vice Deans, Heads of Academic Departments, Directors of Specific Programs, and a number of experienced full-time faculty members.
Prof. Dr. Sherif El-Badawy opened the session by expressing his thanks and appreciation to members of the Faculty Council for their active participation and efforts during the academic year 2023/2024.
- He stressed the need for all members of the faculty to participate in the Government Excellence visit.
-He thanked Dr. Bishoy El-Kis and his team responsible for the Government Excellence file for their great efforts in this regard.
- He congratulated the faculty members whose terms as heads of academic departments or heads of program directors were renewed, and those who held other administrative positions.
- He offered words of condolence to all those whose relatives had recently passed away.
- He praised a number of activities that took place at the faculty during the recent period, such as: the participation of Prof. Dr. Amira Yassin, Vice Dean of the faculty for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, in holding a number of seminars and workshops at the faculty and external participations in this field, such as participating in the 2024 Annual Pathology Conference at the Faculty of Medicine.
-He also praised the student activities and projects that took place recently, and the activities that took place at the faculty, such as the competition to select the best administrative employee, holding the fourth Student Engineering Projects Exhibition, the extent of the contribution of the Road Engineering Laboratory in developing road construction technology using plastic waste to improve the properties of asphalt mixtures, holding the workshop entitled "How to Write Research Projects" held by Dr. Mostafa El-Bahlol, and the trip of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Program to the Luban Workshop at the Faculty of Engineering - Ain Shams University, the field visit that took place to the SHENO factory for metal furniture for students of the Department of Production Engineering, and the activities of the training program in the field of MEP contracting works, and the activities of the TechnoKids children's course for the children of faculty members and employees of the college as well as the outside community. About the Decent Life activities, free scholarships for students of specific programs, the USAID scholarship program, the graduation ceremony for the faculty students, batch 2023/2024, the celebration honoring successful high school students from the children of faculty members and the administrative staff of the faculty, and about the scientific journal receiving a rating of 7/7 according to the evaluation of the Supreme Council and the annual citation impact.
- He congratulated Prof. Dr. Adel El-Hadidi on publishing his book internationally, as well as his membership in the National Committee for Solving Egyptian Cotton Problems.
- At the end of the presentation, Prof. El-Badawy congratulated Prof. Dr. Sayed Abu Al-Anwar on publishing his book internationally, honored Prof. Dr. Nehal Fayez Areed for receiving the Women's Incentive Award - Water, Energy and Environmental Sciences, Asst. Prof. Dr. Bishoy El-Kis for receiving the State Incentive Award in Engineering Sciences, and honoring Prof. Dr. Mohamed Attia for receiving Prof. Dr. Sayed Ahmed Othman Award in the field of Structural Engineering for the year 2024, Tanta University, and honoring Dr. Iman El-Gendy for her efforts in the Mechatronics Program for Postgraduate Studies, and honoring Dr. Ahmed Sameh for his efforts as Deputy Director of the Medical Engineering Program, and honoring the victory of two teams of faculty students, as the first team won the Egyptian Programming Competition for University Youth, and the second team from the Department of Computer Engineering won the Cybersecurity Competition. Prof. El-Badawy then moved on to discuss the topics on the agenda and make decisions regarding them with the esteemed members of the Faculty Council.

  Student Activities

Under auspices of Prof. Dr. Sherif Masoud El-Badawy, Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Dr. Sahar Sedky, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Amira Yassin Heikal, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, Prof. Dr. Abed Nasr, former Vice President of Delta University, and Dr. Nasser Al-Badawi, Director General of the Faculty and as part of the faculty social responsibility, the faculty of engineering, as always, celebrated Thanawya Amma Students and Secondary Schools Diploma Students - staff children- in a special ceremony that took place in Prof. Dr. Rashad El-Badrawy room, on Sunday, August 2024.

The event was a grand celebration of their academic excellence and dedication. They were honored and appreciated for their achievements along with their families.

Conferences 

Benha University organizes the 3rd Annual Conference of postgraduate studies for Humanities Science, on October 23-24, within the framework of supporting and building the capacities of young researchers and postgraduate students in the field of humanities.

The conference themes are: commercial and economic sciences, legal sciences, educational, psychological and social sciences, literary and linguistic studies, the role of technology in developing humanities, sciences of people with disabilities and special needs, and physical education sciences

Benha University invites faculty members, researchers, postgraduate students and those interested in the conference themes, which can be viewed through the following link:

https://pghsc.bu.edu.eg/

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The Academy of Scientific Research and Technology announces the opening of applications for the "My Project-My Start” program to support graduation projects for the academic year 2024/2025. Dr. Gina El-Feky, Acting President of the Academy of Scientific Research, explained that the Academy has been the largest supporter of graduation projects in Egypt and the Middle East for eleven consecutive years, based on its belief that young people are the main engine of the locomotive of progress, as the Academy supports final-year students in practical colleges in all specializations in all Egyptian universities through one of its most important programs "My Project, My Start", which the Academy launched in 2012/2013. The Academy provides support for the best projects in all specializations, and that support is not limited to the faculties of engineering and science; To include the largest student base in Egypt for the best technically accepted projects, as the support included many specializations such as decoration, cartoons and electronic games, software industry, Internet of Things, electronics and robotics industry in addition to green technology, energy and water, in addition to logistics, petroleum industries, assistance programs for the disabled, waste recycling and city beautification, food industries, handicraft industries and others.

For his part, Dr. Amr Farouk, Assistant President of the Academy for Technological Development, stated that the Academy has supported more than 4,800 graduation projects during the previous years through the graduation projects support program "My Project is My Beginning", with a total value of more than 165 million pounds, and more than 60 thousand students from all public and private universities across the Arab Republic of Egypt have benefited from this support.

In a related context, Eng. Mahmoud Tantawy, Executive Director of the Academy's Graduation Projects Program, explained that all details, project fields, application forms and grant applications will be open starting today through the Academy's official website www.asrt.sci.eg, with the last date for applying for individual projects being October 31, 2024, while for collective projects and projects specific only to bodies and universities, the last date for applying is August 31, 2024. Tantawy pointed out that this year's projects focus on supporting individual projects for students through governorate challenges for more than 96 challenges from 15 governorates in addition to technological university projects, cluster projects, and projects specific only to bodies and universities in several fields, namely cybersecurity, animation, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, space sciences, financial technology, visual identity, green economy, renewable energy, and biotechnology. All those interested in applying for individual projects for final-year students at Egyptian universities by October 31, 2024, please enter the following link: http://www.asrt.sci.eg/open-calls-ar/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AC-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D8%B7/?lang=ar
All interested parties are requested to apply for cluster projects, which are only for bodies and universities, no later than 31 August 2024 Please visit the following link: http://www.asrt.sci.eg/open-calls-ar/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AC-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A/?lang=ar

The Center of Excellence for energy funded by the Administrative Agency for International Development, has announced the opening of applications for the CIF International Fellowship in Arizona for Egyptian faculty members in various fields.
Program start date: February 1 - May 31, 2025.
Submitting proposals is now open to faculty members from Ain Shams, Mansoura and Aswan Universities who hold a Ph.D. degree.

Application deadline: September 28, 2024 For specific details and application, please click on the following link: https://coe.engineering.asu.edu/faculty-fellowship-program-call-for-applications/ Applications are now open for the Spring 2025 COE/E International Faculty Fellows (CIF) Program!

This one-term fellowship program, offered by the USAID/Egypt Center of Excellence in Energy, led by Arizona State University, is a unique opportunity for faculty members from Ain Shams, Mansoura, and Aswan Universities to advance their professional development, collaborate with ASU experts in cutting-edge energy research, and contribute to innovation in the energy sector. ? Program Dates: February 1 - May 31, 2025
Who Can Apply: Faculty members engaged in energy-related research who hold a Ph.D.
Application Deadline: September 28, 2024

Learn more and apply here https://coe.engineering.asu.edu /faculty-fellowship-program-call-for-applications/

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 Workshops

Under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Sherif El-Badawy, Interim Dean of the Faculty and Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, Dr. Mostafa El-Bahlol, Director of the Scientific Research Support Unit, organized a workshop on how to write research projects. The workshop was presented by Prof. Dr. Ayman Sabry El-Baz, Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering and Head of the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Louisville in the United States of America, on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 8:00 PM via the Microsoft Team application.

A large group of faculty members and graduates attended the workshop.

The lecturer reviewed some basic information about research projects and the importance of linking research projects to industry and society. He explained procedures that the researcher must follow to write a well organized research project, starting with the idea to implementation. He explained the differences between the data that must be collected to be included in the research project and how to choose the appropriate data for the project topic. Then the lecturer presented one of the previous projects as a practical example, explaining the obstacles that the team faced and how they were overcome until they obtained the necessary funding to address the problem.

Prof. Dr. Ayman Sabry El-Baz thanked the attendees urging them to pay attention to the good presentation of the research idea so as to facilitate obtaining funding.

The recording can be viewed through the link using Mansoura University email.

The Basics of Programming and Robotics Course for Kids and Teenagers started on 10/08/2024 in the Work Space halls, Specific Programs Building for a number of children of faculty members, administrative staff, and the outside community as well, in its fifth round, this course is held during the summer vacation of each year under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Abeer Twakol, Director of the Artificial Intelligence Program and her distinguished team, as this Course aims to achieve important goals and ambitions and instill them in children from an early age, such as training and eagerness to get used to practical training by disassembling and assembling manually and connecting circuits practically, in addition to acquiring group work skills.

Professor Dr. Sherif Masoud El-Badawy, Dean of the Faculty, extends his sincere congratulations to esteemed staff members on the occasion of the renewal of their appointment as Head of Department, namely: Prof. Dr. Mohamed Metwally El-Gamal, Head of the Department of Mathematics and Engineering Physics, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Moawad, Head of the Department of Computer and Systems Engineering, Prof. Dr. Noha Fouda, Head of the Department of Production Engineering and Mechanical Design, Prof. Dr. Akram El-Metwally, Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Prof. Dr. Moharam Fouad, Head of the Department of Public Works Engineering, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hassan Mansour, Head of the Department of Mechanical Power Engineering, Prof. Dr. Nahal Fayez Gomaa, Head of the Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Asst. Prof. Dr. Reham Mohsen, Acting Head of the Department of Irrigation and Hydraulics Engineering, Asst. Prof. Dr. Abdel Moneim Fouda, Acting Head of the Department of Textile Engineering.
Prof. El-Badawy also extends his sincere congratulations on the occasion of the appointment of: Prof. Dr. Ayman El-Tahrani, Head of the Department of Structural Engineering, and Prof. Dr. Mohamed Shawky, Head of the Department of Architectural Engineering.
He also extends his sincere congratulations to the Directors of Quality programs on the renewal of the position of Program Director, namely: Assoc. Prof. Abeer Tawkel, Director of the Artificial Intelligence Engineering Program, A. P. Dr. Mohamed Ghanem, Director of the Building and Construction Engineering Program, A.P. Dr. Mohamed Hassan Mansour, Director of the Mechatronics Program, Pr. Dr. Ahmed Saleh, Director of the Communications and Computer Engineering Program, A. P. Dr. Islam Ismail, Director of the Biomedical and Engineering Program, A.P. Dr. Mohamed Rizk, Director of the Renewable Energy Engineering Program, and Pro. Dr. Mohamed Shawky as Director of the Sustainable Architecture Engineering Program.