Faculty Council No. (576) was held on Monday, January 16, 2023, in the presence of the faculty vice deans, heads of departments, directors of specific programs, and representatives of some external community institutions.
The session was opened by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Azim, Dean of the Faculty, where his excellency started the meeting by:

⁃ Welcoming Prof. Dr. Zaki Zaidan, former Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development and former Dean of the faculty and all distinguished members of the Faculty Council.

⁃ Confirming that the university's construction projects are being implemented according to the time plan previously set for them, and there is no obstruction in implementation.

⁃ Offering words of condolence on the death of Ibrahim Hani, a student in the production department, who passed away on January 7.

⁃ Congratulating the promotion of Dr. John Fayez to Assistant Professor, Department of Computers and Systems Engineering, and Dr. Mohamed Gouda El Kalla, to Assistant Professor, Department of Production Engineering and Mechanical Design.

⁃ Congratulating Prof. Dr. Sherif Kishk for being nominated as the Assistant Minister of Communications for Governance.

⁃ Congratulating Ms. Rania Fouad, Director of the Scientific Journal, for her contribution to the distinction of the journal and the launch of the journal's new website on the platform of the international publishing house Elsevier.

⁃ Offering words of thanks and appreciation to both Prof. Dr. Abeer Tawakul and Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Saafan for their efforts in organizing a student competition to choose the best team for research projects.

⁃ Praising the results achieved from the meeting to amend the Energy Excellence Program with the University of Arizona, which was chaired by Prof. Dr. Sahar Sedqi, Director of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Program and Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs.

⁃ Briefing the attendees about Preparation for the golden jubilee of the faculty.

⁃ Indicating that procedures are underway for the faculty to obtain ISO certificates (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001).

⁃ Extending words of appreciation to Prof. Dr. Sahar Sedky, Director of the Energy Program and Vice Dean of the Faculty for the Environment, for her efforts, for holding a workshop entitled "Renewable Energy in Egypt, Opportunities and Challenges", for hosting Dr. Bassem Badr, an expert in electric cars in Canada, and for holding a symposium on "Research and Development Projects". Are you oriented towards industry or academia?"

⁃ Praising the student, Amir Muhammad Shtayyeh, for obtaining the third place at the level of the Republic in the national Huawei competition, whose academy is headed by Prof. Dr. Abeer Tawakul, associate at the Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University.

⁃ Awarding Prof. Dr. Zaki Mohamed Zaidan, former vice president of the university and former dean of the faculty, Prof. Dr. Sherif Kishk, the faculty shield and certificates of honor, and Ms. Rania Fouad, a certificate of honor.

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