Workshops

Today, Monday, 25 December, 2023, Professor Dr. Sherif El-Badawy, interim Dean of Mansoura Engineering, hosted the distinguished scholar Professor Dr. Ashraf El-Damaty, Head of the Civil Engineering Department at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Canada, and coordinator of the dual doctoral agreement between Mansoura Engineering and Western Engineering, with the participation of Professor Dr. Sahar Sedqy, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, and Professor Dr. Amira Yasin, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, in the presence of the heads of scientific departments and specific programs, faculty members and assisting staff.

Professor Dr. Sherif El-Badawy began by introducing Professor Dr. Ashraf El-Damaty, speaking about the start date of the agreement and then its activation. Then, Prof. Dr. El-Damaty provided the attendees with a brief idea about Western University, he indicated that it is a Canadian public university founded in 1878 and is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It has 123 specializations, 12 colleges and 10 programs in the field of engineering. It is considered one of the best 15 universities in Canada and one of the best 100 universities in the world. Western University is distinguished by its quality of learning, scientific research, and academic reputation. It is one of the most distinguished research universities in Canada. The employment rate after graduation from the University of Western Ontario is 95.2%.
He has also clarified a number of topics, referring to the scholarships, courses and awards offered by Western University, the advantages of studying there, and the opportunities to find work immediately after graduating from Western University.
Finally, Professor Dr. El-Badawy accompanied Prof. Dr. El-Damaty, vice deans, and a number of faculty members on a tour of a number of the faculty’s laboratories, where Prof. El-Damaty praised the readiness of the faculty’s laboratories and the status of Mansoura University, which he is proud of and the academic level of its students, especially those he supervised.