The Industrial Advisory Council meeting was held on Sunday 22/9/2024 at 11:00 am in Al- Rwad meeting Hall, headed by Prof. Dr. Sherif El-Badawy, Dean of the Faculty, participation of: Prof. Dr. Amira Yassin, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, Prof. Dr. Abed Nasr, Department of Mathematics and Engineering Physics, and representatives of external community institutions, namely: Eng. Abdel Rahman Saleh, Arab Contractors Company, Eng. Amani, Educational Buildings Authority, and Assoc. Prof. Mohamed Sami El-Gayar, Beb Arab Control System Company.A number of topics were discussed, the most important of which are:
(1) The need to work on bridging the gap between academic study and the needs of the labor market through field training for students in factories and companies;
(2) Working on students acquiring certain skills during the study period such as: language, how to conduct a feasibility study for a specific project, and training on the use of specific specialized programs;
(3) Holding the upcoming meetings of the Industrial Advisory Council alternately in one of the factories or companies of the honorable members of the Council;
(4) Ensuring that successful models of Council members are presented to speak to students on some occasions such as the employment forum so that their success story is a role model for students and an incentive for them to achieve their ambitions;
(5) The need to strengthen relations between the faculty and a number of companies and factories, especially the private sector.