The Faculty Council meeting No. (601) was held on Monday, February 17, 2025, at 10:00 AM in the College Council meeting room. The session was chaired by Professor Sherif Masoud El-Badawy, Dean of the Faculty, and attended by the faculty ’s vice-deans, heads of academic departments, directors of specialized programs, emeritus professors, and representatives from various companies as members of the external community.
Professor Sherif El-Badawy opened the session by welcoming all attendees, emphasizing the importance of commitment and seriousness as the second semester begins, aiming to achieve everything that benefits our students.

• He offered his condolences to all those from the faculty or their relatives who have passed away, praying for mercy and forgiveness for them.
• He congratulated the faculty members who were promoted, wishing them success and also expressed gratitude and appreciation to the faculty members who previously managed these positions.
• He highlighted the most important activities that took place at the faculty recently, such as: the third call for the Internal Fund Project at the Faculty of Engineering, a visit from a delegation of Sinop University from Turkey, the Global Innovations Festival, congratulations to the college team that qualified for the final competitions at the Youth Creativity Festival of universities, congratulations to the Mansoura Robotics team for winning first place, congratulations to students who won graduation projects from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology for the academic year 2024-2025.
• He presented the status of academic results for the academic year 2024-2025, as well as annual citation metrics concerning total scientific research and downloads.
• He emphasized the necessity for all attendees, including members of the faculty council and all faculty and assisting staff, to participate in the employment forum which will take place next week, explaining that this important event is attributed to the Faculty of Engineering at Mansoura University, a prestigious institution with a rich history; thus, everyone must collaborate to present the employment forum in a manner befitting the college’s name.

Prof. Dr. Amira Yassin Heikal, the Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development, briefly discussed the latest updates regarding the Employment and Graduates Forum, scheduled to take place on February 23 and 24. She clarified the forum’s objectives, the participating companies, and what these companies will offer in terms of collaboration with the college.
At the end of the presentation, Prof. El- Badawy honored:
Assoc. Prof. Reda Diab and Assoc. Prof. Hany Mohany for their tenure as Deputy Directors of the Construction and Sustainable Architecture programs; Dr. Alaa Abdel Ghani from the Department of Production Engineering and Mechanical Design for her role as Coordinator of the Mechatronics postgraduate program; and congratulated Dr. Walid Shaaban for taking on this new responsibility. Additionally, Eng. Amal El-Sayed, Secretary of the Communications and Computer Engineering program, was recognized for her outstanding performance.
Finally, he moved on to discuss the agenda items and make decisions regarding them with esteemed members of the faculty council.