The Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, organized a symposium on Monday, June6,2022, entitled: "The National Project for Rehabilitating and Lining the Egyptian Canals" in the conference hall, Professor Dr. Rashad Al-Badrawy.

The symposium took place under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Ashraf Abdel Basset, initiative of Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Azim, Dean of the Faculty, the supervision of Prof. Dr. Tharwat Sarhan, Head of the Irrigation and Hydraulic Engineering Department, with the participation of Eng. Nady Samir Gerges, Head of the Central Department of Water Resources and Irrigation in Damietta and Port Said and Eng. Magdy El-Shahat Hassan, Head of the Central Department of Water Resources and Irrigation in Dakahlia, in the presence of Eng. Reda El-Shafei, a member of the Senate, Eng. Ibrahim Hassanein, President of the Syndicate of Engineers in Dakahlia, a large group of faculty members and the supporting staff specialized in this regard.

Prof.Dr. Mohamed Abdel Azim, dean of the faculty, delivered a welcome speech at the beginning of the symposium, stressing the readiness of the Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, to support any national project for the Egyptian state, as the daily work cycle of the faculty includes an original and large part of it dedicated to supporting and participating in the implementation of national projects.

Prof. Dr. Mohammed Abdel Azim added that, the Faculty of Engineering supports national projects through its relative advantages, including the brainstorming of the experience of the professors of the faculty members in it, the participation of the forearms and the efforts of its distinguished specialists, as Dr. Abdel Azim stressed during his speech that actual participation is required and that the entity of the Faculty of Engineering accepts nothing but to be a real, distinct value added in the implementation of various national projects of the Egyptian state.

Prof. Dr. Tharwat Sarhan, welcomed participants, then Eng. Nady Samir Gerges gave his speech, after that Eng. Magdy El-Shahat, delivered a talk in this regard. Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Jar Al Alam spoke, noting some clarifications regarding the extent of the faculty’s contribution to the water file.

After that, in the second session, three awareness lectures related to the topic of the symposium were delivered:

The first lecture title: “The National Project for Rehabilitation of Canals, Watering Canals and the Transformation of Modern Irrigation.”

Lecturer: Eng. Magdy El-Shahat, Head of the Central Administration of Water Resources and Irrigation in Dakahlia.

The second lecture title: “ Rehabilitation Projects and the Role of Engineering Consultation Center”

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Adel Al-Masry, Professor of Water Facilities Design,
Irrigation and Hydraulics Department.

The third lecture title: “National Projects- Sustainable Water”

Lecturer: Dr. Reda Diab, Director of the Sustainable Water Engineering Program.

At the end of the meeting, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Azim, Dean of the Faculty, appreciated the efforts of the team work participating in the water file and the topic of the symposium. His Excellency honored the participants and awarded them certificates of appreciation.