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The College of Engineering is organizing a workshop to discuss strategic goals, objectives, and activities within the fifth phase of preparing the college's new strategic plan.

 Under the patronage of Professor Dr. Ahmed El-Menshawy, President of the University, and the supervision of Professor Dr. Khaled Salah, Dean of the Faculty, the Faculty of Engineering at Assiut University organized a workshop on Sunday, January 11, 2026, to discuss the strategic goals, objectives, and activities that can be achieved.

Professor Dr. Khaled Salah, Dean of the Faculty, spoke about the various steps taken in preparing the plan, culminating in the identification of the strategic goals, objectives, and activities. He noted the participation of various stakeholders within the Faculty in this process, which is a prelude to presenting the plan to the Faculty Council for approval and implementation.

The Dean explained that the plan and its study were based on several important guidelines, including the Faculty's general values, Egypt's Vision 2030, the National Anti-Corruption Strategy, the Higher Education and Scientific Research Strategy in Egypt, the Faculty's guiding policies, the national accreditation standards issued by the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education, the University's strategic plan, and the principles of sustainable development and continuous improvement.

Professor Mahmoud Awais, Director of the College's Strategic Planning Office, presented the results of studies identifying strategic goals, objectives, and activities. A general discussion of the activities included in the plan followed, and an online survey was conducted among workshop attendees regarding the study results.

The workshop was led by Professor Dr. Khaled Salah, Dean of the College, and attended by Professor Dr. Mohamed Safwat Abu Raya, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs and Supervisor of the College's Agency for Community Service and Environmental Development; Professor Dr. Shehata El-Dabaa Abdel-Rahim, Vice Dean for Studies, Consultations, and Research; Professor Dr. Ibrahim Mohamed Ismail, Director of the University's Quality Assurance Center; Professor Dr. Mahmoud Anib Othman, Director of the College's Quality Assurance Unit; Professor Dr. Mahmoud Awais, Director of the College's Strategic Planning Office; and all members of the plan preparation committee. Also present were the heads of departments: Professor Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Basset Abdo, Head of the Civil Engineering Department; Professor Dr. Mahmoud El-Sherif, Head of the Mechanical Design and Production Engineering Department; and Professor Dr. Mohamed Abbas Abdel-Radi, Head of the Electrical Engineering Department. Professor Dr. Mohamed Safwat Abu Raya, Supervisor of the Mining and Metallurgy Department and the Mechanical Power Engineering Department, also attended. Several members of the College Council, faculty members, teaching assistants, and Mr. Raafat Bakr, the College's Secretary General, were also in attendance.

The workshop was attended by representatives from several engineering institutions, including Engineer Khaled Bakr Moussa, Head of the Regional Office of the Urban Planning Authority in Assiut and a member of the college's strategic plan preparation committee; Engineer Nevin Salah Deif, Deputy Head of Engineering Experts at the Ministry of Justice in Assiut and a member of the college's Quality Assurance Unit Board; as well as faculty members, teaching assistants, postgraduate and undergraduate students, college administrative staff, and alumni. The head of the college's student union also participated.