January 20, 2025

Professor Ahmed El-Minshawy, President of Assiut University, affirmed the university’s commitment to directing scientific research toward achieving the goals of sustainable development and addressing community issues, while also integrating sustainability into its curricula and research programs. His remarks came during a meeting on Monday with Professor Arafa Sabry Gomaa, Vice President of Fayoum University for Postgraduate Studies and Research and Professor of Materials Science Physics, who was visiting Assiut University to participate in a Ph.D. dissertation defense at the Faculty of Science, entitled “Structural and Magnetic Studies of Spinel and Magnetoplumbite Materials for Energy Applications.”

The meeting was attended by Professor Gamal Badr, Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Research, and Professor Abdel-Hamid Abu Sahly, Dean of the Faculty of Science. Professor El-Minshawy welcomed Professor Sabry, highlighting the university’s focus on promoting interdisciplinary, integrated, and emerging specializations aligned with the Fourth Industrial Revolution, modern technologies, artificial intelligence, and future-oriented careers. He reaffirmed the university’s dedication to strengthening academic and research collaboration with prestigious educational institutions and universities, developing new academic programs, and supporting interdisciplinary and applied research with tangible contributions to national development and the economy.

Professor Arafa Sabry expressed his pleasure at visiting Assiut University, commending its distinguished scientific and research role, as well as its highly qualified faculty members and researchers across various disciplines.

It is worth noting that Professor Sabry participated in the defense of a Ph.D. dissertation by Ahmed Mohamed Nashaat, Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Physics at the Faculty of Science, titled “Structural and Magnetic Studies of Spinel and Magnetoplumbite Materials for Energy Applications.”