- President of Assiut University praises the constructive cooperation between the University and the governorate to support development projects

- Assiut governor directs the implementation of outstanding designs for students as commercial and civilizational projects in coordination with the concerned authorities

- Dr.El-Minshawy: Students' creations reflect a real awareness of community issues and an ability to develop the urban environment with advanced artistic and practical thinking

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, and Major General Dr. Hisham Abu Al-Nasr, governor of Assiut, opened today, Tuesday, May, the works of the art exhibition organized by the Faculty of specific education, within the framework of the activities of the competition for the best design and branding of food outlets on the main streets and squares inside Assiut Governorate," under the supervision of Dr. Ahmed Abdul-Mawla, vice president of the University for education and Student Affairs, and Dr. Yasmin Al-kahki, dean of the Faculty of specific education.

The exhibition presented a creative and innovative product for the students of the Faculty of specific education, which reflected the cultural identity of Assiut Governorate, taking into account sustainability and the use of environmentally friendly materials, through 7 student groups, in total 29 male and female students, where each group participated in the implementation of a model model (maquette), designing a logo for the outlet, and presenting a plan explaining the design idea.

 The exhibition was opened by Dr. Wajdi Refaat, former dean of the Faculty of specific education, and Mr. Salah Al-Sakra, chairman of the board of Directors of the Middle East Investment Group, members of the board of directors, several department heads, faculty members, members of the administrative staff of the Faculty of specific education, leaders, undersecretaries of the ministry in the governorate, and students of the faculty.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, welcomed the guests of the university, expressing his happiness to participate in the opening of the exhibition, and praised the real complementarities between the University and Assiut Governorate under the leadership of Major General Dr. Hisham Abu Al-Nasr. He also praised his outstanding role in supporting development projects and cultural development, and his keenness to provide a stimulating atmosphere that allows university students to contribute their creative ideas to community service and the development of the local environment.

The president of the university also extended his sincere thanks and appreciation to all the participants in organizing this competition and directing this exhibition in an honorable way, especially the administration of the Faculty of Specific Education for their great effort in supporting students and encouraging them to unleash their artistic and creative energies.

Dr. El-Minshawy stressed that the innovative ideas and designs presented by the students today are clear proof of the awareness of our youth and their ability to contribute to the development of the urban environment through high-end artistic and practical means. He also congratulated the winners of the competition, praising all the participants for their creations that deserve every appreciation, and wishing them continued success and brilliance.

At the beginning of his speech, Major General Hisham Abu Al-Nasser praised the efforts of the Egyptian state led by His Excellency President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in supporting young people and investing their creative energies, and creating the necessary environment that allows them to innovate and actively participate in building the New Republic, valuing the constructive cooperation between the governorate and Assiut University as one of the Houses of scientific and research expertise, and supportive of community service.

The governor of Assiut expressed his great admiration for the innovative designs and creative ideas presented by the Faculty of specific education, directing coordination between the concerned authorities to take advantage of these designs to implement them in the form of commercial projects that will contribute to the development of the cultural form in the governorate, and decorate the route of the Holy Family's journey path, to become an honorable interface for visitors.    

For her part, Dr. Yasmin Al-Kahki explained that the competition represents a real platform for creativity, and an opportunity to present modern design models that take into account the local identity and meet the needs of citizens, reflecting the spirit of development and belonging to the homeland. She also pointed out that the competition aimed to support student projects by providing an organized and attractive work environment, taking into account the requirements of hygiene, safety, and public health, and highlighting the spirit of innovation and creativity.

The dean of the Faculty of Specific Education added that Assiut Governorate, with its human potential and scientific and technical potential, represents a fertile environment for the adoption of creative ideas and development projects, especially in light of the integration of efforts between state institutions, universities, and the private sector. This was reflected by this distinctive initiative, which provided the opportunity for college students to provide the best of their ideas and talents to design a role model at the level of the Republic.

In a related context, Mr. Salah Al-Sakri expressed the pride of the Middle East Investment Group to participate in the activities of this creative competition, which came as a result of purposeful cooperation between the University and the governorate with a conscious academic and community vision and a supervised implementation from the Faculty of specific education, stressing that supporting young people and developing their creativity is one of the company's top priorities within the framework of Social Responsibility, and continuing to support youth initiatives.

The events of the exhibition included the announcement of the winning projects for the first places, namely: the first place is my group (floka-Z.BLEND ) and a prize money of 40 thousand pounds half, the second place is my group (KOVA - SOT Mart), a prize of 30 thousand pounds half, the third place is my group ( ROKN 18 - Navia), a prize of 20 thousand pounds half, and the fourth place is the group (Forsa) with a prize of 10 thousands of pounds.

The jury of the projects was composed of: Dr. Yasmin Al-Kahki, dean of the Faculty of Specific Education; Dr. Hala Salah Al-Din, head of the art education department; and Dr. Walid Rajai, woodwork teacher at the art education department. Engineer Mohammed Al-Sukra, executive director of the Middle East Investment Group, and consultant Mohammed Merhi, legal adviser to the group, also contributed to the arbitration externally.

The project supervision committee included: Dr. Saeed Mustafa, assistant professor of art works at the Department of Art Education, Dr. Haitham Abdul Rahim, woodworking teacher at the Department of Art Education, Dr. Saad Hassan, teacher at the Department of educational technology, and Ahmed Mukhtar, teaching assistant at the Department of education technology.

At the end of the exhibition, the judges of the competition, the student supervisors, and the organizing committee of the exhibition were honored, in addition to honoring Mr. Salah Al-Sukary, chairman of the Middle East Investment Group.