PhD

• Assiut University grants, upon the request of the Faculty Board, the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the following specializations:

• Science and technology of sugar industry.
• Industrial biotechnology.
• Environmental sciences and pollution remediation.
• Science and technology of pulp, paper and board industry.

The registration of a PhD student is canceled in the following cases:

If he did not obtain the degree within five years from the date of his enrollment, unless the Faculty Board decided to keep the registration for another period determined by it based on the proposal of the supervisor and the relevant Department Board. If he has exhausted the failure times in the exams prescribed in accordance with the provisions of Article (10), in the event that the student is given a course to study them. If the supervisors submit a request for a reasoned apology, it will be accepted by the Department Board and the Faculty Board. If the judging committee rejects the message outright. If the student submits a request to cancel his registration.

For a student to obtain a Doctor of Philosophy degree in the disciplines listed above, the following is required:

The student submits an application for enrollment to the dean of the faculty, who refers it to the competent department to choose the supervisory committee, which determines the field and title of the research, and then submits the matter after completing all the papers to the Faculty Board. To carry out innovative research that represents a new addition in the specified specialization. After completing the preparation of the thesis, the student presents a public discussion on its subject, to which the specialized industrialists are invited, and then the supervisor submits a report on whether the thesis is valid for presentation to the judging committee. The letter is from the supervisor and two members of the professors or specialized industrialists, provided that they are from outside the university. The discussion must be public. The committee may ask the applicant to complete some points and it may specify a time period for this that does not exceed six months from the date of the discussion. The student must successfully attend English language courses at the university determined by the faculty board, or obtain a certificate of passing a language test such as the TOEFL test or its equivalent with grades determined by the Faculty Board or as determined by the university Board in the requirements for obtaining a doctorate degree at the university level. The Department Board, and the approval of the Faculty Board and the University Board, may offer a number of courses that serve the field of specialization.

For a student to register for a PhD in the above-mentioned disciplines, the following is required:

He must hold an MSc degree in the field of specialization from the faculty or one of the Egyptian universities, or an equivalent degree from a recognized scientific institute. Supervision of professors and assistant professors. It is permissible to participate in supervision by a specialized industrialist with great experience in the field of specialization, and teachers or other members of the teaching staff in universities or those of their level with experience in industries related to the subject of the thesis, by a decision of the Faculty Board. Supervision is reinforced by one of the professors or assistant professors in the event that the main supervisor is absent for a period of more than one year abroad for any reason, provided that the number of supervisors is not more than three and not less than two. The supervision of the PhD research may be joint between the main supervisor at home and another supervisor from A foreign university or institute recognized by the Supreme Council of Universities, through scientific channels between the foreign university or institutes. He must submit the approval of the employer for registration and full-time employment for at least two days a week.