Assiut University has introduced a range of programs and courses, including 312 undergraduate courses and 134 postgraduate courses. Additionally, it has developed 8 new study programs to promote climate and environmental sustainability concepts and 6 new courses to raise sustainability awareness among university students.
The university has provided numerous scholarships to researchers in various scientific fields, including 123 study leaves, 29 joint supervisions, 58 scientific missions, and 54 international scholarships, thereby enhancing research topics related to environmental sustainability.
Believing in the role of a knowledge economy to elevate its ranking among Egyptian, Arab, and international universities, Assiut University has increased its knowledge output with 127 books and publications, as well as 770 scientific research studies related to climate and environmental sustainability.
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The President of Assiut University welcomes a committee from the Ministry of Environment to explore ways to enhance the use of clean energy in university hospitals (December 2023).
Stemming from the university's environmental commitment, despite the lack of hydropower plants, solar panels, or wind turbines for generating renewable energy, the university has a significant percentage of renewable energy production projects carried out by STEM students (approximately 80% of their projects), under the supervision of professors from the Faculties of Science, Engineering, and Education."
"On Monday, November 11, [2024], Dr. Ahmed El-Menshawy, President of Assiut University, inaugurated the environmental projects exhibition for fourth-year students of the STEM Bachelor's program at the Faculty of Education. This took place in the presence of Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Mawla, Vice President of the University for Education and Student Affairs, Dr. Mahmoud Abdel-Aleem, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development, and Dr. Gamal Bader, Vice President of the University for Postgraduate Studies and Research, and under the supervision of Dr. Hassan Heweil, Dean of the Faculty of Education, Dr. Mohamed Gaber Kassem, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Education and Student Affairs, and Dr. Marian Milad, Professor in the Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods at the Faculty of Education and STEM Program Coordinator. The exhibition is part of the 9th International Conference of the Faculty of Education, held over two days, November 11 and 12, under the title 'The Role of Arab Education in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals.'
Dr. Ahmed El-Menshawy inspected the student products included in the exhibition, which consisted of applied products based on the academic and theoretical studies conducted by the students throughout their years in the STEM program. These products offered innovative solutions to contemporary societal challenges and problems, using modern technologies, in line with Egypt's Vision 2030. Examples included: a staircase project for generating electricity, an electronic application project for kidney dialysis patients, a plastic tile project resulting from the recycling of plastic waste, a device project for re-purifying electricity, a furnace project for burning waste and generating electricity, and a solar-powered farm project (STEM students' projects.pdf).
Dr. Ahmed El-Menshawy praised the student projects featured in the exhibition, which highlighted the students' creative and scientific skills and their ability to apply their theoretical studies in the form of practical projects that contribute to solving contemporary societal and environmental problems. He affirmed that the exhibition is an opportunity to qualify student cadres for the labor market and to refine their talents and skills in implementing projects, thus benefiting society and promoting sustainable development. These projects were inaugurated in the exhibition opened by Professor Dr. El-Menshawy, the University President."
"Students of the STEM Teacher Preparation Program, from the first to the fourth year, present their Capstone course projects (this course is taught over four years = 8 academic semesters) focusing on rationalizing energy consumption and generating it in an innovative way. Among the innovative energy conservation projects by STEM students is: a speed bump that converts kinetic energy into electrical energy through a sensor. The generated energy is then stored in batteries to be used for lighting streetlamps and traffic signals."
"STEM students also presented an innovative idea for extracting groundwater by generating electricity from sunlight using an LED."
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The projects implemented at the university to address climate change: A total of 7 projects will be executed at a total cost of 1.5 million euros as part of the "Improving Energy Efficiency in University Buildings" project, which involves 18 Egyptian public universities under the supervision of the Supreme Council of Universities and funded by the German Reconstruction Bank (KFW). These projects are considered models that can be expanded in the future at the level of Assiut University and will lead to a reduction in consumption by approximately 3.2 gigawatt-hours. The green projects, which emerged from the initiative of Assiut University, were adopted, where two teams of students from the Assiut University Green Initiative won second and fourth places during their participation in the global "Climathon" conference, organized by the Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the European Union and the German International Cooperation Agency in Egypt on October 30 and 31, 2023, under the title "Climathon Upper Egypt - Towards Localizing the National Climate Change Strategy Egypt 2050." This was under the supervision of Professor Dr. Ahmed El-Manshawi, President of the University, and Professor Dr. Mahmoud Abdel-Aleem, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development. The participation of Assiut University in the activities of the Climate Summit of Upper Egypt came within the framework of efforts aimed at achieving sustainable development in the context of implementing Egypt Vision 2030, through environmental preservation to improve the quality of life, considering the rights of future generations, and implementing the National Climate Change Strategy 2050.
•The team (Eco-Fuel Innovators) won second place for their project on recycling solid agricultural waste, especially rice straw, sorghum husks, and other agricultural residues that farmers burn, leading to the emission of harmful greenhouse gases and resulting in environmental pollution. The student team includes:
Shamous Abdel-Sami (Faculty of Science), Dina Gamal Abdel-Nasser (Faculty of Engineering), and Bula Francis Habib (Faculty of Engineering).
The concept of Eco-Fuel is based on recycling solid agricultural waste, especially rice straw, fine corn husks, and other agricultural residues that farmers burn, leading to the emission of harmful greenhouse gases and resulting in environmental pollution. By using anaerobic bacteria and the fermentation process, these residues are converted into biogas as a primary product and other secondary products such as animal feed. • The team (Blast-tech) also won fourth place for their project on extracting diesel fuel from plastic through pyrolysis and processing to produce environmentally safe fuel, reduce carbon emissions resulting from plastic waste accumulation, and mitigate climate change. The student team includes: Yusuf Mohamed (Faculty of Engineering), Nuran Alaa El-Din (Faculty of Agriculture), and Zainab Abdel-Mawla (Faculty of Medicine). • The University of Assiut also encouraged one of the green project teams to implement the "Liquid Tree" project, which revolves around creating a container that holds 600 liters of water. Microalgae use carbon dioxide and produce pure oxygen through photosynthesis. In this way, the Liquid Tree is considered a tangible and effective solution to reduce emissions and improve air quality in densely populated cities where green spaces may be limited. The initiative of Assiut University Green aims to raise environmental awareness among students and university staff regarding sustainability, in addition to implementing work strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change for the benefit of our community.