Prof. Mohammed Abdel Sameia, President of Assiut University, has met Dr. Hiroshi Yoshino, Professor of Architecture, Tohoku University and Chairman of the Japanese Architects Association in the presence of a number of Egyptian Professors of Architecture including Prof. Murad Abdel-Qader Abdel-Mohsen from Ain Shams University and Prof. Mohammed Momen Afifi from Cairo University. In their honor, Prof. Abdel- Sameia has granted them the University’s Memorial Plaque for their distinction and contribution to the field of Architecture. During his visit to Assiut University, the Japanese professor delivered a lecture at the Faculty of Engineering on "The Current Situation and Future Development of Energy and the Environment at Japanese Buildings and Constructions." In his lecture, the Japanese professor surveyed the strategies used to save energy: the use of solar cells to generate energy, reliance on natural lighting in buildings, and avoidance of industrial ventilation.  Prof. Yoshino has also met the Chairman of the Department of Architecture and a number of Faculty members from the Faculty of Engineering where they exchange ideas and experiences in the field. It is worth noting that Prof. Hiroshi Yoshino is one of most distinguished professors in his field worldwide. He has participated in the preparation of the Fourth Evaluating Report issued by the Intergovernmental Organization concerned with the climate change; the report winning  the 2007 Nobel Prize for the Organization’s efforts  in spreading knowledge about the impacts of climate change and how to manage them.