Under the Auspices of Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Samiea, President of Assiut University, and the presence of Dr. Hasan Salah, Vice President for Community Service and Environment Development, Dr Thabet Abdel-Moneim, Director of the Centre for Environment Research and Studies, and a number of University Faculty members, proceedings of the forum on the use of coal as a substitute for energy started.   The forum was organized by the Centre for Environment Research and Studies and worked on three themes: The Future of Coal as a source of energy in Egypt, facing the effects of the use of coal in Egypt, and the answer to the question related to the feasibility of using coal as a source of energy.