Dr. Mansour Al-Mansi, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts stated that student Riham Ahmed Abdul-Salam, Faculty of Specific Education, has won the first rank in artistic innovation for her article: "Arts of Tally Garments in Assiut Province: Contemporary Challenges and the Assertion of Nationalist Identity." Riham participated with this paper in the Eighteenth Innovation Forum organized by South Valley University from 5-9 November 2016 in collaboration with the Arab Council for Training Arab Universities Students. The Forum aims at offering opportunities for students to present their various ideas and innovations to contribute to the solutions of problems facing Arab communities.