Prof. Dr. Nasser Mandour, President of Suez Canal University, confirmed that holding major conferences in colleges comes within the framework of implementing the objectives of the strategic plan for the university’s graduate studies sector, with regard to interest and advancement in the fields of science.
Technology and innovation, maximizing the use of resources, building human capabilities and empowering creative youth.
Faculty of Agriculture, in cooperation with the university’s graduate studies sector, organized the fifth annual conference for graduate studies and research at the college
Under the title: (Trends
Modern agriculture and the challenges of achieving food security) – under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Nasser Saeed Mandour, President of the University and the general supervision of Prof. Dr. Mohamed Saad Zaghloul, Vice President of the University for Postgraduate Studies and Research, and the supervision of Prof. Dr. Mohamed Yassin, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and President of the Conference, and the executive supervision of Dr. Khaled Al-Sayed Abdel Hamid. Conference rapporteur.
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Saad Zaghloul pointed out in his speech at the conference that the issue of food security is one of the main issues that receives attention, because food security represents importance to Egypt at the level of national security.
Explaining that the conference aims to shed light on the food security situation,
And a review of the modern technological alternatives available for this pivotal issue, based on science, technology and innovation, while Dr. Mohamed Yassin, Dean of faculty of Agriculture and President of the Conference, spoke about the importance of participating in conferences and the value that the researcher benefits from, by learning about new ideas that refine his abilities.
indicated that the conference topics revolve around the current conditions of food security and the factors affecting it from the environmental, social and economic aspects, and the role of modern agricultural trends and scientific research in achieving food security, in addition to the role of research by Mohamed members and graduate students in providing Solutions to food security problems.
While Dr. Khaled Al-Sayed, the rapporteur of the conference, explained that the Fifth Conference for Postgraduate Studies and Research at faculty of Agriculture touched on the importance of scientific research in determining the future of agriculture, through modern agricultural trends, and confronting the challenges of achieving food security.
hoping to improve the conditions of Egyptian agriculture, leading to achieving food security for a better future for Egyptians.
pointed out that the conference was accompanied by an exhibition of applied products of scientific research at the college, and a number of activities and workshops on capacity building for graduate students at the college.
At the end of the conference, award-winning faculty members and graduate program coordinators were honored, as Dr. Fouad Hassan Mohamed, Professor of vegetables in the Horticulture Department, and the winner of the Suez Canal University Award for Loyalty and Giving for the year 2023.
Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Mustafa Ibrahim is an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Engineering and winner of the State Incentive Award in Agricultural Sciences for the year 2023.
The college’s faculty were also honored with Stanford’s list of the top 2% of the world’s most influential scholars for 2023
Prof.Dr. Gamal Mohamed Ahmed Al-Masry, Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Engineering,
Prof.Dr. Salah Al-Sayed Al-Hindawi is a professor in the Crops Department.
Dr. Saeed Mohamed Ahmed Nawar, Assistant Professor in the Land and Water Department,
And honoring the college’s graduate program coordinators, Dr. Manal Hafni – Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Program,
And Dr. Walid Shaaban – Plant Clinic and Plant Health Techniques Program,
Dr. Muhammad Al-Tabei, Dean of the Fish Farming Institute, was honored as the main speaker of the conference and gave a lecture entitled
“The water, energy and food nexus: a new concept to support food security,”
Dr. Tamer Shawky, Director of the University’s Digital Transformation Unit, was honored in recognition of the symposium he lectured on on the sidelines of the conference on digital transformation.