President of Mansoura University follows up on the constructions of new buildings in the education sector

On January 2, 2024, Prof. Cherif Youssef Khater, President of Mansoura University, inspected a number of new buildings in the education sector, to follow up on their progress and study the obstacles to implementation. In the presence of Prof. Mohamed Abdel Azim, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development.

This visit comes within a series of planned visits, to follow up on ongoing projects at the university, to achieve the university’s policy of developing educational facilities in all sectors to transform into fourth generation universities and universities with environmentally friendly designs.

During the tour, he inspected what had been accomplished with the construction of the new Faculty of Computers and Information building, which is planned to be a building that fulfills the qualifications of smart buildings with green technology, in the presence of Prof. Magdy Zakaria, Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Noha Heikal, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Environmental Affairs, and Dr. Ahmed Tahweiyah, supervisor of the project.

The building is being constructed on an area of 900 square meters as a first phase. It consists of a basement, a ground floor, and 6 upper floors to accommodate the increasing number of students in the faculty and to expand the establishment of new programs in the faculty that suit future jobs and the needs of the labor market, since the currently available places no longer meet the needs of the educational process. At the faculty, the new expansions include (4) amphitheaters with a capacity of 500 students, (15-20) computer labs, (5) specialized laboratories, an examination hall, a seminar hall, faculty members’ offices, and administrative offices. It is also planned that the new building will be connected to the main building of the faculty.

He also inspected the construction of the central student building at the Faculty of Engineering and was received during the visit by Prof. Sherif Badawy, Acting Dean of the faculty of Engineering, the vice-deans, and Dr. Salah Al-Baglaty, who is supervising the project. It is being built on an area of 2,400 square meters as the largest educational building at the university. It consists of a basement, a ground floor, and 6 repetitive floors. It includes a number of amphitheaters, drawing halls, a large theater, and a number of research and service laboratories for all specializations, a digital library, and a complex for student activities, which is planned to be a smart educational one to keep pace with developments and meet the faculty’s needs in accordance with global changes in engineering education.

He concluded the tour by inspecting the progress of work on the (Appendix A) project in the new Faculty of Law building. He was received during the visit by Prof. Walid El-Shenawy, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Ibrahim Abdullah, Vice Dean of the Faculty, and Dr. Salah Al-Baglaty, supervisor of the project.

The new building is being constructed on an area of 875 square meters. It consists of a lower floor, a ground floor, and 5 upper floors. It was designed according to the latest architectural and construction systems to consider the principles of environmental sustainability. The principles of smart design were also considered in the finishing stages, according to the university’s desire to keep pace with the latest international systems for similar projects and for the building to be a model for applying future thought, the building also has a classic architectural design similar to the Supreme Constitutional Court.