Prof. Ahmed Nasr, Dean of Faculty of Engineering at Tanta University, chaired the Faculty Council meeting on Tuesday, October 13th, 2026, attended by the distinguished members of the council.
At the beginning of the meeting, Faculty Dean extended his sincere congratulations to 16 academic staff for being included in Stanford University’s list of the world’s top 2% of scientists for 2026. He emphasized that this achievement reflects the distinguished scientific and research standing of the faculty at both the national and international levels.
In addition, Prof. Nasr congratulated the editorial board of the Journal of Engineering Research (JER) and its team on the journal’s acceptance into the international Scopus database. In recognition of the team’s efforts, he presented the Excellence Shield to Prof. Waseem Azzam, acknowledging the pioneering contribution of the team to advancing scientific research and promoting engineering scholarly publishing. He wished the team continued success and further achievements.
As part of the commitment of the faculty to meeting quality assurance and academic accreditation standards, the Dean reviewed progress on completing the institutional and programmatic accreditation files in the presence of the heads of academic departments. The meeting addressed the latest developments in the accreditation process and the documentation completed to support the required quality standards.
The council subsequently discussed the items on its agenda, covering academic and administrative affairs as well as student-related matters.
At the conclusion, the meeting highlighted the importance of teamwork and collective efforts to sustain the achievements of the faculty and provide the highest standards of educational and research services to its students and the surrounding community.
10/22/2026