Organization Profile Template

Institution’s Basic Data 1. LOGO Please insert recent official logo as a high resolution image - preferably in PNG format

2. Name (English & Arabic) Complete name of organization and OFFICIAL abbreviation

Assiut University (AUN)

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3. Type of Organization and Date of Creation (Date of Presidential or

Ministerial Decree of Creation, ETC.) Public / private / University / research center/ SME / NGO….etc.

Assiut University is a public university affiliated to the Ministry of High Education. It was

established in October 1957 as the first university in Upper Egypt. The university includes sixteen

faculties and two institutes.

1. Faculty of Science 2. Faculty of Engineering

3. Faculty of Agriculture 4. Faculty of Medicine

5. Faculty of Pharmacy 6. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

7. Faculty of Commerce 8. Faculty of Education

9. Faculty of Law 10. Faculty of Physical Education

11. Faculty of Nursing 12. Faculty of Education (New Valley Regional

Campus)

13. Sugar Technology Transfer Institute

14. Faculty of Information and Computers

15. South Egypt Cancer Institute (SECI) 16. Faculty of Specific Education

17. Faculty of Social Work 18. Faculty of Arts

4. Official Address : English + Arabic English ا������

Official representative of the institution

Indicate OFFICIAL contact for international

scientific e.g.: VP of research office, PMU, …etc

Prof. Mohamed Ragab Bayoumi

(Vice President of Assiut

University for Post Graduate

Studied and Researches Affairs)

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Address (institution)

Assiut University, Assiut

Governorate, Egypt

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Telephone(s) (institution)

+2 088 2355150 +2 088 2355150

Fax (institution) +2 088 2357800 +2 088 2357800

Email (institution) mbayoumi_eg@yahoo.com mbayoumi_eg@yahoo.com

Website (institution) www.aun.edu.eg

5. Geographical Location(S) Please indicate here the any geographical distribution of the institution (branches, locations, etc.)

Assiut Governorate, Assiut, Egypt

Staff and Specialization 6. Staff Please indicate the number of staff and students (if any). Please also include the distribution of staff (professors, Associate professors, Ph D

holders, PhD candidates, etc.)

-Collective Staff members' number: 4250

-Demonstrators: 591

-Assistant Lecturers: 906

-Assistant professors: 1008

-Associate Professors: 550

-Professors: 1195

7. Specialization Indicate the main disciplines that the institution and its staff are involved in. (Please try to stick to the 10 thematic priorities of the FP7 Program

+ disciplines concerned with basic Sciences)

-Basic Sciences

-Medical Sciences

-Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences

-Material Sciences

-Renewable Energy Sciences

-Engineering sciences

-Communications and Information Sciences

-Agricultural sciences

8. PHD’S Collective number of PHD degrees awarded /year and grouped by specialization

Year

Faculty 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010

Faculty of Science 20 10 11

Faculty of Engineering 3 4 8

Faculty of Agriculture 21 14 8

Faculty of Medicine 50 48 52

Faculty of Pharmacy 2 - 4

Faculty of Veterinary

Medicine

8 8 5

Faculty of Commerce 12 2 3

Faculty of Education 12 9 14

Faculty of Law 13 20 17

Faculty of Physical

Education

5 5 2

Faculty of Nursing 9 9 3

Faculty of Education

(New Valley Regional

Campus)

- 1 4

Faculty of Information

and Computers

- - -

Faculty of Specific

Education

- - -

Faculty of Social Work - 2 -

Faculty of Arts 15 5 22

South Egypt Cancer

Institute (SECI)

5 3 7

Institute of Research and

Technology of Sugar

Industry

1 1 1

9. Rewards / Prizes Please indicate any prizes or awards that the institution and its staff have acquired over the past 10 years (preferably international Awards).

State prize of appreciation for medical sciences (Prof. Galal-Al-Deen Zaky)

State encouraging prize for engineering sciences (Prof. Shehata Al-Dab'e & Prof. Mazen M.S.

Abdel-Salam)

State prize of appreciation in basic science (Prof. Abdel-Aal Mubasher)

United Nations population award 2009 (Prof. Galal Zaki Said)

Assiut University prizes for scientific excellence

- In the field of Basic Science: Prof. Ismael Ahmed Hasanen

- In the field of medical science: Prof.Nehal Fathy Awad

- In the field of pharmaceutical science: Ibrahim Ali M. Darweesh

- In the field of Humanities: Prof. Taha A. H. Mestekawy

Prize of Prof. Solayman Hozayn for scientific superiority

- In the field of Basic Sience Prof. Deyaa-Edin Abdul-Hady

- In the field of Agricultural Science: Prof. Aadel Rabei Ahmed

- In the field of Humanities: Prof. Abdul-Nasser I. Abdul-Hakam

Prizes of best researches

- In the field of Basic Science (Prof. Mohamed Al-Azab H. Fareed, Prof. Shams-Edin H. Abdul-

Hafez, Prof. Khairy H. Abdul-Kareem, Prof. Hassan Ibrahim Ahmed, Dr.Shehata El-dabie Abd El-

Raheem, Prof. Aadel Abdo H. Ahmed, Prof. Mahmud Mohamed Ahmed, Prof. Kamal A. M. Abu

Al-Yusr, Prof. Ahmed Abdul-Baqy Al-Sharqawy)

Prizes of Prof. M. Ragaey Al-Tahlawy

- Prof. Ahmed Kamal Al-Azabawy & Prof. Doa'a Mohamed Said Hussain

Involvement and Collaborative Research 10. Participation in EU Funded Research / Education Programs Please indicate a list of projects that the institution has been involved in over the past 5 years (with EU member states only), wither within

Framework program (FP6 or FP7 or TEMPUS), or within bilateral or National Agreements. For each project, please indicate its code, starting year,

period, partners, and approximate funding received.

Coordinator of TEMPUS Project entitled "Establishing a Sugar and Technology B.SC Study". The

project is in cooperation with Technical University Braunschweig, International Sugar

Organization(ISO), Egyptian Sugar and Integrated Industeries Company, Braunschweiger

Maschinenbauanstalt(BMA) and Sugar Technology Research Institute. Its overall funding is about

322.508 €. the Duration of the Project is 3 yaers.

Partner in TEMPUS Project entitled "Enterprise University Partnership". The project is in

cooperation with AUC Egypt, Cairo Univerity, Politecnico Di Torino, Technical University of

Vienna, Science and Technology Development Fund Egypt, Egyptian Patent Fund, 6th of October

City Investors Association Egypt, Freie Universitat Berlin, Helwan University Egypt and

Linkoping University. Its overall funding is about 9.390.050 €. the Duration of the Project is 3

yaers.

Partner in TEMPUS Project entitled "Public Policy and Child Rightes Diploma". The project is in

cooperation with UNICEF Freie University of Berlin, International Academy for Innovative

Pedagogy, Bristol University, Research in Practice, International Institute for Social Studies (ISS),

Maastricht University, Cairo University, Jordanian University, and Hashemite University. Its

overall funding is about 1.191.496.66 €. the Duration of the Project is 3 yaers.

Partner in TEMPUS Project entitled "European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)". The project is in

cooperation with Lund University Sweden, Ghent University Belgium, KTH Sweden Ein Shams

University Egypt and Tanta University. Its overall funding is about 149.000 €. the Duration of the

Project is 1 yaer.

Coordinator of FP7 Project entitled "Healthy Food For Life". The project is in cooperation with

National Institute for health and medical research – , Universidad Politecnica de Madrid – Spain

(UPM) ,GEMBLOUX Agricultural University – Belgium, Pancreatic Islet Transplantation and

Diabetes Research Unit – Egypt , Central Laboratory of Residue Analysis of Pesticides and Heavy

Metals in Food- Egypt (QCAP) , Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI) , National Institute of

Agronomy – Tunisia (INAT) , Ibn Tofail University – Morocco (ITU) , Institut Agronomique et

Vétérinaire Hassan II - - Morocco (IAV) , National School of Agriculture of Meknès – Morocco

(ENA Meknès), Chouaib Doukkali University – Morocco (UCD), Adelmalek Essaadi university –

Morocco (UAE), General Hospital-Veterans’ Hospital – Greece (NIMTS), Mediterranean

Agronomic Institute of Bari – Italy (IAMB), Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i

Sunyer – Spain (IDIBAPS), Centro Nacional de Tecnología y Seguridad Alimentaria- Spain

(CNTA), National Research Centre – Egypt (NRC), Soils Water and Environment Res. Inst- Egypt

(SWERI), The Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate- Egypt (CLAC), Centre of

Biotechnolgy of Borj Cédria – Tunisia (CBBC), IAV- Department of Horticole- Morocco (IAV-

CHA), University Ibn Zohr – Morocco (Ibn Zohr), National Institute of Agronomical Research –

Morocco (INRA), University Mohammed I – Morocco (UMP), University Hassan I – Morocco

(FSTS) . Its overall funding is about 1.044.000 €. the Duration of the Project is 5 yaers.

Partner in FP7 Project entitled "Mediterranean Neuroscience Network". The Project is in

copperation of Universite de la Mediterranee France, University Abdelmalek Essaadi Morocco,

Alexandria uiversity Egypt, University of Blida Algeria, Yeditepe University Turkey, Universidad

Pplitecnica de Valencia Spain, Xiwrite Srl, Italy. Its overall funding is about 1.000.000 €. the

Duration of the Project is 3 yaers.

Partner in TEMPUS Project entitled "Applied Environmental Geosciences and Water Resources

Management". The project is in cooperation with Martin Luther University Germany, Brussels

University Belgium, and Sohag University Egypt. Its overall funding is about 487.258 €. the

Duration of the Project is 3 yaers.

Partner in TEMPUS Project entitled " Technology Management & Integrated Modeling in Natural

Resources: A University-Enterprise Win-Win Partnership ". The project is incooperatin with,

Martin Luther University Germany, Algarve University in Faro Portugal, Water Institute in

Holand, University of Exeter Ein Shams University Egypt and Sohag University Egypt. Its overall

funding is about 209.793 €. the Duration of the Project is 3 years.

Coordinator of Erasmus Mundus Project entitled "Flow By Flow EU-Egypt Bridge Building". The

project is in cooperation with Cardiff University, Fraunhofer Institute Berlin, Linguopolis "

University of Utrecht", Bangor University, Swansae University, University of Glamorgan,

University of Milan, Institute National Polytechnique De Larraine, University of Groz, Free

University of Berlin, Sapienza University of Rome, Vilnius University, The City of University

London, Lund Universitet, Universidad de Gronada, Alexandria University, Cairo University, Arab

Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Trasport, Fayoum University, Ain-Shams

University, Helwan University, Tanta University, Suez Chanel University, Euro-Mediterranean

University, University of Perpignan, Technische Universitat Berlin, Adam Mickiewicz University,

Sauth valley University, Sohag University, University of Senghor, Kafresheikh University. Its

overall funding is 2892975793 €. The Duration of the Project is 34 months.

11. Involvement in other Research / Education Projects Please indicate a list of projects that the institution has been involved in over the past 5 years (from National or International Funds, such as

HEEP, US, Japan, etc. projects.

STDF (Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Applications)

STDF (Instrument Development in Electron microscope unit, Assiut University)

HEEP (Higher Education Enhancement Project Fund)

HEEP (Faculty-Leadership Development Project)

HEEP (Information and Communication Technology Project)

HEEP (Faculties of Education Enhancement Project)

HEEP (Quality Assurance and Accreditation Project)

12. Major Research Equipment Please indicate any major Research Equipment / Labs that you think relevant

- Assiut University Mycological Centre

- Assiut University Drug Research Center

- The Electron Microscopy (EM) unit

- Food product Laboratory

- Assiut University Center for Endoscopic Surgery Training

- Woman Health Center

- The Genetic Engineering & Molecular Biology Research Center

- Soils Laboratory for Analyses and Technical Consultations

- Products of Ornamental Plant Unit

External Relations 13. Office of External / International Relations Please indicate here any structures within the institution that is related to External / International Relations, such as the PMU, Focal Point, NCP,

Technical Transfer Office, etc. For Each person, please indicate name, position, contacts and main responsibilities within the institution

-National/ International Cultural Relations Administration Supervised by (Prof. Mohamed Ragab

Bayoumi, Vice president for post graduate studies and Research Affairs) (Mobile Number:

01066647606)

Managing and coordinating cultural relations with national and international universities and

institutes

-Technology and Knowledge Transfer Management Unit Supervised by (Prof. Mohamed Ragab

Bayoumi) (Mobile Number: 01066647606)

Connecting scientific research with the industrial sector.

-Focal Point for Erasmus Mundus (Dr. Manal Darwish, Assistant Professor at Public Health and

Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University) (Mobile Number:

01005658116)

14. Photographs 5-6 high resolution photos of organization / buildings, laboratories, working teams…etc.

Administrative Building & Guest House

Quiet Studying Halls

Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Medicine Assiut University Hospitals

Examinations Halls