Under the patronage of Professor El-Minshawy, President of Assiut University, the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Environmental Impact Assessment Center at the Faculty of Engineering was held, attended by Mohamed Ahmed Adawy, Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development and Chairman of the Center’s Board of Directors, and Khaled Salah, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. The meeting followed the issuance of Decision No. 1542 dated April 14, 2026, regarding the restructuring of the Board of Directors.

Professor Ahmed El-Minshawy affirmed that the Environmental Impact Assessment Center represents an important addition to the university’s institutional system and reflects the university’s orientation toward expanding its contributions to community service through providing specialized studies and environmental consultations based on accurate scientific foundations. He explained that the center aims to support various institutions in addressing environmental challenges, in addition to contributing to the preparation of qualified personnel with the necessary skills in the field of environmental impact assessment, thereby enhancing opportunities for cooperation with relevant institutions and keeping pace with sustainable development requirements.

At the beginning of the meeting, Professor Mohamed Ahmed Adawy expressed his appreciation to the university administration, headed by Professor El-Minshawy, for supporting the establishment of the center. He emphasized the center’s importance in preparing environmental impact assessment studies for various projects and providing environmental consultations needed by the community, especially in light of the growing attention to environmental issues at both the local and international levels. He also praised the role of the Faculty of Engineering and its distinguished scientific staff in supporting the center’s activities and achieving its objectives.

For his part, Dr. Khaled Salah explained that the meeting discussed several important topics, most notably initiating the procedures for registering the center with the Environmental Affairs Agency as an accredited center, in addition to organizing training courses to qualify environmental reviewers, which would contribute to enhancing the efficiency of human resources in this vital field.

The council also approved opening registration for experts cooperating in the center’s activities from among faculty members and teaching assistants at the faculty and the university. Furthermore, a specialized committee was formed to prepare the carbon footprint report for the Faculty of Engineering, along with contacting institutions interested in preparing carbon footprint studies to be implemented through the center. Several organizational and procedural matters were also discussed during the meeting.

The establishment of the Environmental Impact Assessment Center at the Faculty of Engineering comes within the framework of Assiut University’s vision to strengthen its societal role and support sustainable development efforts through providing specialized scientific and consultancy services that contribute to environmental protection and achieving a balance between economic development and the preservation of natural resources.

The Board of Directors of the center is chaired by the Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development. It includes the Dean of the Faculty, the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for Community Service and Environmental Development, in addition to a distinguished group of specialized professors: Mohamed Abdel Salam Ashour, Mohamed Abou El-Qassem Mohamed, Magdy Mohamed Redwan Hamed, Adel Abdo Hussein Ahmed, and Nabil Yassin Abdel Shafy.