Under the patronage of
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Manshawy, President of Assiut University,
and Prof. Dr. Jihan Nabil Fetih, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy,
The Faculty of Pharmacy received the delegation of AJA – Egypt on Monday, January 12, 2026, to conduct the annual surveillance audit for the renewal of the ISO 9001:2015 certification related to the Quality Management System. The visit also included the evaluation of the Faculty’s compliance with the requirements of the ISO 21001:2018 international standard for Educational Organizations Management Systems, for which the Faculty applied for the first time. This standard represents an effective tool enabling educational institutions to demonstrate their commitment to effective educational management practices.
This comes within the framework of the Faculty’s efforts to achieve the Fourth Sustainable Development Goal, which the Faculty adopts to ensure inclusive, equitable, and quality education, and to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
The visit included an opening meeting with the audit team, attended by:
- Prof. Dr. Jihan Nabil Fetih, Dean of the Faculty
- Prof. Dr. Hassan Refaat, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs
- Prof. Dr. Noha Nahid Attia, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development
- Prof. Dr. Jilan Abdel-Razek Abdel-Aleem, Director of the Quality Assurance Unit
- Dr. Marwa Ahmed Sayed, Deputy Director of the Quality Assurance Unit
- Prof. Dr. Yasser Ghallab, Head of the Pharmacognosy Department and Coordinator of the Clinical Pharmacy Program
- Mr. Tarek Sayed, Faculty Secretary
Following this, the audit team conducted inspection visits to the Faculty’s various departments, administrative units, facilities, and buildings. Meetings were also held with different stakeholders to review documents and examine the applied procedures.
The visit concluded with a closing meeting during which feedback was presented. The audit team recommended the continuation of the ISO 9001:2015 certification and the granting of the ISO 21001:2018 certification to the Faculty of Pharmacy for the first time.
