Cooperation protocol between the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences and Beni Suef National University

Dr. Islam Abu Al-Magd, President of the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, and Dr. Mansour Hassan, President of Beni Suef National University, signed a joint cooperation protocol between the two sides in the fields of applying research, studies and projects and exchange information and experiences in the field of remote sensing science and space technology.

Dr. Islam Abu Al-Magd stressed the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences' endeavor to build human capacities, spread knowledge, and enhance scientific cooperation with Egyptian universities in order to qualify graduates to be able to meet the needs and requirements of the local, regional, and international labor market, in implementation of the directives of Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, on the importance of cooperation and integration between educational and research institutions in a way that benefits the development of the educational and research system in Egypt.

The Chairman of the Authority pointed out the Authority’s interest in establishing partnerships with various institutions and bodies, and benefiting from the capabilities available to the Authority to implement projects and research that have an economic and social return that contributes to supporting the efforts of the Egyptian state to advance the national economy and society and build the Egyptian person, expressing his happiness to cooperate with Beni Suef National University in many areas of common interest between the two parties.

Dr. Islam Abu Al-Magd explained that the protocol aims to enhance cooperation between the Authority and the University in the field of student training, remote sensing, space science and technology, and data analysis, in addition to cooperation in joint scientific research and the exchange of scientific cadres, especially for the programs of the College of Navigation Sciences and Space Technology, the College of Engineering, the College of Computers, and the programs of geography surveying.

For his part, Dr. Mansour Hassan stressed that the protocol also aims to integrate efforts and scientific cooperation to enrich the educational process at the university, and to benefit from the scientific and material capabilities of both parties, including laboratories, research centers, production workshops, and qualified cadres, in addition to holding conferences, workshops, seminars, and joint training programs to spread knowledge of remote sensing sciences and space technology.

The President of Beni Suef National University pointed out the university’s interest in benefiting from the Authority’s capabilities to cooperate in many areas of common interest between the two sides, noting the need to achieve the best possible benefit from the cooperation protocol, in a way that benefits students and faculty members and contributes to the development of the educational and research process at the university.

For his part, Dr. Osama Shalbya, Dean of the Faculty of Navigation Sciences and Space Technology, stressed the importance of the role played by the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, and its major role in transforming the outputs of scientific research into applications that benefit society, noting that the mechanisms of cooperation also include studying the technical and economic feasibility of the project, preparing the time plan, planning, financing, implementation and follow-up according to the nature of each project.

At the end of the meeting, Dr. Mansour Hassan and Dr. Islam Abu Al-Magd exchanged commemorative shields in appreciation of the efforts made to achieve benefit for both sides.

The signing of the cooperation protocol was attended by Dr. Ashraf Khaled Helmy, Head of the Data Analysis Division at the Authority, Dr. Safaa Hassan, Head of the Training Division at the Authority, and Dr. Bassam Abdel Latif, Director of the Technical Office at the Authority. The university was represented by Dr. Osama Shalbya, Dean of the Faculty of Navigation Sciences and Space Technology, Dr. Khaled Youssef, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Graduate Studies and Research, and Dr. Mohamed Murad Abdel Rahman, Academic Director of the Applied Sciences Program for Space and Navigation at Beni Suef National University.