Under
the patronage of Prof. Abdel Aziz Qansouh, Minister of Higher Education and
Scientific Research, and Prof. Yasser Magdy Hatata, President of Fayoum
University, and under the supervision of Prof. Sherif El-Attar, Vice President
of the University for Education and Student Affairs, Fayoum University will
host the Fifth National Forum of the "Goodwill Ambassadors"
initiative from May 3-6, 2026, with the participation of 16 Egyptian public,
private, and national universities.
Prof.
Sherif El-Attar explained that the forum, themed "Energy, Not
Disability," will include 30 male and female students from various
universities who presented a range of projects serving people with disabilities.
The
projects were as follows:
Ain Shams University “Your Voice
at the University”, Benha University “Masar”, Mansoura University
“Al-Qaderoun”, Menoufia National University “MQ Link”, Tanta University
“Makan”, Sadat City University “Sanad”, Al-Salam University “Access Slimic”,
Kafr El-Sheikh University “Awn”, Damietta University “Black X”, Fayoum
University “Next Coder”, Beni Suef University “Wajat”, Assiut University
“Basmat Athar”, Assiut National University “Sanad Center”, Sohag University
“Smart Artificial Hand”, Qena University “Planting Hope” initiative, Suez
University “Smart Wheelchair”.
Prof.
Wael Tobar, General Coordinator of Student Activities at the university,
indicated that the judging criteria for the Goodwill Ambassadors initiative
included general appearance and personal attributes, the content of the
presentation and its relevance to the topic, innovation and general knowledge,
resume and interaction, work plan and essay, and English language proficiency.
