Under the auspices of Prof. Yasser Magdy Hatata,
President of Fayoum University, Prof. Arafa Sabry Hassan, Vice President for
Postgraduate Studies and Research, received Prof. Osama Galal Saqr, Director of
the Laboratory Qualification Project for International Accreditation at the
Projects Department of the Ministry of Higher Education. The meeting was held
to hand over the twelfth cycle of the Laboratory Qualification Project for
International Accreditation (LIAP) for the Thin Membrane Water Purification and
Desalination Laboratory at the Faculty of Science (Project Code: LP12-049-FAY).
The handover ceremony was attended by Prof. Samia Gouda, Dean of the Faculty of
Science; Prof. Bothaina Youssef Fouad, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and
Director of the Project Management Unit; Prof. Tamer Magdy, Director of the
Center for Quality Assurance and Strategic Planning; Dr. Shaaban Saad El-Nisr,
Deputy Director of the Project Management Unit at the University; Dr. Mohamed
Ali Agha, Executive Director of the project; and a number of faculty members.
Prof. Arafa Sabry indicated that this step comes within the framework of
the state's efforts to link scientific research with industry and find
practical solutions to societal problems.
He emphasized that the project aims to develop the thin-film laboratory
and qualify it for international accreditation through three main axes:
supporting and qualifying the laboratory to comply with the ISO 17025 standard
and measuring the mechanical properties of thin films according to the ASTM
D882-18 standard; preparing and qualifying laboratory staff, administratively
and technically, for basic measurements; and completing accreditation
requirements through EGAC.
He also explained that the project's budget amounts to 2 million and 350
thousand Egyptian pounds, distributed as follows: 940 thousand pounds in
support from the university, and 1 million and 410 thousand pounds from the
Project Management Unit of the Ministry of Higher Education allocated for the
equipment, supplies, and tools necessary to operate the lab.
