The Faculty of Fine Arts at Mansoura University organized the activities of the “First Environmental Day” on Monday, December 8, under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Sherif Youssef Khater, President of the University, and the leadership of Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Azim, Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development and Supervisor of the Faculty.
The event was attended by Mr. Hazem Nasr, Deputy Head of Al-Akhbar Newspaper in Dakahlia; Prof. Dr. Dalia El-Sayed Ahmed El-Etriby, Member of the Senate and Director of the General Service Center for Occupational Safety and Health; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dina Yousry, Vice Dean for Graduate Studies; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shahenda Turk, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs; Prof. Dr. Nashwa El-Shafie, Professor in the Decoration Department; Prof. Dr. Emad Hosny, Head of the Sculpture Department; Prof. Dr. Mohamed Nabil, Head of the Graphic Design Department; and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mahra Saqr, Head of the Painting Department.
The event was supervised by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Reem Khairy, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development, and organized by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Basant Abu Shal (Decoration Department), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Thabet (Architecture Department), Dr. Shaimaa Taher (Painting Department), Dr. Islam El-Hawary (Graphic Design Department), and Dr. Noha Raouf (Painting Department).
The day featured a wide variety of artistic and scientific exhibitions from different departments. The Architecture Department presented two exhibitions for second-year students under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Thabet and Dr. Walaa Ezzat. These included projects for designing a sustainable school, with a design vision focused on rationalizing energy consumption through environmentally friendly architectural elements such as double-skin façades and green roofs to generate clean energy.
Architectural models aimed at heritage revitalization and a bus shelter within the university campus were also displayed, emphasizing sustainability principles and recycling.
Students of the Decoration Department – Interior Architecture Division – under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Basant Abu Shal, presented an extensive exhibition entitled “Sustainability and Recycling Toward More Creativity and Innovation.” The exhibition showcased 80 design panels and 30 pieces of furniture made from recycled materials, reflecting the faculty’s support for sustainable design.
Fifty students from the Painting Department participated with a number of outdoor landscape artworks under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Reem Khairy. They presented a collection of beautiful landscape paintings studied in the Bride of the Nile Garden and the university nursery, depicting the beauty of Mansoura and its gardens. In addition, 16 artworks by third-year painting students were exhibited under the supervision of Dr. Noha Abdel Raouf.
Students from the Graphic Design Department, under the supervision of Dr. Islam El-Hawary, also participated, while the Sculpture Department, supervised by Prof. Dr. Emad Hosny, Head of the Department, contributed a collection of works made from recycled scrap materials. A sculptural model of a gazelle was also displayed, created from recycled tree trunks, branches, and wood waste, artistically employed to produce a sculpture reflecting the faculty’s identity and its artistic and environmental values.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Community Service Sector participated with an awareness exhibition on fire safety and prevention, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Dalia El-Sayed Ahmed El-Etriby, Director of the General Service Center for Occupational Safety and Health, and Dr. Aboulfotouh Hassan Aboulfotouh, Director of the University’s Occupational Safety, Health, and Work Environment Protection Administration. The exhibition included demonstrations of alarm systems, fire extinguishers, and personal protective equipment, along with a detailed explanation of fire response and prevention mechanisms.
Within the framework of community activities, the faculty’s cat care team “Felines,” led by student Mark Victor, participated in an awareness campaign to care for stray cats on campus. Activities included students drawing their cats and feeding them. The team had previously established fixed feeding stations for cats in the faculty garden.
The day concluded with the opening of a plant exhibition supervised by Engineer Awtan El-Wardany, Director of the University’s Gardens and Nursery Administration, adding an aesthetic touch that reflected the event’s message of promoting environmental awareness and preserving green spaces.
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Azim, Vice President of the University and Supervisor of the Faculty, expressed his deep appreciation for the efforts of all participants, praising the spirit of cooperation, excellence, and creativity demonstrated throughout the day’s activities. He emphasized that the Faculty of Fine Arts will continue to support initiatives aimed at enhancing environmental awareness and consolidating the principles of sustainability. He noted that this approach aligns with the faculty’s responsibility toward society and the environment, and with Mansoura University’s vision of building a more aware, balanced, and sustainable future.
This initiative comes as part of the ongoing efforts of the Community Service Sector and the “Beauty Caravan” to create a more attractive, refined, and sustainable university environment by employing the arts to serve the university community and enhance aesthetic values in public spaces.
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