Prof. Dr. Yasser Magdy Hatata, President of Fayoum University, received the evaluation committee for the best environmentally friendly university, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Arfa Sabry Hassan, Vice President of the University for Graduate Studies and Research, Prof. Dr. Asem Al-Eisawy, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development and Supervisor of Education and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Wafaa Youssef, Professor at the Faculty of Social Service and Coordinator of Fayoum University in the Best Environmentally Friendly University Competition. The committee is headed by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Azim, Vice President of Mansoura University for Community Service and Environmental Development, and includes Eng. Amjad Mohamed Al-Huwaihi, Head of the Research and Studies Sector at the New and Renewable Energy Authority, Eng. Samah Saleh Abdel Shafi, Director General and Head of Sustainable Development at the Office of the Minister of Environment, and Prof. Dr. Tarek Mahmoud Attia, Professor of Construction Engineering and Project Management at the National Center for Housing and Building Research. Prof. Dr. Yasser Magdy Hatata explained during the meeting held with the committee that Fayoum University includes 19 colleges and two institutes with approximately 41 thousand students, which requires more effort and work to achieve academic goals, educationally and research, along with serving the external community.

He stressed that Fayoum Governorate relies entirely on the services provided by Fayoum University's university hospitals, which are equipped with the highest level of construction and medical equipment.

Prof. Dr. Yasser Magdy Hatata also discussed the project to develop and raise the efficiency of Fayoum University's campus and the vision and goals of this development in terms of supporting the educational process and how the university can be one of the environmentally friendly universities, through a number of standards including the infrastructure standard, energy and climate, waste management and water management, transportation within the university, the learning and scientific research standard, as well as reviewing the stages of developing the university campus.

During the meeting, Prof. Dr. Arfa Sabry Hassan discussed the role of scientific research in sustainable development according to the axes of water, food, energy and the environment, in terms of scientific publishing at Fayoum University and its connection to sustainable development, in addition to the university's local and international classification, and the most important research presented during the current period, such as research on the use of some natural enhancers to enhance the productivity of a number of agricultural crops growing under environmental efforts, and research on preparing important new materials for energy uses.

Prof. Dr. Asem Al-Eisawi stressed that within the framework of the important societal role assigned to Fayoum University, it does not hesitate to serve the local community and meet the needs of citizens, as well as serve the environment, preserve its components and develop its capabilities, through the community service and environmental development sector and units and centers of a special nature.

He pointed out that Fayoum University is constantly seeking to conclude cooperation protocols and agreements with the relevant community institutions, which would meet the requirements and achieve development goals in all directions and at the level of all sectors.

During the meeting, a report was presented on the cultural course for strategic studies and national security in cooperation with the Military Academy for Graduate Studies and Strategy, and the role that these courses play in raising the efficiency and developing the awareness of participants during them.

The efforts of Fayoum University and its keenness to implement student activities parallel to the educational process were also reviewed, which include awareness and introductory seminars, self-seminars, celebrations, festivals and summit meetings, in addition to research competitions, creative and innovative participation of students, initiatives, camps and participation in the University Youth Week, and shedding light on the national project (Mawadda) to preserve the entity of the Egyptian family.

In addition to discussing Fayoum University's steps towards a digital and smart university, including the cooperation protocol between the university and the Egyptian Telecom Company, increasing the speed of external communication to the local network, the backup network connection line, as well as the fourth phase of the fiber cable connection project and coverage with the fiber optic network, and the expansion work of the university's data center, in addition to addressing the installation and adjustment of modern settings with network connection technology and the unified platform for electronic services for Fayoum University.

Fayoum University's efforts in recycling and a comprehensive inventory of solid, organic, chemical and electronic waste were also reviewed, as well as examples of entrepreneurship projects such as the energy efficiency enhancement project and the electronic glasses project for the blind.

During the visit, the committee inspected a number of colleges including Agriculture, Science, Computers, Artificial Intelligence, Human Medicine, Pharmacy and the Faculty of Specific Education. The visit also included inspecting the Communication Center, the Entrepreneurship Club, the Nematology and Biotechnology Laboratories Unit, the Model Unit for Manufacturing Dairy Products, and a number of laboratories including the Tissue Culture and Genetic Engineering Laboratory, Environmental and Food Pollutant Analysis Laboratory, the Central Laboratory for Soil, Water and Plant Analysis, the Radar and Geophysics Laboratory, Superfast Computers and Solar Cells, in addition to inspecting the Smart Greenhouse, the Geology Museum and the Thin Film Laboratory.

In addition to visiting the central laboratories building, in the College of Computers and Artificial Intelligence, the automated library, electronic map, robotics labs, electronic systems for student services and electronic absence were visited. The visit also included inspecting the electronic labs, sewage treatment plant, natural products research treatment, in addition to inspecting the waste recycling exhibition.