Under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Amr Shaat, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering - Ain Shams University, and Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aziz, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, the Faculty of Engineering at Ain Shams University hosted an academic delegation from the University of East London (UEL), in collaboration with the American University in Cairo (AUC), as part of an academic visit to the Integrated and Environmental Architecture (ICHEP) program.

The visit was organized in coordination with the American University in Cairo, represented by Dr. Tamer El-Khouly, and with the participation of Dr. Ashraf Nassim, Head of the Integrated and Environmental Architecture Unit; Dr. Noha Gamal, Coordinator of International Student Affairs and Academic Cooperation; and Eng. Nabila El-Haraky, Teaching Assistant at the Urban Planning and Design Program.

Postgraduate students from the University of East London presented their work on utilizing agricultural biological waste in sustainable building applications. The visit included a tour of the campus and faculty laboratories, in addition to a lecture by Dr. Amr El-Banhawy.

The program also included a joint field visit to Sour Magama El-Gouy, and a joint workshop with the students of the Integrated and Environmental Architecture program on site analysis.

The visit concluded with presentations by the program students of their work, followed by a discussion and exchange of valuable opinions and feedback with the visiting delegation.