The family of New Cairo University of Technology extends its sincere congratulations to Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Shafi Al-Sheikh for the issuance of the decision of His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research to assume the position of President of the University, wishing him continued success.

It is worth noting that Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Shafi Al-Sheikh held a number of important positions during his career:

He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, 1986.

He obtained a PhD in Civil Engineering – Sanitary and Environmental Engineering – Faculty of Engineering – Czech technical university – Prague 1999.

He assumed the position of:

·        Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Menoufia University (from April 2021 to December 2022).

·        Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for Community Service and Environmental Development (from January 2018 to March 2021).

·        Member of the Scientific Committee for Public Works Engineering at the Supreme Council of Universities (2019-2022).

·        Member of the Egyptian Code Committee for Drinking Water and Sanitation – Ministry of Housing.

·        Head of the Civil Engineering Department – Faculty of Engineering – Menoufia University, from August 2014 to December 2017

·        Adviser to the Gharbia Governorate for the environmental management system for waste (2002-2004).

·        Advisor to the Ministry of Environment for the environmental management system for waste (2004-2005).

·        Advisor of the Water and Wastewater Company in Gharbia Governorate (2005-2008).

·        Visiting Professor at Seoul National University – Republic of South Korea (2004)

·        Head of the research team for the project “Building Diploma Courses for Traffic Safety” at the Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, funded by the European Union, ERASMUS, in partnership with universities:

Gdansk – Poland, University of Valencia – Spain, Linkping University – Sweden (2015-2018).

·        Head of the research team for the project “Reuse of treated wastewater from filling the aquifer” at the Faculty of Engineering, Tabuk University, Saudi Arabia, funded by the University of Tabuk with the Saudi Research Fund in 2012-2013.

·        Member of the research team in the project “Institutional Building of the Faculty of Engineering, Tabuk University”, funded by the University of Tabuk with the Saudi Research Fund (2009-2011).

·        Member of the research team in the project “Building Courses at the Faculty of Engineering, Tabuk University” funded by the Ministry of Higher Education in Saudi Arabia (2008-2009).

·        Member of the research team for the project “Developing a Strategy for the Management and Reuse of Wastewater in Alexandria” funded by the Mediterranean Cooperation Agency (MCCA) 2007-2009

·        Head of the research team for the project “Treatment and Safe Disposal of Leather Tannery Wastewater” at the Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, funded by USAID in partnership with the University of South Carolina – USA (2005-2007).

·        Member of the research team for the project “Rainwater Harvesting Networks” at the Faculty of Engineering, Seoul National University, funded by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) – South Korea (2004).

·        Member of the research team in the project “Monitoring and Treating Wastewater through a Dual Strategy”, funded by the Water Research Institute (NWR), Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources – Egypt, (2002-2003).

·        Member of scientific production examination committees for promotion to the rank of professor and assistant professor at the Supreme Council of Universities and the National Research Center and some Arab countries (Saudi Arabia – Jordan – Iraq).

·        Publishing more than 80 scientific papers in international and local fields and conferences with a high impact factor.

·        Membership in organizing committees of some scientific conferences

·        Participation in more than 35 scientific conferences and seminars inside and outside Egypt.

·        Chairing sessions of specialized scientific conferences

·        Scientific research arbitrator for many international scientific conferences and journals.

·        Arbitration of funded scientific projects inside and outside Egypt.

·        Participation in many books and scientific reports.

·        Participation in many training courses inside and outside Egypt.

·        Chairman of the Fourth International Engineering Conference – The Twelfth Conference on Sustainable Development, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University (2022).

·        Head of the research team for a number of projects, successfully completing them and achieving their goals

·        Head of the academic accreditation group at the Department of Civil Engineering at the university and obtaining accreditation in 2005.

·        Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Center for Engineering Research and Consulting with designing and supervising the implementation of many engineering and development projects and successfully completing them and achieving their goals

·        Vice-President of the Second and Third International Engineering Conference – The Ninth and Tenth Sustainable Development Conference, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University (2017, 2019).

·        Head of the working group to update the bachelor’s regulation at Shebin El-Koum Faculty of Engineering and converting it into credit hour programs, establishing four new intermediate programs and having them approved by the Ministry.

·        Head of the working group to update the regulation of postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Engineering, Shebin El-Kom, as accredited hour programs, which are being approved by the Ministry.

·        Coordinator and head of the working group to establish a civil engineering program for water and the environment and to have it approved by the Ministry.

·        Coordinator and head of the working group to establish a traffic safety diploma and have it approved by the Ministry.

·        Head of the academic accreditation group at the Department of Civil Engineering at the university and having accreditation in 2005.

·        Establishment of the Sanitary Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University.

·        Membership in organizing committees of some scientific conferences (International Committee)

·        Vice President of the Engineering Consultation and Research Center at Menoufia University from 2018 to date.

·        Head of the project team for establishing and implementing the electronic portal at the Faculty of Engineering, Tabuk University, in 2010.

·        Member of the Board of Directors of the Quality Assurance Unit at the Faculty of Engineering from 2014 to date

·        Member of the organizing committee for many engineering conferences and seminars at Menoufia University, Tabuk University in Saudi Arabia, and Seoul University in South Korea.

·        Membership of many committees of the Faculty of Engineering, including student affairs, postgraduate studies, cultural relations, community service, environment and quality.

·        Chairman of the Libraries Committee, Faculty of Engineering, Tabuk University, Saudi Arabia, (2010-2011-2012)

·        Secretary of the Academic Accreditation Committee, Faculty of Engineering, Tabuk University, Saudi Arabia, from 2010 to 2013.

·        Member of the Engineering Consulting Committee at Tabuk University, Saudi Arabia, from 2008 to 2013.

·        Vice President of the Union of Egyptian Students studying in the Czech Republic, 1997-1998-1999

·        Participation in the processing of materials resistance laboratories and foundation and soil engineering at Menoufia University, 1992-1996.