Faculty of Technology and Education Celebrates the Promotion of Its First Two Alumni to Professorship in the Presence of the University President

Under the patronage and honoring presence of His Excellency Prof. Dr. Ashraf Heneigal, President of Suez University, and with the presence of Prof. Dr. Hossam El-Din Mostafa Attia, Dean of the Faculty of Technology and Education, along with the Vice Deans, faculty members, and a large gathering of students.

The Faculty of Technology and Education organized a grand celebration to honor two of its distinguished alumni on the occasion of their promotion to the rank of "Professor": Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Saad Agwa and Prof. Dr. Omar Mohamed Omar. This event marks a historic milestone for the Faculty, as they are the first graduates to attain this prestigious academic rank since the faculty's establishment in 1995.

In a remarkable academic and paternal gesture, the University President expressed his profound pride and joy during his speech, noting that both professors were his former students and that he personally supervised their Master’s and PhD theses. His Excellency emphasized that this achievement reflects the true value of technological education. He praised the Faculty as a pioneering model that successfully obtained quality accreditation for its programs, affirming the University's steady steps toward preparing globally competitive scientific cadres.

Academic Profiles of the Honored Professors (Department of Civil and Architectural Constructions):

First: Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Saad Agwa (Professor of Properties and Strength of Materials with Scientific Excellence):

• Obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Technology and Education (Civil and Architectural Constructions) in 2006.

• Appointed as a teaching assistant, earned his Master’s and PhD degrees, and became a lecturer in the department.

• Awarded the title of Associate Professor with Scientific Excellence in 2021 (the first to achieve this across all similar faculties in Egypt).

• Promoted to Professor with Scientific Excellence in 2026, again becoming the first nationwide to receive this honor in recognition of his academic distinction.

• Recipient of the State Incentive Award in Advanced Technological Sciences (2022) and the Suez University Incentive Award (2023).

• Included in Stanford University’s list of the top 2% most influential scientists worldwide for 2024 and 2025.

Second: Prof. Dr. Omar Mohamed Omar Ibrahim (Professor with Scientific Excellence):

• Obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Technology and Education in 2004.

• Appointed as a teaching assistant in the Department of Civil and Architectural Constructions in 2005.

• Earned his Master’s and PhD degrees from the Faculty and was appointed as a lecturer in 2016.

• Promoted to Associate Professor in 2021.

• Awarded the academic title of Professor with Scientific Excellence by the Permanent Scientific Committee for Engineering and Computer Science in 2026.

The Faculty administration extends its sincerest congratulations to both esteemed professors, wishing them continued success and progression, and further leadership and excellence for the Faculty.