Dr. "Sayed Qandil", President of Helwan University, met with  Major General Engineer "Mokhtar Abdel Latif", Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization, at the headquarters of Helwan University.

This visit comes within the framework of completing the innovation exhibition organized by the "For Egypt" family at the university, with the aim of evaluating graduation projects and supporting the implementation of innovative ideas for Helwan University students, and discussing ways to apply them in the field of industry, by benefiting from the advanced manufacturing capabilities of the Arab Organization for Industrialization.

In this regard, Major General Engineer "Mokhtar Abdel Latif" expressed his pride in visiting Helwan University, stressing the importance of achieving integration between industrial institutions, universities and research centers, in accordance with the directives of President "Abdel Fattah El-Sisi" to deepen and increase the rates of local manufacturing, localize technology and manufacture what is currently imported, within the framework of Egypt's vision for sustainable development 2030.

During his inspection of the exhibition of research projects for Helwan University students, the Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization praised the integrated system of education and scientific research at Helwan University, and its integrated vision in various engineering and scientific fields through the selection of applied research projects, stressing the organization's interest in supporting the implementation of these research projects for students that are applicable to serve various sectors by providing products and equipment bearing the slogan "Made in Egypt".

He also explained the Arab Organization for Industrialization's welcome to organize training courses in common fields and summer training programs in various engineering specialties in the production and research units affiliated with the organization, especially in the fields of digitization and artificial intelligence in line with the modern technological capabilities of advanced digital machines.

In a related context, Major General Engineer "Mokhtar Abdel Latif" explained that the Arab Organization for Industrialization welcomes strengthening cooperation with Helwan University and providing all the university's needs for various products according to the latest international quality standards and at competitive prices, in addition to after-sales services.

For his part, Dr. Sayed Qandil stressed in his speech the importance of the Arab Organization for Industrialization as one of the important industrial entities at the local and Arab levels, pointing to the existing cooperation between the university and the organization, explaining that this cooperation comes in support of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's strategy to encourage innovations of university youth. Within the framework of Helwan University's efforts to support innovation and entrepreneurship, the university president explained the importance of the role of youth in achieving sustainable development. Dr. Sayed Qandil also gave a brief overview of Helwan University, as it is a technological and applied educational institution that pays great attention to supporting students' creative projects and ideas. He added: "We are keen to enhance innovation and qualify student cadres capable of competing locally and internationally. Dr. Mohamed Helmy, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Mataria University, and the pioneer of the "For Egypt" family, presented a presentation of the most important student projects, which were evaluated by the delegation of the Arab Organization for Industrialization, which included innovations in various fields such as renewable energy, digital manufacturing, robotics, and industrially executable smart transportation systems. These projects include: designing a six-axis CNC digital control machine, a home fruit dryer to facilitate the process of preserving food, in addition to designing a charging station for electric cars that relies on solar energy. In addition to developing a smart vertical rotating car garage system to solve the problem of parking spaces in crowded areas, a machine for printing on electronic boards "PCB", and within the framework of updating old equipment, a regular lathe was converted into a CNC lathe. In the field of renewable energy, smart solar panels were developed to track the sun and a hybrid electricity generation unit that combines horizontal wind turbines and solar panels. Work was also done on a project to convert three-wheeled vehicles from using gasoline to electricity. Finally, the Smart Board Logic Lab was developed to enhance education in electronics and programming. These projects reflect Helwan University's commitment to innovation and technological development in various industrial and environmental fields. This meeting comes within the framework of Helwan University's efforts to connect students with the labor market and encourage creativity and innovation, in line with the directives of the political leadership to care for innovative youth and support their talents as a main driver of sustainable development in Egypt.