This overall report sets out Future University in Egypt’s work on every Sustainable Development Goal in the 2024/25 academic year. For each goal it gives the University’s commitment, how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that support it — the same detail as each goal’s own report, gathered here in one place.
Research published in 2024/25
Across its six faculties and its Research Centre, Future University in Egypt published 197 Scopus-indexed research outputs in 2024/25 contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals, attracting 2,568 citations, with the strongest contributions to Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (87); Affordable and Clean Energy (73); Good Health and Well-being (59); Quality Education (24); Sustainable Cities and Communities (14). Among the most-cited works:
Smart agriculture technology: An integrated framework of renewable energy resources, IoT-based energy management, and precision robotics. Rehman, A.U. and 5 more (2024). Cleaner Energy Systems · cited 130 times.
Fuel cell life prediction considering the recovery phenomenon of reversible voltage loss. Meng, X. and 7 more (2025). Journal of Power Sources · cited 119 times.
Robust load-frequency control of islanded urban microgrid using 1PD-3DOF-PID controller including mobile EV energy storage. Davoudkhani, I.F. and 4 more (2024). Scientific Reports · cited 94 times.
Nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery: state-of-the-art review. Kandiel, Y.E. and 4 more (2025). Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology · cited 86 times.
Fuzzy logic-based IoT system for optimizing irrigation with cloud computing: Enhancing water sustainability in smart agriculture. Morchid, A. and 4 more (2025). Smart Agricultural Technology · cited 75 times.
Maiden application of mountaineering team-based optimization algorithm optimized 1PD-PI controller for load frequency control in islanded microgrid with renewable energy sources. Davoudkhani, I.F. and 5 more (2024). Scientific Reports · cited 67 times.
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1. No Poverty
Overview
The University treats access to higher education as a matter of equity, ensuring that financial circumstances do not stand between a capable student and a degree, and carries that commitment beyond its own students into the surrounding communities.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Operates a structured programme of need-based tuition support and scholarships so that admitted students are not forced to withdraw for financial reasons.
Lowers the day-to-day cost of study for students from low-income families through free shared transport, subsidised meals and on-campus services.
Offers scholarship routes for students from lower-income countries.
Through its partnership with the Hayah Foundation for Sustainable Development, supports community members to start financially and socially sustainable businesses, including micro-credit for young people.
Delivers community training, literacy classes and medical convoys that widen access to basic services.
Contributes to national poverty-reduction and social-solidarity initiatives.
Activities in 2024/25
The Dr Hassan Azazi Founder’s Scholarship again provided full scholarships to top-performing secondary-school students, part of a standing portfolio of need-based and merit schemes that keeps a FUE education within reach of able students regardless of family income.
The University promotes healthy, responsible food provision on its campus and supports families in need in the communities around it.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Provides healthy, affordable and varied food across its campus food court, including vegetarian options for all.
Runs seasonal food-support drives, particularly during Ramadan, that relieve hunger among students and families in need.
Applies responsible catering and procurement that favour local and sustainable sources and limit food waste.
Builds nutrition and food-safety awareness through the teaching and community activity of its health faculties.
Activities in 2024/25
In March 2025 the University held its fourth consecutive community Ramadan Iftar on campus, bringing together students, faculty and staff — including those far from home — for a shared evening meal, reinforcing both food provision and a sense of community.
Research & publications in 2024/25
During 2024/25, researchers at Future University in Egypt published 5 Scopus-indexed research outputs that contribute to this goal, across its faculties and research centre. Representative works include:
Smart agriculture technology: An integrated framework of renewable energy resources, IoT-based energy management, and precision robotics. Rehman, A.U. and 5 more (2024). Cleaner Energy Systems · cited 130 times.
Fuzzy logic-based IoT system for optimizing irrigation with cloud computing: Enhancing water sustainability in smart agriculture. Morchid, A. and 4 more (2025). Smart Agricultural Technology · cited 75 times.
Internet of Things Assisted Plant Disease Detection and Crop Management Using Deep Learning for Sustainable Agriculture. Al-Shahari, E.A. and 5 more (2025). IEEE Access · cited 31 times.
A computation analysis with heat and mass transfer for micropolar nanofluid in ciliated microchannel: With application in the ductus efferentes. Imran, A. and 2 more (2024). Heliyon · cited 21 times.
Health is the University's flagship area of impact, spanning the education of health professionals, free public clinical services, and the physical and mental well-being of its own community.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Runs a teaching Dental Hospital that provides free dental care to the public.
Educates health professionals through its Faculties of Pharmacy and Oral & Dental Medicine, with clinical and community placements.
Delivers community medical and dental convoys and public health-awareness campaigns, with student volunteering.
Provides confidential mental-health and psychological support to students and staff through a dedicated centre, alongside on-campus medical care.
Opens sports and recreation facilities to its community and operates a smoke-free campus.
Maintains collaborations with leading health institutions for training, research and service.
Activities in 2024/25
The Faculty of Pharmacy’s Community Services Festival brought together hundreds of pharmacy students with members of the public across its health-screening booths, awareness sessions and patient-counselling activities, turning student learning into direct community health service.
For Pink October, the University ran a women’s-health and breast-cancer awareness campaign with the Baheya Foundation for Early Detection & Treatment of Breast Cancer, offering talks and screening guidance to students and staff.
Research & publications in 2024/25
During 2024/25, researchers at Future University in Egypt published 59 Scopus-indexed research outputs that contribute to this goal, across its faculties and research centre. Representative works include:
Herbal remedies for oral and dental health: a comprehensive review of their multifaceted mechanisms including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant pathways. Anwar, M.A. and 10 more (2025). Inflammopharmacology · cited 61 times.
Synthesis of New Thiazole-Privileged Chalcones as Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors with Potential Anticancer Activities. Hashem, H. and 10 more (2024). Pharmaceuticals · cited 34 times.
Internet of Things Assisted Plant Disease Detection and Crop Management Using Deep Learning for Sustainable Agriculture. Al-Shahari, E.A. and 5 more (2025). IEEE Access · cited 31 times.
Recent Advances in the Local Drug Delivery Systems for Diabetic Wound Healing: A Comprehensive Review. Wassif, R.K. and 3 more (2025). AAPS PharmSciTech · cited 27 times.
The University regards quality education as a public good, sharing its teaching, library and expertise with learners of every age beyond its own lecture halls.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Opens its library and learning resources to learners and researchers from beyond the University.
Hosts public lectures and community educational events on campus.
Offers professional and executive courses through its Department of Continuing Education, open to the public.
Delivers educational outreach in local schools and communities through student-led campaigns.
Ensures access to these activities for all, without discrimination, and embeds the SDGs across its curricula.
Activities in 2024/25
Dental students and faculty led a “From Campus to Community” schools campaign on oral health and the dangers of smoking, taking preventive-health education directly into local schools.
The Department of Continuing Education continued to offer public short courses across Business, IT, Engineering, English-language preparation (IELTS, OET, CELTA) and dental and pharmaceutical skills, extending lifelong-learning opportunities to learners from outside the University.
Research & publications in 2024/25
During 2024/25, researchers at Future University in Egypt published 24 Scopus-indexed research outputs that contribute to this goal, across its faculties and research centre. Representative works include:
Deep reinforcement learning-based plug-in electric vehicle charging/discharging scheduling in a home energy management system. Mansour, S.H. and 5 more (2025). Energy · cited 57 times.
Estimating the strength of soil stabilized with cement and lime at optimal compaction using ensemble-based multiple machine learning. Onyelowe, K.C. and 5 more (2024). Scientific Reports · cited 51 times.
Internet of Things Assisted Plant Disease Detection and Crop Management Using Deep Learning for Sustainable Agriculture. Al-Shahari, E.A. and 5 more (2025). IEEE Access · cited 31 times.
Novel reinforcement learning technique based parameter estimation for proton exchange membrane fuel cell model. Salem, N.M. and 2 more (2024). Scientific Reports · cited 19 times.
The University is committed to the full and equal participation of women in academic life, leadership and every field of study.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Applies a published policy of non-discrimination and equal access for women.
Provides a maternity-support policy that enables women's continued participation in study and work.
Runs women's access, mentoring and scholarship schemes.
Encourages women into engineering and sciences where they remain under-represented.
Supports women into senior academic leadership, including vice-presidential and dean-level roles.
Protects anyone reporting discrimination from disadvantage.
Activities in 2024/25
Work towards this goal in 2024/25 was carried forward through the standing programmes described above, which run continuously across the University.
In its desert setting, the University manages water as a scarce and shared resource, conserving and reusing it across its campus.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Treats and reuses water for irrigation and vehicle washing through the governmental treated-water network.
Operates processes that prevent untreated or polluted water entering the water system.
Provides free drinking-water points for students, staff and visitors.
Applies water-conscious building standards and drought-tolerant desert landscaping.
Runs water-awareness campaigns on campus and in the wider community.
Activities in 2024/25
Work towards this goal in 2024/25 was carried forward through the standing programmes described above, which run continuously across the University.
Research & publications in 2024/25
During 2024/25, researchers at Future University in Egypt published 2 Scopus-indexed research outputs that contribute to this goal, across its faculties and research centre. Representative works include:
Water treatment by perovskite materials and their applications: A comprehensive review. Ibrahim, I. and 9 more (2025). Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry · cited 19 times.
Interactive Effects of Dietary Protein Levels and Magnetic Water Treatment on Water Quality, Growth Metrics, Carcass Composition, Redox Balance, Enzymatic Functions, and Immune Responses in Oreochromis niloticus. Abd-El Azeem, Z.M.A. and 8 more (2025). Animals · cited 4 times.
The University pursues energy efficiency as both an operational discipline and an educational commitment, suited to the high cooling demand of its climate.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Applies a campus-wide energy-efficiency standard to equipment, renovations and new builds.
Conducts regular energy reviews and audits to find and reduce waste.
Operates a carbon-management approach addressing the high cooling demand of its climate.
Embeds energy efficiency and clean energy in its curricula and community education.
Offers research and expert input on clean-energy and energy-efficient technology.
Activities in 2024/25
Work towards this goal in 2024/25 was carried forward through the standing programmes described above, which run continuously across the University.
Research & publications in 2024/25
During 2024/25, researchers at Future University in Egypt published 73 Scopus-indexed research outputs that contribute to this goal, across its faculties and research centre. Representative works include:
Smart agriculture technology: An integrated framework of renewable energy resources, IoT-based energy management, and precision robotics. Rehman, A.U. and 5 more (2024). Cleaner Energy Systems · cited 130 times.
Fuel cell life prediction considering the recovery phenomenon of reversible voltage loss. Meng, X. and 7 more (2025). Journal of Power Sources · cited 119 times.
Robust load-frequency control of islanded urban microgrid using 1PD-3DOF-PID controller including mobile EV energy storage. Davoudkhani, I.F. and 4 more (2024). Scientific Reports · cited 94 times.
Maiden application of mountaineering team-based optimization algorithm optimized 1PD-PI controller for load frequency control in islanded microgrid with renewable energy sources. Davoudkhani, I.F. and 5 more (2024). Scientific Reports · cited 67 times.
The University connects study to decent, productive employment and upholds fair and safe working conditions for its own staff.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Connects study to employment through extensive summer training and internships across all faculties.
Maintains employer protocols with national and multinational organisations.
Applies human-resources practices consistent with Egyptian labour law — fair pay, equal treatment, safe conditions and a grievance/appeal route.
Upholds policies against workplace discrimination and against forced and child labour.
Supports student entrepreneurship and enterprise skills.
Activities in 2024/25
Work towards this goal in 2024/25 was carried forward through the standing programmes described above, which run continuously across the University.
Research & publications in 2024/25
During 2024/25, researchers at Future University in Egypt published 3 Scopus-indexed research outputs that contribute to this goal, across its faculties and research centre. Representative works include:
Risk-aware strategies for optimal participation of parking lots in day-ahead electricity markets. Tostado-Véliz, M. and 3 more (2025). Energy · cited 6 times.
Medical Tourism: A Framework to a Sustainable Industry. Eissa, N.A.M.A. (2025). Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation · cited 2 times.
An Employment of Machine Learning Techniques for the Forecasting of a Wind Turbine’s Blade Root Moments. Ismaiel, A. and 2 more (2025). International Review on Modelling and Simulations.
The University bridges academia and industry, building the facilities, research and partnerships that turn knowledge into innovation.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Operates a training Pharmaceutical Factory and a Future Factory for Industrial Training that simulate a real industrial environment to international ISO standards.
Conducts applied and basic research across its faculties through its Research Centre.
Builds collaborations with international universities and industry that turn research into practice.
Activities in 2024/25
Work towards this goal in 2024/25 was carried forward through the standing programmes described above, which run continuously across the University.
Research & publications in 2024/25
During 2024/25, researchers at Future University in Egypt published 87 Scopus-indexed research outputs that contribute to this goal, across its faculties and research centre. Representative works include:
Smart agriculture technology: An integrated framework of renewable energy resources, IoT-based energy management, and precision robotics. Rehman, A.U. and 5 more (2024). Cleaner Energy Systems · cited 130 times.
Nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery: state-of-the-art review. Kandiel, Y.E. and 4 more (2025). Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology · cited 86 times.
Fuzzy logic-based IoT system for optimizing irrigation with cloud computing: Enhancing water sustainability in smart agriculture. Morchid, A. and 4 more (2025). Smart Agricultural Technology · cited 75 times.
Maiden application of mountaineering team-based optimization algorithm optimized 1PD-PI controller for load frequency control in islanded microgrid with renewable energy sources. Davoudkhani, I.F. and 5 more (2024). Scientific Reports · cited 67 times.
The University is committed to admission on merit and to the full inclusion of students with disabilities, international students and every under-represented group.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Admits students on merit, under a published non-discriminatory admissions policy.
Runs a dedicated disability service: physical access, assistive technology, a companion (buddy) scheme, support services and examination adjustments.
Provides mentoring and peer support for students from under-represented groups.
Welcomes and supports international students from across the region.
Maintains anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies and an equality (EDI) function.
Activities in 2024/25
Work towards this goal in 2024/25 was carried forward through the standing programmes described above, which run continuously across the University.
The University contributes to sustainable community life through shared transport, campus stewardship and a rich cultural programme open to the public.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Operates a free shared-transport network that reduces private-car use for students and staff.
Provides student accommodation close to campus.
Opens its library and facilities to the public.
Contributes to local arts through a rich programme of festivals, performances and cultural events.
Maintains a pedestrian-priority, resource-conscious campus estate built to sustainable standards.
Activities in 2024/25
In May 2025 the University staged its Cultural & Artistic Festival at the Cairo Opera House, presenting student photography, sculpture, live music and theatre to a public audience and supporting the arts and cultural heritage of the city.
Research & publications in 2024/25
During 2024/25, researchers at Future University in Egypt published 14 Scopus-indexed research outputs that contribute to this goal, across its faculties and research centre. Representative works include:
Robust load-frequency control of islanded urban microgrid using 1PD-3DOF-PID controller including mobile EV energy storage. Davoudkhani, I.F. and 4 more (2024). Scientific Reports · cited 94 times.
Biomimetic design synthesis and digital optimization of building shading skin: A novel conceptual framework for enhanced energy efficiency. Ashraf, N. and 1 more (2024). Energy and Buildings · cited 35 times.
Sustainable Nanomedicine: Enhancement of Asplatin’s Cytotoxicity In Vitro and In Vivo Using Green-Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Formed via Microwave-Assisted and Gambogic Acid-Mediated Processes. Hassan, H.A.F.M. and 8 more (2024). Molecules · cited 10 times.
Estimating the energy consumption for residential buildings in semiarid and arid desert climate using artificial intelligence. Wefki, H. and 2 more (2024). Scientific Reports · cited 8 times.
The University applies responsible consumption and production across its procurement, its waste and its day-to-day operations.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Separates and recycles waste at source across its campus.
Applies a sustainable and ethical procurement policy favouring responsible suppliers.
Manages hazardous laboratory and clinical waste under Egyptian environmental law.
Pursues plastic- and disposable-reduction practices.
Publishes its sustainability commitments and progress openly.
Activities in 2024/25
Work towards this goal in 2024/25 was carried forward through the standing programmes described above, which run continuously across the University.
Research & publications in 2024/25
During 2024/25, researchers at Future University in Egypt published 7 Scopus-indexed research outputs that contribute to this goal, across its faculties and research centre. Representative works include:
Enhancing concrete strength and durability through incorporation of rice husk ash and high recycled aggregate. Alharthai, M. and 6 more (2025). Case Studies in Construction Materials · cited 39 times.
Synthesis of New Thiazole-Privileged Chalcones as Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors with Potential Anticancer Activities. Hashem, H. and 10 more (2024). Pharmaceuticals · cited 34 times.
Continuous natural fiber-reinforced shape memory polymer biocomposites: design and fabrication for sustainable self-folding architectural applications. Hassan, A. and 1 more (2025). Smart Materials and Structures · cited 11 times.
Greenness assessment of a molecularly imprinted polymeric sensor based on a bio-inspired polymer. Adawy, H.A. and 4 more (2024). BMC Chemistry · cited 4 times.
The University acts on climate change through education, measurement and practical mitigation, within the framework of Egypt's national climate strategy.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Delivers climate education and public-awareness campaigns.
Pursues energy efficiency as its principal mitigation measure, within Egypt's national climate strategy.
Tracks its carbon footprint across campus energy and transport.
Plants trees and greens its campus with community partners.
Participates in climate dialogue and collaborates with NGOs on adaptation.
Activities in 2024/25
Work towards this goal in 2024/25 was carried forward through the standing programmes described above, which run continuously across the University.
Research & publications in 2024/25
During 2024/25, researchers at Future University in Egypt published 12 Scopus-indexed research outputs that contribute to this goal, across its faculties and research centre. Representative works include:
Indigenous knowledge, climate change and transformations of Gwadar fishing community. Ullah, S. and 4 more (2024). International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management · cited 28 times.
An Exploratory Study on the Impact of the Construction Industry on Climate Change. Elhegazy, H. and 6 more (2024). Journal of Industrial Integration and Management · cited 24 times.
Analysis of Soret and Dufour effects on radiative heat transfer in hybrid bioconvective flow of carbon nanotubes. Hussain, A. and 5 more (2024). Scientific Reports · cited 18 times.
Estimating the energy consumption for residential buildings in semiarid and arid desert climate using artificial intelligence. Wefki, H. and 2 more (2024). Scientific Reports · cited 8 times.
The University promotes the protection of aquatic ecosystems through education, field study and responsible management of its own discharge.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Delivers education and awareness on aquatic ecosystems through field study and environment-day activities.
Maintains water-quality standards that ensure no untreated discharge from campus into the water system.
Operates a campus plastic-waste reduction plan.
Collaborates with national marine and fisheries institutions on education and research.
Activities in 2024/25
Faculty of Pharmacy students visited the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries in Alexandria as part of their Marine Natural Products course, studying marine organisms and the sustainable use of aquatic resources alongside national marine scientists.
The University cares for the land it occupies, greening its desert campus responsibly and contributing to wider community greening.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Manages its desert campus with recycled-water irrigation and native, drought-tolerant planting.
Runs tree-planting drives and campus greening with the community.
Delivers environmental education and biodiversity awareness.
Applies land- and waste-conscious estate management under environmental law.
Activities in 2024/25
Work towards this goal in 2024/25 was carried forward through the standing programmes described above, which run continuously across the University.
The University upholds transparent governance, participatory student life and the rule of law, and lends its expertise to national policy.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Maintains an elected, independent Students' Union and genuine student participation in university governance.
Applies published policies to engage local and external stakeholders and enable their participation in decisions.
Publishes its commitments on anti-corruption, anti-bribery and academic freedom.
Provides expert input to national policy and government bodies, and hosts public-policy symposia.
Activities in 2024/25
The University opened its Model Egyptian Parliament through the “Wa3y” civic-education event, giving students a neutral space to debate political systems, the branches of government and current affairs and to practise the workings of representative democracy.
Research & publications in 2024/25
During 2024/25, researchers at Future University in Egypt published 1 Scopus-indexed research outputs that contribute to this goal, across its faculties and research centre. Representative works include:
Wireless Fire Alarm System Using ATmega8A and nRF24l01 Featuring Power Redundancy. Alabyad, N.T. and 1 more (2025). 2025 1st Future International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity, FICAC 2025.
The University advances every goal in partnership with government, civil society and universities worldwide, and reports openly on its progress.
The University pursues this goal across its teaching, its scientific research, its campus operations and its service to the community. The sections below set out how it delivers the goal, the activities held during the year, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitment.
How the University delivers this goal
Advances the goals in partnership with government, civil society and international universities.
Convenes cross-sectoral SDG dialogue through conferences and symposia.
Contributes to international higher-education sustainability networks.
Embeds the Sustainable Development Goals across its curriculum, with dedicated sustainability courses.
Delivers community outreach on the goals and reports each year on its progress.
Activities in 2024/25
In September 2025 the University renewed its strategic partnership with University College Cork in Ireland in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education, sustaining a long-standing international collaboration in teaching and research.