Prof. Dr. Essam Farhat, President of Minia University, received Dr. Ahmed Ali El-Tellawy, former Assistant Professor at Minia University, Director of Graduate Programs, and Professor at New York City University in the United States, to discuss prospects for scientific cooperation and international exchange between the two universities. This step aims to strengthen global academic openness and advance the university’s higher education system.
The meeting was attended by Prof. Dr. Mostafa Mahmoud, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Yasser Refaat Tawfik, Faculty of Engineering, and Dr. Hossam Ramadan, Director of the University’s International Exchange Office.
The University President expressed his pride in the achievements of Dr. El-Tellawy, an alumnus of the Department of Electrical Engineering, and his scientific success abroad. He affirmed the university’s keenness to enhance cooperation in joint degree programs and student exchange opportunities.
The meeting came on the sidelines of a lecture delivered by Dr. El-Tellawy at the Faculty of Engineering titled “Higher Education and Scientific Research in the United States and Opportunities for Study Abroad.” The lecture highlighted the features of scientific research in the U.S. and shared his academic and professional journey there.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Ahmed Ali El-Tellawy is a Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the City University of New York (CUNY), Founder and Director of the Interdependencies in Smart Grids Laboratory, Site Director of the NSF-funded BEST Center, and Co-Director of the TREAD Center. He earned his PhD from Florida International University and has authored more than 100 scientific publications in the fields of power grid resilience, decarbonization, infrastructure interdependencies, and transportation electrification. His research funding exceeds $25 million, and he has received prestigious awards such as the NSF CAREER Award and several IEEE honors. He has also contributed to major applied projects, including improving energy efficiency in the New York City Subway and designing advanced energy storage systems.