Recent News

Zewail City Students Visit New Campus Location

A group of 40 University of Science and Technology students got the chance to tour the new campus of Zewail City of Science and Technology at October Gardens, 6th of October City, on November 4, 2015. The visit, organized by the Student Affairs Office, aims at providing students with a firsthand account of the ongoing progress at the new campus.

ASRT Honors Three Zewail City Scientists

The Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) announced the winners of the 2014 individuals and authorities prizes on October 27, 2015. Zewail City scientists Ibrahim El-Sherbiny, Ahmed Maarouf, and Mohamed Farahat were named among the recipients of the ASRT awards this year.

Dream to Reality through Science: A Lecture by Essam Sharaf

On October 19, 2015, Essam Sharaf, professor of road engineering at Cairo University, visited Zewail City of Science and Technology where he gave a talk to more than 100 student and faculty member. Titled “Dream to Reality through Science,” Sharaf’s talk focused on the important role science plays in shaping the future.

Zewail City Students Win Biotechnology Competition

For the second time in a row, University of Science and Technology students achieved the first place in the Science Operations Leaders in Egypt (SOLE) competition which took place September 12, 2015 at the Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University.

Salah Obayya to Receive Senior Doctor of Science Degree from Reputable University in U.K.

Professor Salah Obayya, vice chairman, academic affairs, at Zewail City of Science and Technology, has been chosen to receive the Senior Doctor of Science degree by City University London, U.K. during the university’s convocation ceremony in January 2016.

El-Khamisy Wins Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers

Professor Sherif El-Khamisy, director of the Center for Genomics at Zewail City of Science and Technology, won the 2014 Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers in medical and health sciences. The award recognizes the valuable research work El-Khamisy has conducted in the field of upscale molecular genetics.

Prof. Ahmed Zewail Honored Faculty Members with Tenureship Positions

Prof. Ahmed Zewail awarded tenureship positions to three faculty members for the first time in the history of Zewail City of Science and Technology, on Tuesday, August 11, 2015.

Zewail City Awards 12 Full Scholarships for Top Achievers in Thanawiya Amma Certificate

In a large ceremony held at the Zewail City of Science and Technology’s headquarters in Garden City, Dr. Ahmed Zewail, Chairman of the Supreme Advisory Board, awarded 12 full scholarships. 

Registeration is Now Open for the International Conference on Renewable Energy (INCORE2016)

Zewail City of Science and Technology and the African Network for Solar Energy (ANSOLE) are organizing the International Conference on Renewable Energy(INCORE 2016).

Important Announcement - Admission Deadline Extended to August 2, 2015

We are pleased to announce that the deadline to receive the admission application has been extended to August 2, 2015.

Zewail City Students Make Top 90 in Google Science Fair

On July 7, 2015 Google announced the 90 regional finalists who will be competing in its 2015 science fair. University of Science and Technology freshmen, Lamis El-Sayed and Mahmoud Habashy, together with Osama Elsayed, Mansoura University student at the time of the competition, were named among these 90 regional finalists.

University of Science and Technology Students Present Analytical Chemistry Projects

As part of the University of Science and Technology’s vision to promote for real life application of science, second year students presented their analytical chemistry course projects in a poster session on Sunday, March 29, 2015.

Zewail City Students Present Solution for Groundwater Contamination in Bahria Oasis

Driven by the resolution to solve one of the ecological problems the Egyptian society faces, second year University of Science and Technology students - Islam genina, Lobna Wael, Amr Magdy, Nouran Bahgat, and Mahmoud Abdelhay - have managed to find a solution for groundwater contamination in Bahria Oasis.

Cancer-causing Agent may also Hold a Cure

As DNA inside the cells is repeatedly uncoiled during replication or the encoding of proteins, it can sometimes get entangled

Obayya to be Vice Chair for Academic Affairs

Prof. Salah Obayya, director general of research institutes, has been appointed to be the vice chair for academic affairs effective April 1, 2015.