This is an introduction to Egypt - Japan University of Science and Technology.

1. EJUST
Past , Present , and Future
FALL 2015
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2. E-JUST Background and History
• Japan’s Prime Minister visit to Egypt and
Saudi Arabia in May 2003 to strengthen the
dialogue between Japan and the Arab world.
• Initial proposal on cooperation in science
and technology in terms of a joint university
was triggered by middle of 2005.
• March 2009 - Signing of the bilateral
agreement to establish
E-JUST by Egypt and Japan.
– Egypt government will sponsor land,
infrastructure and buildings, and cost of
Egyptian academic and administrative staff.
– Japan government will cover equipment
through a Grant Aid project and Japanese
academic staff through JICA.
• February 2010 - Start of Soft Opening phase

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Partnership
between
Egypt and
Japan
Leading
University
serving
Egypt,
Middle East
and Africa
Role model
for
Egyptian
Higher
Education
sector
Research
oriented,
graduate
focused
Japanese
style
approach
(Project
Based
Learning)
Unique
academic
programs
(multidiscip
linary)
Basic Concepts of E-JUST

4. Academic Programs
• Two Faculties
– Engineering : 8 active Programs
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering.
• Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering.
• Industrial Engineering and Systems
Management
• Materials Science and Engineering.
• Energy Resources Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering.
– Business and Humanities :
2 Planned Programs
• International Business and Management
• Cross-Cultural Management and Japanese
Studies
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5. Japanese Supporting University
Consortium (JSUC)
Osaka University
Waseda University
Kyoto Institute of
Technology

6. JICA’s Support for Educational and
Research Laboratories and Equipment

7. JICA’s Support for Educational and
Research Laboratories and Equipment
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Scanning
Electron Microscope
Scanning Probe Microscope
Laser 3D Microscope
Common Microscope Center
Chromatographs and X-Ray Diffractometer
Common Analysis Center

8. Digital Manufacturing Center
8
Mazak Turn-Mill Center

9. Current Student Enrollment
(Spring 2015)
Program MSc PhD Total
Electronics and Communications engineering 9 29 38
Computer Science and Engineering 4 17 21
Mechatronics and robotics engineering 6 16 21
Industrial engineering and systems Management 6 7 13
Materials Science and engineering 1 13 14
Energy Resources Engineering 5 9 14
Environmental engineering 3 20 23
Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering 1 7 8
Sub Total 34 118 152
Total 152
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10. Student Privileges in E-JUST
• International study environment with joint Japanese and Egyptian supervising
team,
• state of the art facilities, access to information and knowledge bases,
• work in research groups, matching teams with Japanese counter students,
• attendance of conferences, workshops, seminars and symposia;
• Opportunity of scheduled fully supported study terms in Japan, between 6 to 9
months, under direct supervision of Japanese professors;
• Access to most sophisticated research laboratories in Japan;
• Benefit of Ministry of Higher Education funded full scholarships:
– Full tuition fees including all text books and access to electronic digital libraries.
– Monthly stipend.
– Fully furnished apartments in a unique housing complex.
– Full medical coverage.
– Research seed fund.
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11. Students Achievements
FEB 2010 to March 2015
20%
80%
Total No of Students
Females Males
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• 49 MSc graduates (2 years target duration)
• 35 PhD graduates (3 years target duration)
• 93% of students enjoy Egyptian government
scholarship.
• 7% of students enjoy private sector scholarships
from Elaraby, Mitsubishi, IBM, Google, NTRA …

12. Research Performance Indicators
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Total Faculty Papers Since Feb., 2010
• 29 Total full time Egyptian faculty
• 152 Total MSc and PhD students in eight programs
• Total published papers (FEB 2010 – MAR 2015):
• International Journals : 205 papers
• International Conferences : 527 papers
presentations

13. Research activities performance
E-JUST Publications since 2010 up to April 2015.
Year
No.
Facu
lty
IJP
Non-
IJP
INT C
EG
INTC
Total
Papers
2010 23 6 6 13 13 38
2011 24 9 12 46 11 78
2012 21 22 9 77 30 138
2013 26 18 21 115 12 166
2014 28 40 23 120 30 213
2015
(March)
26 24 15 50 10 99
Total 148 119 86 421 106 732
IJP Int Journal Paper INT C International conference
Non IJP Non Int J paper EG INT C Int conference held in Egypt
0 100 200 300
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Total Publications

14. First full E-JUST patent for EJUST
professor and student
Serial Title Inventors Status Patent
Number
Publication
Date
1. Fine-Grained Indoor
Social Network
Moustafa
Youssef
Provisional
Application
Number:
62004559
Filing Date:
June 2014
Moustafa El-
Hamshary
2. Multi-function 3-DOF
parallel manipulator-
based lower limb
rehabilitation and
assistive device
Dr. Samy Assal
Eng. Ahmed
Asker
Provisional
Filing date:
August
2015
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15. 9/6/2014
E-JUST, The UNIVERSITY
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EJUST Permanent Campus
200 Feddans, Designed By Arata Isozaki and Aoki
Associates, target completion date 9/2017.

16. Ceremonial entrance

17. General Design

18. Campus Facade

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20. Thank you
www.ejust.edu.eg
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