Kafrelsheikh University Supports an Initiative of Projects “Your Idea is Life” with 240 thousand pounds


 

 Under the patronage of the President Prof Dr Abed El-Raziq Dousoki, Kafrelsheikh University, represented by Technology Innovation Commercialization Office (TICO), launched an initiative entitled “your idea is life” to provide initial funding for initial models of ideas approved after arbitration and discussion of ideas by a technical committee of specialists.

This comes within the framework of the societal role of Kafrelsheikh University and in belief of the university’s role, represented by Technology Innovation Commercialization Office (TICO), in providing solutions to society’s problems that depend on accurate scientific foundations.

Fourteen proposals were presented in "Your idea is life" initiative, and five projects will be funded to contribute to facing the new Corona virus. The university supports via the TICO office a number of projects that contribute to facing the new Corona virus with 240 thousand pounds as well as providing opportunities to communicate with a number of industry sectors in the local community.

As well, the President Prof Dr Abed El-Raziq Dousoki confirms the university’s keenness to support preventive measures to confront the emerging Corona virus, encourage applied scientific research, apply for competitive projects, transform ideas into products, and discover new technology to contribute to facing this exceptional circumstance that the country faces.

 

Dr Dousoki added that this initiative allowed staff members, assistant staff, researchers, innovators, inventors and students to employ their academic, scientific and research studies and also worked to create the appropriate environment for the development of human cadres on the latest methods of scientific research and to enhance the culture of initiative and excellence in implementing projects that depend on innovation to increase local manufacturing.