The Architecture and Environmental Urbanism Program at the Faculty of Engineering obtained international accreditation from (CIAT)

Under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Meteini, President of Ain Shams University, Prof. Dr. Abdel Fattah Saoud, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Ayman Saleh, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, Prof. Dr. Ghada Farouk, Acting Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development, Prof. Dr. Omar Al-Husseini, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and Prof. Dr. Mostafa Refaat, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for Education and Student Affairs, the Architecture and Environmental Urbanization Program, which is the first internationally accredited program in the international accredited hours programs at the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, obtained international accreditation from the (CIAT) Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists, which is the international accredited body for architectural technicians, in First place in the UK and internationally.

By approving the program, graduates of the program are entitled to be exempted from professional evaluation, in order to meet the necessary educational standards when applying to the authority to become internationally accredited architectural technicians.

The accredited body commended the program's approach to environmental design and how key sustainability issues are incorporated into the school curricula through the use of sustainable materials, technologies and techniques.

The reviewers also praised the program’s connection with the industry and the distinguished student activity opportunities offered by the program, and this comes as a continuation of the efforts that seek to distinguish graduates of international programs for credit hours at the College of Engineering, as the Architecture and Environmental Urbanization Program is one of the first programs approved to grant a double degree for a bachelor’s degree with East University London in the United Kingdom since 2018, and it has also been included in the international partnership with the University of Reggio Calibria in Italy since 2021, which grants students enrolled in the cooperation program a master’s degree from the Italian University in addition to a bachelor’s degree from Ain Shams University.