A student team from the Faculty of Management Technology and Information Systems at Port Said University achieved a new international success, winning first place, the gold medal, and the championship trophy at the 2026 Afro-Asian Innovation and Technology Forum held in Aswan, with their innovative project, “Smart Child” (slogan: “Smart protection for your child… Easy peace of mind”).
The achievement took place under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Abdel Aziz Qonsowa, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of Culture, and Prof. Dr. Sherif Youssef Saleh, President of Port Said University. The participation was supervised by Prof. Dr. Yasser Ahmed Hamed, Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Bayoumi, Supervisor of Student Affairs at the University, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayman Mohamed Mahsab, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs.
The team competed in the “Young Innovator” international competition, held under the auspices of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, which featured 450 students from 13 Asian and African countries competing in 24 technology categories. The Port Said University team placed first nationally after beating 13 Egyptian teams, before securing the international first-place title among 17 finalist teams representing the participating countries.
The winning student team members:
Khaled Mahmoud Abdellatif Ahmed Massaad
Karim Walid Farouk Mohamed Dorra
Mahmoud El-Sayed Mohamed Ali Hawas
Maged Ahmed Mustafa El-Hamaymi
Youssef Mohamed El-Gabali
The project was academically supervised by Dr. Sona Mohamed Hassan Ismail, Lecturer in the Department of Management and Business Technology, and Teaching Assistant Doha Tamer Maher Mohamed Abdallah. The team received the trophy and gold medals from Dr. Marwa Amara, CEO of the Forum, in the presence of Engineer Amr Lashin, Governor of Aswan.
Prof. Dr. Yasser Ahmed Hamed expressed his pride in this international achievement, reaffirming the Faculty’s commitment to supporting talented students and helping them turn technology projects into practical solutions for society.
Prof. Dr. Sherif Youssef Saleh, President of Port Said University, congratulated the team and supervisors, expressing his pride in the students’ creative minds and emphasizing the University’s dedication to fostering an inspiring environment for innovation, practical application, and global competitiveness in line with Egypt’s knowledge-based economy goals.
