Arab Republic of Egypt

Egyptian scientists take part in the research work on the following themes of the Topical plan for JINR research and international cooperation for the year 2025:

• Large JINR Research Infrastructure
  Cooperation on 4 themes.
• Theoretical Physics
  Cooperation on 2 themes.
• Elementary Particle Physics and High-Energy Heavy-Ion Physics
  Cooperation on 2 themes.
• Nuclear Physics
  Cooperation on 1 theme.
• Condensed Matter Physics
  Cooperation on 1 theme.
• Radiation Research in Life Sciences
  Cooperation on 2 themes.
• Information technology
  Cooperation on 1 theme.
• Organization of Scientific Activity and International Cooperation. Strengthening Human Resources. Educational Programme
  Cooperation on 1 theme.

At present, JINR actively cooperates with the following organizations of the Arab Republic of Egypt:

• Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology
• Cairo University
• National Research Centre
• Mansoura University
• British University in Egypt
• Ain Shams University
• Menoufia University
• Zagazig University
• Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority
• Egyptian Centre of Theoretical Physics
• Alexandria University
• Regulatory Agency for Nuclear Activities
• Egyptian Petroleum Research Institution
• Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST)

The Plenipotentiary representative of the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt in JINR from September 2024 to the present day is Gina El-Feky, Acting President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt (ASRT).

Plenipotentiaries of the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt in JINR since 2021:

2021 – 2024

• Mahmoud Sakr, President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt (ASRT).

2024 – present day

• Gina El-Feky, Acting President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt (ASRT).

The member of the JINR Scientific Council on the part of Egypt is Amr El-hag Ali, Chairman of the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority in Cairo.

The Representative of the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt in JINR and Coordinator of the JINR-ARE Cooperation on the ARE side since August 2019 is Mahmoud Sakr (msakr@asrt.sci.eg), President of the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT).

Representative of the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt before 2019

The Representative of the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt in JINR from 2009 to 2019 was Professor Mohamed Tarek Hussein Zakaria, Advisor of the President, former President of the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology.

Prof. Tarek Hussein, born on 22 April 1952, is a theoretical physicist whose research focuses on phenomenological models of hadronic interactions in particle physics and the clustering phenomena of particle production in hadron-nucleus and nucleus-nucleus interactions. In 2004–2007 he was the President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in Egypt, Professor of Theoretical Physics and Vice Dean for Education at the Faculty of Science, Cairo University. Since 2006 he has also been the manager of Cairo University’s Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Sciences. He is a Member of the Council of Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt.

Prof. T. Hussein received his B.Sc. and PhD in High Energy Particle Physics from Cairo University and has spent most of his career there. In 1995, he was awarded the Egyptian Prize in Physics and in 2000 he was awarded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Medal in Physics. In 2009 he received the annual Golden Academic Medal of the State University of Land Use Planning, Moscow, Russia.

Prof. T. Hussein coordinated the Egyptian National Committee on Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) in 2006. In 2010 he was elected Vice President of the Council on the SESAME project. He is also a member of the Egyptian Physics Society.

Tarek Hussein on cooperation with JINR:

Strong historical and scientific ties have been maintained between Egypt and JINR since the 1960s. This has been done through bilateral agreements with Cairo University, the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, the University of Menoufia, and the National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research. It allowed an exchange of scientists and researchers and joint research for the benefit of both parties.

The Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, as the coordinator of the research centers in Egypt, demonstrated its willingness to closer cooperation with JINR within the framework of a bilateral agreement on the governmental level, that will allow Egyptian scientific institutes to participate in JINR activities, to use its basic facilities and to participate in the committees of the basic areas of scientific interest to Egypt, as well as to participate in meetings of the Scientific Council of JINR and bilateral or multilateral research that is organized in the Russian and/or Egyptian research centers.

The Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology hopes that this cooperation will offer a good opportunity for training young Egyptian researchers in various fields in numerous disciplines developed at JINR, as well as in research applications of nuclear safety, radiation biology, and nanotechnology.

Egypt plans to develop cooperation with other Russian scientific and educational organizations, but the project with Dubna shows good promise to be the largest in Russia.

Coordinator of the JINR-ARE Cooperation on the ARE side before 2019

Professor Hussein El Samman (hsamman@aucegypt.edu) – Faculty of Sciences, Menoufia University, Shibin El-Koum and the American University in Cairo.

The languages of international communication at JINR are Russian and English. However, one can hear the speech in many languages in Dubna, including the languages of JINR Member States when the countrymen, the representatives of the same expatriates’ community (the national groups of JINR), meet each other. Over the years of existence of JINR the national groups have developed their traditions, forms of cooperation and collaboration with other national groups. Their leaders, appointed by the plenipotentiaries of the JINR Member States play an organizing role in the life of national groups.

Being in constant contact with plenipotentiaries, embassies of the Member States, the JINR Directorate and management services, they take part in the solution of the problems connected with the staying of their colleagues-countrymen and their families in Russia, with organization of their life and leisure. The Council of the leaders of the national groups has regular meetings. The representatives of the Directorate and the services of the Institute are invited to these meetings. The agenda includes discussion of urgent problems of the collaborators from the Member States. Due to this, the Directorate is able to make adequate decisions in time.

On the occasions of major public holidays of the Member States, the national groups arrange receptions. These festive events are held accompanied by art exhibitions, photo exhibitions, and enrich JINR staff members’ knowledge about the JINR Member States, their people and culture.

The main national holidays of the Arab Republic of Egypt include:

• Christmas – January 7;
• Revolution Day of 2011 – January 25;
• Sinai Liberation Day – April 25;
• Sham Ennessim (holiday marking the beginning of spring) – the date changes annually according to the Coptic calendar;
• Labour Day – May 1;
• Revolution Day of 2013 – June 30;
• Revolution Day of 1952 – July 23;
• Armed Forces Day – October 6;
• Eid al-Fitr (Uraza Bayram) – religious holiday celebrated by Muslims marking the end of the Ramadan;
• Eid al-Adha (Kurban-Bayram) – Islamic holiday aimed to celebrate the end of the annual Hajj to Mecca.

1. El Nagy Ahmed Ahmed – 1993, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, LHE – “Interaction of π-mesons, protons, nuclei and neutrinos with photoemulsion nuclei at high energy”
2. Al-Sayed Mohammed Abou El Azm Abdel Shakar – 1996, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, FLNR – “Luminescence α Al₂O₃ stimulated by heavy ions with the energy ≥ 1 MeV/a.e.m.”
3. Mohamed Nashat Mohamed Elshazly – 1999, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, FLNR
4. Arafat Mohamed Ahmed Adavy – 2002, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, FLNR – “Radiation induced modifications of optical, electrical and mechanical properties of glasses, dielectrics and semiconductors”
5. Hella H.M.E. – 2003, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, LHE – “Experimental study of transmutation of some radioactive wastes using the relativistic proton beam”
6. Abdel Ghani Fatah Hassan Elt-Sayed – 2004, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, FLNR–FLNP – “Study of fusion reactions induced by ⁴,⁶He and ⁷Li ion beams”
7. Ali Saied Ezz El Din Khalil – 2006, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, FLNR – “Investigation of Sputtering of Solids Induced by Swift Heavy Ions”

Owing to the Agreement signed at the level of governments between the Arab Republic of Egypt and JINR, new opportunities to continue and develop the program of cooperation with Egypt within the framework of approved joint research projects arose. Such approach to the countries working within the framework of bilateral agreements proved to be quite good. The JINR-RSA cooperation may serve as an example in this context.

The Joint Coordination Committee was formed to solve current issues of the JINR-ARE cooperation and includes three permanent representatives from each side and experts nominated in specific tasks of the Committee.

From JINR:

• Prof. R. Lednický, Vice-Director,
• D. V. Kamanin, Head of the International Cooperation Department,
• S. Z. Pakuliak, Director of the JINR University Centre,
• O. Culicov, Deputy Director for Science, FLNP.

From ARE:

• Prof. Mahmoud Sakr, President of ASRT, Representative,
• Prof. Gina El-Feky, Coordinator,
• Prof. Tarek Hussein, Head of Nuclear Research Network,
• Prof. Atef Abdul Hamid, President of EAEA,
• Prof. Hussein El-Samman, Menoufia University,
• Prof. Sameh Sorour, Helwan University.