Nile University is honored to welcome professor Ahmed Elghazouli as the new President

Professor Essam Hussein Roushdy, Acting President of Nile University, announced that the Board of Trustees, in its meeting held on 10 February 2026 and chaired by Professor Mahmoud Mohieldin, approved — following the endorsement of His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research — the appointment of Professor Ahmed Youssef Awad Elghazouli as the new President of Nile University, effective 1 September 2026.

This decision comes within the framework of supporting the University’s continuous academic and research excellence and strengthening its position as a leading institution in education, scientific research, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Professor Ahmed Elghazouli brings an exceptional international academic and professional profile. He has spent most of his academic career at Imperial College London, where he served as Head of Structural Engineering for 20 years. In 2023, he was selected by the Hong Kong Government as a Global STEM Scholar and Chair Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Throughout his distinguished career, Professor Elghazouli has held various full-time and visiting academic positions in the UK, Egypt, Italy, Belgium, USA, Japan, and China. With over 30 years of experience in engineering research and consulting, he has produced more than 400 international publications and has contributed as a specialist design expert to numerous notable infrastructure projects and iconic structures worldwide.

He is a Fellow of the UK Institutions of Civil and Structural Engineers and was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in 2016 — the highest and most prestigious honor for a UK engineer — in recognition of his outstanding and sustained contributions to international engineering research, education, and practice.

Professor Elghazouli is a graduate of Ain Shams University and obtained his MSc and PhD degrees from Imperial College London. Over the past two decades, he has also actively contributed to several national initiatives and committees in Egypt, including those related to design standards, quality assurance, conservation of heritage structures, and the engineering sector of the Supreme Council of Universities.

Professor Essam Roushdy expressed his full confidence in Professor Ahmed Elghazouli’s ability to lead Nile University into a new phase of institutional development, enhance its competitiveness locally and internationally, expand its research partnerships, and further strengthen its academic standing.

We look forward to a new chapter of excellence under his leadership.