Professor Farghali
Winner, Seatrade Awards, Innovation Category, 1999
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I am passionate about research work, teaching and consultancy service in education, training and research.  Since 1998, served in the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, a specialized agency of the League of Arab States engaged in education, training, research work, community service and projects, and was elected by Arab Countries’ members as Academy President in 2007. Amongst many pivotal accomplishments was the provision of oversight and guidance for the planning, execution and management of a four–phased project for building the largest Integrated Simulators Complex in the Middle East, with a budget amounting to 165 US million dollars contributed by the USA Government.  The overall project objective is the acquisition and transfer of latest technologies to various transport sectors which includes simulators, laboratories and centers for the management of various marine and environmental disasters, in addition to ship simulators, liquefied natural gas and petroleum. In 1999, granted the "SEATRADE AWARD" of Innovation category in recognition of a successful development of a unique maritime expert system for collision avoidance at sea. Selected as member in both the Consultative Group and the Results Management Council of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery of the World Bank and the Scientific and Technical Committee of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. In 2010, directed the Academy to sign the Magna Charta Universitatum as a leading step to join a great host of a worldwide community of more than 700 universities sharing the same ideals and principles – as proposed by the University of Bologna in 1986 - even though many of these universities are operating in different countries and various circumstances.

Academy Demonstrations (1) - Arabic Video

Press Conference - Arabic Video

The press conference about the conspiracy of Amr Mousa and the Egyptian minster of transport

Academy Demonstrations (2) - Arabic Video

Demonstrations in support of Dr Farghali

Lebanon Visit - Arabic Video

Lebanon TV reports and interviews

Yemen Visit - Arabic Video

Yemen TV reports about the visit and the meeting with the Yemeni Prime Minster

H.H. Sheikh Zaid Ben Sultan Al Nahian when received Honorary Doctorate from Arab Academy

  • Establishment of the largest Integrated Simulators Complex in the Middle East

    From 1994 to 2007, Prof. Farghali had supervised and guided the planning, effecting and managing of a four–phased project of the largest Integrated Simulators Complex “ISC” in the Middle East, with a budget amounting to US$165 million by USA AID. ISC includes marine, environmental and crisis management components used for handling natural and man-made disasters such as explosion, flood, earthquakes, terrorism and oil spill. ISC engaged in training as well as research.

  • Winner of Seatrade Awards, Innovation Category, 1999

    Prof. Farghali has won a prestigious international maritime industry prize. The awards were presented by William O’Neil, S.G. of the International Maritime Organization, and Chairman of Judges. Prof. Farghali, who in 1996 became the first student to gain a PhD from the Southampton Institute’s Maritime Faculty, won the innovation category of the awards for his PhD thesis work on a decision-making system for collision avoidance. The Seatrade Awards are like the Oscars of the maritime industry.

  • Signing the Magna Charta Universitatum at Bologna, Italy

    Prof. Farghali undertook the initiative of signing the Magna Charta Universitatum at Bologna, Italy. It was a leading step to join a great host of a worldwide community of more than 700 universities sharing the same ideals and principles. The objective of this initiative was to develop the cooperation between North and South of the Mediterranean in the field of University Liberal Education and Research; and to establish more effective and far-reaching intellectual, cultural, social, scientific and technological links.

In 2009, Prof, Farghali undertook the initiative to establish the Regional Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction (RCDRR) jointly with the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), and the Chairman of both Arab and Islamic Bureau of Environment Ministers. The Governing Board of the Centre includes distinguished members such as, Egypt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, and Islamic Development Bank, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development and Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery of the World Bank. The main objectives of RCDRR include, promoting the integration of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in national policies, strategies and plans, building capacities in the field of DRR, and building networking and partnership with a multi-stakeholder to accelerate the implementation of Hyego Framework for Action (HFA) in the Arab region. The initiative of Mohamed Farghali resulted in various fruitful cooperation and projects with different international bodies such as the World Bank and UNISDR. These projects include, Study on Climate Change Adaptation and National Disaster Preparedness in the Coastal Cities of North Africa (Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia), Damage and Loss Assessment (DALA) Training, developing 7 online courses in partnership with GFDRR with 120 participants from various countries such as, Yemen, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, China, Italy and Germany, Working on two projects entitled “Development & Enhancement of Information and Knowledge Capacity on DRR” and “Enhancing Information Management and Knowledge Capacities in the MENA Region”, and developing training on HFA Monitoring and Reporting Monitoring with HFA focal points of Arab States.

Letter of Thanks and Deep Appreciation

Letter of thanks and deep appreciation addressed to Professor Mohamed Farghali from the members of Arab States in the General Assembly "GA" of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport.

The members of Arab States in the Academy’s GA addressed this letter to demonstrate a comprehensive summary which clears extraordinary achievements of Prof. Farghali during his first presidency of the Academy.  During a brief period, which did not practically exceeds two years from August 2008 until December 2010 (two years and two months), Prof. Farghali was acting as a regional expert in higher education and national and regional development.  During his long-standing career he worked in the Arab region supporting national governments in achieving some of their development goals in the field of higher education.  This was achieved during his professional service at the Arab Academy, enhancing its role as a regional specialized organization of the League of Arab States.  During his service as lead executive of the Arab Academy, he has shown unique capacity in producing innovative ideas to help Arab National Governments in support of their national programs and plans.  Amoung many acheivements, Prof. Farghali had accomplished the following:

  • Increase of the Academy’s financial resources by more than US$33 million

  • Increase the Academy’s cash reserves, indemnity funds, and pensions, social and health care funds with a value of US$ 96 million.

  • Renewal of the entire Academy’s infrastructure since its inception (water, electricity, sewage, telephones) in addition to the establishment of many new projects, such as: the computer networking center and the planetarium.

  • Raise the salaries of all employees for the first time since the Academy’s inception by 20%, and raise the value of allowances and incentives in varying proportions ranging from 20 to 100%.

 

Arabic Version (Original)

English Version (Official Translation)