Graduate Studies Sector at Suez Canal University, headed by Prof. Magda Hagras, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, announces for the comments of the Supreme Council of Universities on clarifying some items of the rules and regulations of the scientific committees at its twelfth session (2016-2019)

First: for the controls of progress in cases of scientific excellence

Emphasizing that the Scientific Committee shall verify the percentage of participation as well as the role of the applicant and its relationship with its exact specialization, in the light of Article 20 of the rules of progress for promotion in the cases of scientific excellence in scientific research that allows the promotion of the faculty member without re-examination of his research. Participation or the quality of the role of the applicant and the relationship of research to the specialization in which he wishes to obtain the scientific title.

Second: Regarding the progress of patent cases

Scientific committee shall verify that the patent is of scientific value either by publishing distinguished scientific researches or implementing them on the ground. Therefore, the previous rule is interpreted as not to combine the research grades and the resulting patent grades. The patent is registered In the light of Article 17 of the rules of progress for the promotion of cases of registration of a faculty member patents encouraged researchers not to publish scientific research, although the patent must be the product of scientific research distinct, not to mention that the registration of patent The invention is not Its experience is proven and proven successful in the emergence of a new product or improving the quality of an existing product, so it is necessary to legalize to obtain points against the patent.

Third: the percentage of participation in research published in magazines (A, B) Q1

To confirm that all the researchers mentioned in the research must be given the same final grade as 13.5 or 15 and the importance of the applicant’s role in the research should be changed, in light of the fact that it is necessary to verify the percentage of participation in the research that obtains a score of 9-10. On all points without regard to the size of participation in the research. This may have contributed to motivating researchers to publish in distinguished journals. It is time to put the participation rate as part of the determination of the research points, and if the researcher specialized in secondary research, then this should be valued by the scientific committee.