Konooz Misr – Board of Directors Visit to Galala University

Morning on the hill, suits and lab coats in the same room. Galala University received a senior delegation from Konooz Misr for Marble & Granite, led by Major General Abdelhamid Sayed (Chairman), Major General Essam Emam (General Manager), and Colonel Dr. Amr El-Basiony (CEO). Prof. Dr. Mohamed El-Shinawi, President of Galala University, welcomed the team with members of GU’s top management for a working visit focused on research, innovation, and the talent pipeline.

A quick snapshot of the day:

• Executive roundtable (Administrative Building): shared priorities on quality, safety, and productivity in stone processing; where GU labs and Konooz operations intersect.

• Walkthroughs — Dentistry, Medicine, Engineering: from biomaterials and imaging to materials testing, automation, and environmental monitoring—seeing where student and faculty expertise can be put to work.

• Networking lunch: project leads paired with Konooz managers; first drafts of who-does-what and what-happens-next.

What both sides put on the whiteboard

• Materials & process R&D: abrasion resistance testing, surface finishing optimization, dust suppression strategies, and waste-to-value pathways (stone fines in composite panels, for example).

• Digital transformation: sensor data for predictive maintenance, line-efficiency dashboards, and operator safety analytics.

• Sustainability tracks: water recycling loops, energy profiling for cutting/polishing, and environmental impact baselining for certification.

• People & skills: co-supervised capstones, on-site internships/coop terms, and short courses for supervisors on HSE, quality systems, and data-driven operations.

A few moments stood out on the tour: engineering students quizzing the visitors about real tolerances on polished slabs; a Dentistry lab demo on micro-hardness testing tools adaptable to stone samples; Medicine faculty discussing occupational health protocols and respiratory protection standards for dust-exposed workers. The conversation stayed practical—what can be piloted in a semester, what needs a multi-year roadmap, and which metrics will prove value on the factory floor.

By visit’s end, a working note was agreed: name focal points, exchange sample test matrices, schedule a site visit to Konooz facilities, and table two immediate capstone briefs (process optimization and dust/effluent reduction) for the current academic cycle. The mood was straightforward and forward: collaboration that lives in labs, workshops, and production lines—not just in MoUs.