Engineering & Materials Science

Engineering Freshmen Orientation

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• Materials Engineering

• Design & Production Engineering

• Mechatronics Engineering

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Programs

Materials Engineering

- What are the topics studied in this major?

- What skills should I have in order to succeed?

- What are the career opportunities?

- What are the strength points of studying this major in the GUC?

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Understanding the structures of different

materials

Understanding the properties of different

materials

Characterizing materials

Engineering materials to achieve desired

property

Selecting suitable materials for a certain

application

Identifying suitable manufacturing

techniques for the material

Recognizing materials limitations,

degradation & how to combat them

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Topics

Introduction to Materials Science

Metallic Materials

Polymeric Materials

Ceramics & Composites

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Curriculum

Surface Engineering

Selection & Design of Materials

Materials Analysis & Applications

Materials Testing

• Passion for research

• Eagerness to invent

• Determination

• Some memorization skills

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Skills

• Research Institutes

• Any production facility with Materials Engineering

• Steel plants

• Metal work

• Plastics manufacturing

• Ceramics manufacturing

• Cement plants

• Petroleum

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Career Opportunities

• The only university in Egypt teaching this major specialization

• Cutting-edge labs & Equipment

• Collaboration with institutes in Germany

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GUC strength points

Design & Production Engineering

- What are the topics studied in this major?

- What skills should I have in order to succeed?

- What are the career opportunities?

- What are the strength points of studying this major in the GUC?

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Understanding basic concepts of

Mechanics & Drawing

Getting acquainted with different

machine elements

Analyzing engineering

problems

Designing of mechanical systems

Understanding different

manufacturing processes

Managing the production process

& the operations involved

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Topics

Mechanics, Drawing & Design

Design

Machine Design

Analysis

Manufacturing

Casting Welding

Forming Removal

Non-conventional

CAD/CAM/CIM

Production Management

Facility Planning

Quality Control

Work Study

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Curriculum

• Cognitive & imagination skills

• Creativity in drawing

• Dynamic character

• Ability to deal with people having different mentalities

• Some memorization skills

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Skills

• Research Institutes

• Any production facility

• Design Offices

• Consulting Offices

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Career Opportunities

• A good Workshop

• Industrial Park

• Specialized curricula & electives

• Analysis & Design Software

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GUC strength points

Mechatronics Engineering

- What are the topics studied in this major?

- What skills should I have in order to succeed?

- What are the career opportunities?

- What are the strength points of studying this major in the GUC?

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•Programming

•Microcontrollers

•Software Engineering

•System Modeling & Simulation

•Automation

•Circuits

•Power Electronics

•Sensors

•Machine Design

•Actuators

•Dynamics

•Robotics

Mechanical Systems

Electrical Systems

Computer Systems

Control Systems

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Topics & Curriculum

• Interdisciplinary ability

• Creativity in inventions

• Self-study

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Skills

• Research institutes

• Automation centers

• R&D departments in companies

• Entrepreneurship

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Career Opportunities

• One of the very few universities offering major

• Automation Lab

• Control labs & Software

• Specialized curricula & electives

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GUC strength points

Questions?

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