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		| Under the auspices of Prof. Yasser Magdy Hatata, President of Fayoum University, Prof. Assem Fouad El-Essawy, Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development and Supervisor of the Postgraduate Studies and Research Sector, attended the meeting of the Higher Committee for Scientific Research Ethics - Scientific Integrity No. (38) and the meeting of the Committee for the Care and Use of Animals in Education and Scientific Research No. (3(. 
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		| The meeting was attended by Prof. Zaher Ahmed Mohamed, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Research Ethics, Prof. Sawsan Abdel Aziz Sadek, Chairman of the Animal Care Committee, and members of both committees. The meeting was held on Monday, October 27, 2025, at the Faculty of Agriculture. 
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		| Professor Dr. Assem El-Essawy welcomed the members of both committees, extending his sincere thanks and appreciation for their dedicated efforts in serving Fayoum University staff. He also extended his sincere thanks and appreciation to Prof. Arafa Sabry Hassan, Former Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Research, in appreciation of his distinguished efforts in promoting the Postgraduate Studies and Research Sector and the university as a whole. 
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		| He noted that the Supreme Council of Universities' decision regarding customs clearance mechanisms for samples used for clinical medical research was reviewed. The preliminary approvals issued by the Chairman of the Higher Committee authorizing nine research projects were also approved. 
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		| The committee also discussed a number of research projects submitted by eighteen researchers, with a view to obtaining approval in light of the ethical standards specified in the Ethical Code of Conduct for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research at Fayoum University. 
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		| He added that the preliminary approvals issued by the Chairman of the Animal Care and Use Committee in Education and Scientific Research authorizing six research projects were also approved, in light of the ethical standards specified in the Ethical Code of Conduct for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at Fayoum University. The topics on the agenda were also discussed. 
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