Under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Nasser Abdel-Sattar Abdel-Hadi, Acting Dean of the Institute, the Graduate Studies Committee meeting No. 97 was held in February 2026, chaired by Prof. Dr. Nasser Abdel-Sattar Abdel-Hadi, and attended by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Sayed Saeed, Prof. Dr. Atef Abdel-Aziz, Dr. Hamed Al-Asfouri, Dr. Eman Al-Hamamshi, and Ms. Yusra Adly, Director of Graduate Studies. The committee discussed several topics related to graduate studies, including awarding Master's degrees to some Geography Department students, and other organizational matters, in preparation for presentation to the Institute Council.