Egyptian Engineer Designs Powerful Dam in Japan

Tue 21 May 2019 | 12:29 PM

Ibrahim Eldeeb

When Japan wanted to develop 60 dams to secure the future of her citizens and to construct a tunnel inside one of the dams to carry 1,600 cubic meters of water per second, the Asian giant resorted to an Egyptian Civil Engineering Professor at Kyoto University to run the project.

Dr. Sameh Qandosh carried out the project successfully. As a result, he was awarded the best research paper by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers. He also received the same award from the Swiss Society of Civil Engineers.

[caption id="attachment_52382" align="alignnone" width="523"] Dr. Sameh Qandosh with Minister of Higher Education[/caption]

In his remarks to SEE, Qandosh reported that he began his scientific journey at Civil Engineering Department of Irrigation and Hydraulics at Alexandria University. Then he worked as a teacher and received a scholarship to prepare a master's degree in Japan and another grant for a doctorate from Switzerland.

[caption id="attachment_52383" align="alignnone" width="378"] Dr. Sameh Qandosh[/caption]

Dr. Qandosh is keen to serve Egypt from Japan. He is a professor at Kyoto University, specialized in natural disaster prevention field. He has carried out research on Nile Basin countries.

While working in Japan, he explained that the Japanese people have strategic plans, visions and are dedicated in implementing ambitious projects. Not only that, they also have successful management models.

[caption id="attachment_52381" align="alignnone" width="487"] Dr. Sameh Qandosh with Japanese scientists[/caption]