Professor Ahmed Waheed Moustafa, the Dean of the School of Applied Arts, Badr University in Cairo was born in Al Mansoura in 1949. He gained his education inEypt and England where he obtained is Ph.D. from Birmingham University in Design Engineering. He worked as a Professor of Design in several Design Educational Institutes in Egypt and abroad. Professor Ahmed Waheed is a Qualified expert in Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation Activities; Strategic Planning, E-Learning Course Development, Web Site Design. He acquired this expertise through an intensive high level training in The National Authority for Quality Assurance in Education, NAQAAE and the Supreme Council of Universities. He gained a similar high expertise level in building practical courses with full co-operation with the Egyptian industry. Heis the author of 33 books in comuter aided design, Computer Aided manufacturing, Ergonomics and digital technologies. This includes 10 Digital e-electronic interactive books. Dr Ahmed is also the editor in chief of the Internaional Design Journal.

My dear students; It is my pleasure to welcome you all as new members in the school of applied arts Badr University community, which we all cherish. I hope that this academic year will be a blessed and enjoyable experience for you, for the School, for the University, and for the rest of our beloved Egypt. The School of Applied Arts, Badr University is the epitome of design education in Egypt with its state of the art equipment and its distinctive and sophisticated learning environment is in tandem with the latest technology trends. The School also provides top tier teaching staff which places the school among the best design institutions in Egypt and the Arab region. The aim of the School is to prepare an innovative designer who is always able to work, constantly evolve, and who can befit the latest technologies of the era to his needs. The School will never spare an effort to provide the possible maximum educational services and an environment conducive to learning.