Under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Youssef Gharbawi, President of South Valley University, the External Audit Team of the ISO Certification body and the Consultative Group for qualifying ISO projects at the university for accreditation visited the university to approve the university’s five ISO projects funded entirely from its budget, which are:

1.  ISO 9001 of 2015 (Administrative ISO) for quality management in the offices of His Excellency the University President and Vice-Presidents.
2. ISO 14001 of 2015 (Environmental Management ISO) for the Community Service and Environmental Development Sector.
3.  ISO 27001 of 2013 (ISO Security and Confidentiality of Information) of the University Information Center.
4. ISO 45001 of 2018 (ISO Occupational Safety and Health) for the rehabilitation of the university presidency building, the carpentry workshop at the university, and the mechanical workshop at the Faculty of Engineering.
5. ISO 22000 of 2018 (ISO development of the food safety system in the university restaurants “central restaurant and university hostel restaurant”).

The vice-presidents of the university received the team, namely Dr. Badawi Shahat, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs on behalf of His Excellency Dr. Youssef Gharbawi, the President of the University, who welcomed the team at South Valley University and conveyed to them the greetings of His Excellency the University President, and Dr. Ahmed Akkawi, Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Research Affairs, where he reviewed the technical details of the ISO projects, the specifications for each project, and the procedures taken by the university to finance these projects and implement the university’s ISO specifications.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Tariq Al-Kashef, Director of the Quality Assurance Center at the University, Dr. Amani Abdel Moneim, Deputy Director of the ISO Affairs Center, and the managers of ISO projects, and members of the work teams in those projects. The latest developments in the procedures for project progress were reviewed in terms of organizational structures, job description cards, policies, and the extent to which university employees are familiar with these policies and procedures. Topics that need improvement were discussed so that the university meets the requirements of ISO standards, each according to its type.

The visit began with the opening interview, then the documentary examination to review the compatibility of the management system with the actual implementation of the projects, then field visits to the project sites. Finally, the visit ended with the closing meeting, where the team praised the outstanding performance of the ISO projects at the university.