"Visions of Housing" competition

The Higher Valley Institute of Engineering and Technology was honored to have a distinguished group of architecture and design students participate in the competitions announced by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) as part of the "Visions of Housing" competition, in preparation for Egypt Urban Week 2026 – The Road to the 13th World Urban Forum (WUF13) from Cairo to Baku.

Third-year students (Nada Hatem, Shaza Salah, Rodina Hatem, Asmaa Sami, and Amr Elsayed) participated in the photography competition on community-based and innovative housing, "The Handcrafted City: Innovation by the People, for the People."

The students' participation in the second UN-Habitat competition, "Designing Innovative, Low-Cost, and Resilient Housing Solutions," demonstrated an outstanding level of collaboration among students from different academic levels. This practical experience combined academic skills with a future-oriented vision for sustainability and a commitment to international standards. The participating students were:

• Third-year students: Nada Hatem, Shaza Salah, Rodina Hatem, Asmaa Sami, and Amr Elsayed.

• Level 4 students: Ziad Khaled, Hussein Al-Husseini.

• Level 5 students: Aya Zaghloul, Ahmed Atef, Saeed Mohamed, and Mohamed Yasser.

The institute extends its sincere thanks and appreciation to all participating students and to everyone who contributed to supporting and encouraging them, with best wishes for their continued success, excellence, and achievement.