01/06/2026
🌍 Tradition, excellence, and international cooperation: A new group of Biotechnology students from Galala University (Egypt) completed a traineeship at our faculty! 🇪🇬🤝🇷🇴
For the fourth consecutive year, the Faculty of Bioengineering of Animal Resources within the University of Life Sciences "King Michael I" from Timișoara has hosted a new group of students from Egypt. From May 25th to May 29th, 2026, 10 passionate Biotechnology students from the prestigious Galala University participated in a practical training session organized through our university’s international exchange program.
The student delegation was accompanied and coordinated by Prof. Dr. Ahmed El-Hussein ElNewishy, whose presence further strengthened the success of these academic activities focused on cutting-edge Biotechnologies.
Given their academic background, our young guests quickly integrated into our laboratories and experimental stations, completing an intensive marathon of theoretical and practical training:
🧫 1. Microbiology: Overview & Practical Approach. The session demonstrated that microbiology is one of the pillars of today's biotechnological innovations. The students:
• Conducted an overview of Campylobacter bacteria, highlighting their critical relevance to public health, food safety, and the meat industry.
• Practical session: Had the opportunity to inoculate bacteria on Petri plates containing differently colored culture media, subsequently analyzing the colony development under the microscope.
🐄 2. Animal Science Biotechnologies: Assisted Reproduction in Bovines. At the ULST Didactic and Experimental Farm, the students were trained in the field of biotechnologies applied to the livestock sector. They had the excellent opportunity to observe and practice essential techniques used in assisted reproduction and artificial insemination in cattle, gaining a deep understanding of the technological workflow in a modern farm.
♻️ 3. Sustainability and Circular Bioeconomy. The training session continued with a study visit to our university’s Biogas Station. Here, the students analyzed a highly important environmental biotechnological process: how livestock waste is efficiently transformed into green energy, serving as an ideal model for a circular economy.
🐟 4. Aquaculture Biotechnologies: Assisted Reproduction in Sturgeons ("Pădurea Verde" Fish Farm). A rare insight into high-performance aquaculture! The students fully mastered all the stages of the artificial reproduction protocol for sterlet sturgeon: the preparation of specific materials, hormonal stimulation, anesthesia of mature breeders, harvesting of gametes (milt and roe), wet fertilization, de-gumming of eggs, and placing them into incubators.
🧪 5. Enzymology & Advanced Biotechnologies. In our laboratories, the students performed extraction procedures for Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) and Polyphenol Oxidase (PPO). They analyzed the immense potential of these enzymes in revolutionary fields such as molecular biology, the biotechnological industry, environmental monitoring, biosensors, and nanotechnology.
✨ We are extremely proud of the success of this new edition and the continuity of this university partnership that brings together bright minds. We congratulate this year's participants for their dedication, hard work, and passion! With open doors and a shared love for science, we enthusiastically look forward to welcoming future generations of biotechnology students from Galala University in the coming years!
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