A Master’s thesis viva was held at the Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University, on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, for the researcher Hany Hassan Madbouly Hussein, entitled:
(Tomb Styles and Depicted Scenes in the El-Ma‘alla Necropolis: A Comparative Study with Neighbouring Sites: An Archaeological and Tourism Study).
The supervisory committee consisted of:
Prof. Mohsen Nagm El-Din, Professor of the History and Civilisation of Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East, and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, for Education and Student Affairs;
Prof. Dalia Hanafy Mahmoud Hanafy, Professor of the History and Civilisation of Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East, and Head of the History Department, Faculty of Arts, Mansoura University.
The examination and judging committee comprised:
Prof. Mohsen Nagm El-Din, Professor of the History and Civilisation of Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East, and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, for Education and Student Affairs
(Supervisor and Chair);
Prof. Dalia Hanafy Mahmoud Hanafy, Professor of the History and Civilisation of Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East, and Head of the History Department, Faculty of Arts, Mansoura University
(Supervisor and Member);
Prof. Ayman Wahby Taher Mostafa, Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Mansoura University, for Education and Student Affairs
(Examiner and Member);
Prof. Mona Ezz Ali El-Sayed El-Bakr, Professor of Ancient Egyptian Archaeology and Head of the Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University
(Examiner and Member).
We extend our sincere wishes of continued success and achievement to the researcher.