A PhD viva was held at the Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University, on Monday, 9 February 2026, for the Libyan researcher Imad Mokhtar Ali Al-Manoubi, entitled:
"Responsible Tourism and Its Role in the Development of Local Communities in the Libyan Desert: An Applied Study of the Akakus Region".
The supervisory committee consisted of:
Prof. Azza Mohamed Masoud, Professor of Tourism Studies and Dean of the Higher Institute of Tourism and Hotels (Sheraton);
Prof. Rania Mohamed Baha El-Din, Professor of Tourism Studies, Vice Dean of the Higher Institute of Tourism and Hotels – Badr City, and former Head of the Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University;
Assoc. Prof. Aya Ahmed Abdel Megeed, Associate Professor of Tourism Studies, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University.
The examination and judging committee comprised:
Prof. Azza Mohamed Masoud, Professor of Tourism Studies and Dean of the Higher Institute of Tourism and Hotels
(Supervisor and Chair);
Prof. Rania Mohamed Baha El-Din, Professor of Tourism Studies, Vice Dean of the Higher Institute of Tourism and Hotels – Badr City, and former Head of the Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University
(Supervisor and Member);
Prof. Nehal Mohamed El-Tayeb, Professor of Tourism Studies, Cairo Higher Institute of Tourism and Hotels – Mokattam
(Examiner and Member);
Assoc. Prof. Reham Mamdouh Abd El Maksoud, Assistant Professor of Tourism Studies, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University
(Examiner and Member).
The viva was attended by Prof. Rehab Mahmoud El-Sharnouby, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Postgraduate Studies and Research Affairs; Assoc. Prof. Ahmed Adel Hammad, Head of the Tourism Studies Department; as well as a number of faculty members and teaching assistants.
We extend our sincere wishes of continued success and achievement to the researcher.