Monday 05/January/2026 – 01:55 PM
The Library of Alexandria, under the generous patronage of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, announced the results of the Alexandria Library International Prize 2025 in its first session after it was approved by the jury and the award’s Supreme Committee. Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Zayed announced: Director of the Library of Alexandria: Professor Dr. Hassan Shafiq Abdullah (British of Egyptian origin) and Mr. Glenn Panagoas (Philippines) won equally the prize, which has a financial value of one million Egyptian pounds, in addition to a gold medal, with an official certificate of appreciation.
The award is awarded in one field determined by the Supreme Committee of the Award each year, and the field of the first session was entitled “Applications of green technology to achieve well-being and happiness for humanity.”
Professor Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Zayed said that His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s patronage of the Alexandria Library International Award gives it more importance and appreciation at the local and international levels, noting that this reflects His Excellency’s interest in the Alexandria Library achieving its lofty mission and continuing its enlightenment message, and in a way that contributes to supporting creativity and innovation, especially in topics that achieve well-being and happiness for humanity.
The winners will be celebrated in a major cultural celebration, which is being prepared to produce an image befitting the first international award bearing the name of the Library of Alexandria after its revival and opening in 2002 AD.
Professor Dr. Hassan Shafiq… developed smart and sustainable cities, created low-carbon transportation solutions, and contributed to the establishment of smart, sustainable universities.
Among the reasons for granting the award to Professor Dr. Hassan Shafiq Abdullah is that it represents appreciation for his prominent global contributions in the field of green technology, circular economy and sustainable innovation to enhance human well-being and happiness, in addition to his distinguished career that combines leadership and development on the ground and a continuous commitment to sustainability.
Dr. Hassan Shafiq has developed smart, sustainable cities that enhance urban resilience, created low-carbon transportation solutions, and established smart, sustainable universities that instill environmental values in education, while developing green data centers that reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.
Through his work as Chair of the UK R&D Committee for Circular Economy and Innovation and Vice-Chancellor of the University of East London, he has transformed corporate culture towards green innovation and integrated sustainability technologies into education. Professor Dr Hassan Shafiq has led research on disaster resilience and raised the level of green architecture education. He has published more than 200 influential papers and books, and received international awards from Japan, Europe and the UK.
Professor Dr. Hassan Shafiq holds several senior leadership and advisory positions. in Egypt, the United Kingdom and Qatar, combining academic research, policy making and industrial influence, with a tangible global impact; Therefore, the nomination confirms that his work embodies the award’s vision of using green technology to build communities.
As for Mr. Glenn Panagoas (Philippines), he sought to employ science in the service of poor and marginalized groups, and spent his life serving poor communities such as farmers, fishermen, and indigenous peoples affected by climate change, providing practical solutions such as biofuels, devices to predict floods, droughts, various disasters, and sustainable energy and health systems.
Glenn Panagoas… used science to serve the poor and marginalized people affected by climate change, and developed sustainable aviation fuel.
Mr. Glenn Panagoas’ influence extended globally through developing plans to reach zero emissions for multiple sectors, such as developing sustainable aviation fuel, to leading initiatives such as the “Climate Smart Philippines” initiative, which fortified entire regions against natural disasters, while employing scientific diplomacy and bringing together decision makers around the world. Mr. Glenn Panagoas’ achievements were not limited to innovation and policies only, but rather he aimed, with his research, to integrate science with compassion, and create real change that affects lives. Millions.
According to the statute, the Alexandria Library International Award is granted to a prominent figure in the pure sciences or applied sciences, or in the arts, arts, social sciences and humanities, provided that this figure has made a distinguished scientific contribution to the service of humanity. The award may also be awarded to an institution that has made a distinguished contribution to the subject of the award.
Professor Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Zayed said that the award’s jury has developed a set of disciplined standards that allow the best to receive this award, and he said that among them are: The extent to which the work is related to the subject and objectives of the award, the scientific method, the accuracy of the method, the depth of analysis, the innovative treatment and environmental impact in the field of green technology, the work’s inclusion of uses of modern technology, the reliability of the results and their applicability, the number of beneficiaries from them, and their achievement of the principles of sustainability.
The criteria that were applied also included the extent to which the business outputs were compatible with global trends and sustainable development goals, the amount of time, effort and cost invested in preparing the business, the extent of its reliance on local sources, the quality of the presentation, and respect for the formal criteria for applying for the award, in addition to the size of the qualitative addition of the business in achieving human well-being and happiness.
