On September 15, 2025, the 3rd "Belt and Road" National Dam Safety Science Publicity Competition was held in Nanjing. The event was jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Transport, the National Energy Administration, the Nanjing Institute of Water Conservancy Sciences, the Chinese Water Conservancy Society, the Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation Center and the International Society of Water Conservancy and Environmental Engineering. EMAN YASSER HUSSEIN GABALLA, a doctoral student majoring in power engineering and engineering thermophysics at the Egyptian Fluid Mechanical Engineering Technology Research Center of Jiangsu University, won the first prize of the competition (4 people in total).
On September 15, 2025, 3rd Contest of Dam Safety Science Popularization for BRI Countries was held in Nanjing. The event was co-organized by the Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, the Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society, the Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation Center, and the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research. EMAN YASSER HUSSEIN GABALLA, an Egyptian PhD student majoring in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermo-physics at the Research Center of Fluid Machinery Engineering Technology of our university, was awarded the First Prize (only 4 winners in total).
The event attracted 40 contestants from 17 countries, including Algeria, Bangladesh, Botswana and China. Focusing on core themes such as dam safety, ecological protection, intelligent technology application, and climate change response, the contestants actively responded to the World (Chengdu) Declaration by popularizing dam scientific knowledge, disseminating scientific ideas, and advocating scientific methods, publicized and exchanged the concepts, technologies and practices of safe dams, ecological dams, and intelligent dams, and contributed to promoting regional cooperation and building a closer community with a shared future for mankind.
EMAN YASSER HUSSEIN GABALLA stood out with his work "Predicting and Mitigating Hydraulic System Wear for Enhanced Dam Safety using CFD-DEM", showing a solid theoretical foundation and clear on-site expression ability. It has been well received by the review experts.
The competition attracted 40 participants from 17 countries, including Algeria, Bangladesh, Botswana, and China. Focusing on core themes such as dam safety, ecological protection, application of smart technologies, and climate change response, the contestants actively responded to the World (Chengdu) Declaration. They promoted the concepts, technologies, and practices of safe, ecological, and smart dams by popularizing dam science knowledge, disseminating scientific thinking, and advocating scientific methods, contributing to regional cooperation and building a closer-knit community with a shared future for humanity. EMAN YASSER stood out with her entry titled "Predicting and Mitigating Hydraulic System Wear for Enhanced Dam Safety using CFD-DEM," demonstrating solid theoretical expertise and clear presentation skills, which earned high praise from the judging panel.
赛后，水利部 交通运输部 国家能源局南京水利科学研究院特向我校发来感谢信，对我校在大赛组织工作中给予的大力支持以及我校参赛选手的出色表现表示高度认可和诚挚感谢。 信中指出，大赛的成功举办充分体现了学校在水利人才培养方面的丰硕成果，为推动共建“一带一路”国家在大坝安全领域的科技合作与知识共享注入了新的活力。
Following the competition, the Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute sent a letter of appreciation to our university, expressing high recognition and sincere gratitude for the strong support provided in the organization of the event and the outstanding performance of our student. The letter stated that the successful hosting of the competition fully reflects the university's significant achievements in cultivating water resources talent, injecting new vitality into promoting scientific cooperation and knowledge sharing in the field of dam safety among Belt and Road countries.
10月25日，EMAN YASSER HUSSEIN GABALLA再次受邀在本届大会颁奖典礼进行汇报展示。 On October 25, EMAN YASSER HUSSEIN GABALLA was invited to make a presentation again at the International Seesion of the 2025 China Water Academic Congress.
本届大赛为各国青年水利人才提供了高水平对话平台，有效促进了“一带一路”水资源安全领域的知识共享与技术协作。 This year's competition provided a high-level platform for dialogue among young water resources talents from various countries, effectively promoting knowledge sharing and technical collaboration in the field of water resources security within the Belt and Road initiative.
Jiangsu University
It is a teaching and research comprehensive university located in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, focusing on engineering and combining science, engineering, medicine and education. The origins of Jiangsu University can be traced back to 1902, and in 2001, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang Medical College and Zhenjiang Normal College merged to form the new Jiangsu University. The school library has 2.5 million books.
