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Announcements, achievements, and updates from the section.
In partnership with regional laboratories, Optica Egypt unveiled the Open Source Photonics track, providing Egyptian engineering students and researchers with open PDK design kits, gdsfactory training, and preparation for multi-project wafer (MPW) fabrication runs.
Optica Egypt convened its first cross-university coordination meeting with the Chartered Student Chapter at The American University in Cairo (AUC), setting a nationwide roadmap to charter new chapters at Cairo University, Ain Shams University, and Alexandria University.
Optica officially approved the charter of the Optica Egypt Local Section on 10 September 2026, establishing a formal national section dedicated to advancing photonics education, research collaboration, and industry partnership across Egypt.