In addition to expanding the International Student Support Fund, which provides a way for university staff to help meet unexpected needs, Sir Mohamed’s $1.65 million, three-year commitment has established the Mansour International Graduate Fellowship Fund, with stipends designed to make NC State more attractive and supportive to top scholars.
“NC State’s research and teaching missions are tied directly to the success of our graduate students. It is imperative that we enroll the most qualified students, and to do that, we need to recruit across the globe. Our incredibly talented graduate students will shape the world through their excellence in various disciplines as the next group of leaders in research, industry and government.”
Peter Harries
Dean of The Graduate School
Sir Mohamed Mansour ’68
Sir Mohamed, a native of Alexandria, Egypt, who is now based in London, England, earned his bachelor’s degree in textile technology from NC State in 1968. In October 2021, he received his college’s Distinguished Alumni Award and in May 2022, he served as the university’s commencement speaker and received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. Today, he is an internationally known business leader, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
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