A doctoral dissertation entitled “Study of the effect of irrigation water quality (fresh water and wastewater) on some physical and chemical properties of soil and the growth of Paulownia trees in the conditions of Homs district” was discussed by the researcher Sawsan Jabra Mansour at the Faculty of Agriculture, under the supervision of Prof. Isam Khouri and with the participation of Prof. Dawood Raad. At the end of the discussion, the researcher Sawsan Mansour was awarded a doctorate degree in agriculture with distinction.