Benha University is participating in the Annual Forum of the University Alliance of the Silk Road "UASR" Presidents, as Member of the Executive Office of the Alliance, which hosted online by Xi'an Jiaotong University - China and Politecnico di Milano - Italy in the duration from November23 to 27, 2020 and with participation of 60 universities from all over the world who are members of the Alliance.
It is worth mentioning that Benha University is represented by Prof. Nasser El Gizawy, the University Vice-president for Postgraduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs on behalf of Prof. Gamal El Saeed - the University President.
In this regard, El Gizawy said that the Forum will discuss during its holding days many important topics, including the mission of universities and their role in community security, how the Corona epidemic effects on the future of universities, the security of natural systems, the economic and social impact of natural disasters including the effects of epidemics and climate changes, in addition to the security of cyberspace and its relationship with protect privacy, security for the public health, and Coronavirus prevention.

Prof. Gamal El Saeed, Benha University President said that the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research issued a decree to establish the 1st biotechnology incubator at the University Obour Campus to support and provide business services, technical and scientific consultations for the scientific research projects and the emerging companies in the field of biotechnology.
Prof. Nasser El Gizawy, the University Vice-president for Postgraduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs said that the establishment of Benha University biotechnology incubator is a significant shift in linking scientific research with industry and the needs of society, as technology incubators play a major role in achieving the knowledge economy by transforming creative ideas into wealth.

Dr. Gamal El Saeed, Benha University President congratulates the University Vice-presidents, Deans, Vice-deans, the University Secretary General, the University Assistant Secretary Generals, Teaching staff, the University Employees, and Students on the occasion of starting the new academic year 2020/2021, wishing all success for all students in their study.

In the light of keeping pace with scientific and technological development in the field of applied sciences and using it in the sustainable development; the Faculty of Science, Benha University will organize its annual conference about the applied arts and the sustainable development under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Gamal El Saeed, the University President in the duration from Sep27 to 28, 2020 at the University Great Celebration Hall. In this regard, Prof. Dr. Nasser El Gizawy, the University Vice-president for Post Graduate Studies and Researches'Affairs said that the conference will be organized with taking all the appropriate precautionary measures, adding that the conference aims to exchange experiences among the participants and present the latest applied scientific researches that achieve the goals of sustainable development.

Prof. Dr. Gamal El Saeed, Benha University President said that events of the Summer School for Space Science will be opened tomorrow at Obour Campus with collaboration of the Egyptian Space Agency.
He said also that all precautionary measures have been taken by disinfecting and sterilizing all halls in which students will be trained, adding that the University Hostel in Shubra has received the delegations of universities participating in the events.
In the same context; Prof. Dr. Nasser El Gizawy, the University Vice-president for Post Graduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs said that the Summer School in the field of science and technology of space and satellite aims to spread knowledge of space science among Egyptian university students, to link their academic studies with practical reality.
El Gizawy added that students of 24 Egyptian universities take part in this summer school, alongside 35 students from the Faculties of "Engineering - Computers and Artificial Intelligence" at Benha University.
El Gizawy said also that the theoretical part of the summer school started via distance learning on the videoconference platform "Zoom" and the practical classes will start tomorrow at Obour Campus by dividing the applicants into six different training groups, and each trainee will be required to submit a practical project that will be evaluated by professionals in that field.

Prof. Dr. Nasser El Gizawy, Benha University Vice-president for Post Graduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs said that the China Scholarship Council (CSC) has granted the Distinguished Student Award 2019 to the Researcher/ Ibrahim Khalifa, the Lecturer at the Department of Food Industries at the Faculty of Agriculture in Moshtohor. It is worth mentioning that Khalifa had been granted a scholarship to get the PhD from Central China University upon cooperation with Benha University in the duration from 2016 to 2019.

Prof. Dr. Gamal El Saeed, Benha University President said the University has jumped 109 places to be 1613 on Webometrics Ranking of World Universities in the frame of the University's policy to achieve further progress in the file of international classifications.
El Saeed pointed out that progress came as a result for the concerted efforts of all the University's employees, including faculty members, their assistants, young researchers and administrators at various levels to achieve distinguished position for Benha University at the global, African and Arab levels, in addition 70 public, private, and non-profit educational institutions in Egypt which subject to the international assessments in this classification.
In the same context, Prof. Dr. Nasser El Gizawy, the University Vice-president for Post Graduate Studies and Researches' Affairs said that success reflects the university's keenness to continue excellence in this classification with its various editions since 2011, adding the University has jumped 109 places in the world ranking July, 2020 comparing with the previous edition of January, 2020 to be 1613 among 30 thousand of higher education institutions.
It is worth mentioning that the University ranked 22 among 12,188 Arab universities, 25 among 1902 African universities by jumping 3 places, 7 among 70 Egyptian public, private and non-profit universities included in that classification.
On the other hand, El Gizawy said the University has jumped 261 places on Openness indicator as well as 45 places on Research Excellence indicator comparing with the previous edition of January, 2020 which reflects the success of the University's programs to support the scientific researches.
Prof. Dr. Shady El Mashad, the Director of the University E-portal said the University jumped 97 places on Presence indicator to be 1191 among 30 thousand world universities and jumped 76 places on Impact indicator to be 4893 comparing with the edition of January, 2020.

Prof. Dr. Nasser El Gizawy, Benha University Vice-president for Post Graduate Studies and Researches' Affairs said the pandemic of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has put health care systems around the world under unprecedented and increasing pressure, according to the World Health Organization "WHO" statements.
He said all research institutions around the world have started to study the virus and its effects from various aspects, so Benha University has launched databases to register the intellectual production of its faculty members and researchers related to the study of Coronavirus, adding there are 5 scientific papers have been registered until now.
One of the registered scientific paper has been published by Dr. Muhammad Loay, from the faculty of computers and artificial intelligence under the title of " Within the deficiency of the COVID-19 dataset for X-ray".
Other research under the title of " Psychological problems caused by the pandemic of Coronavirus (Covied-19)" has been presented by Amal Ibrahim and Mohamed Kamal, the researchers from the faculty of education.
Also Dr. Ibrahim Abdel Ghaffar and others from the faculty of agriculture have published a research including the use of Anthocyanins with a specific structure to be anti-COVID-19 natural active ingredients.
In the same context, Dr. Reda Elbadawy, from the faculty of medicine has published a research under the title of " a study on the reasons of the difference in the increase of the number of the infected between reality and expected".
The 5th research has been published by Dr. Samah Elrafey, from the faculty of nursing under the title of "Symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression in a sample of the population in the first stage of Corona virus pandemic".

Prof. Dr. Nasser El Gizawy, Benha University Vice-president for Post Graduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs said that Prof. Dr. Gamal El Saeed, the University President has approved to open the applying for the new course of International Publication and Citations Rewards, July 2020 which will be started from Tuesday, August 04, 2020 for one month He added that the papers accepted in this course are those that were published during the years 2019 and 2020, and have not been submitted during the previous courses and the number of citations will be calculated based on the last 5 years, according to the declared calculations of faculty member on Google Scholar; referring that anyone who has a Google Scholar account for paper that does not belong to him or who submitted research previously paid financial rewards for it in previous courses, will be blocked from the rewards of the University 's programs for researches support.

Prof. Dr. Nasser El Gizawy, Benha University Vice-president for Post Graduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs said that Prof. Dr. Gamal El Saeed, the University President has approved to open the applying for the new course of International Publication and Citations Rewards, July 2020 which will be started from Tuesday, August 04, 2020 for one month He added that the papers accepted in this course are those that were published during the years 2019 and 2020, and have not been submitted during the previous courses and the number of citations will be calculated based on the last 5 years, according to the declared calculations of faculty member on Google Scholar; referring that anyone who has a Google Scholar account for paper that does not belong to him or who submitted research previously paid financial rewards for it in previous courses, will be blocked from the rewards of the University 's programs for researches support.