Prof. Dr. Ali Shams El Din, the President of Benha University has received a delegation from For Foundation in the Presence of Prof. Dr. Gamal Ismail, the Vice-president of the University for Community Service and Environment Development; Prof. Dr. Soliman Mustafa, the Vice-president of the University for Education and Students' Affairs; and Prof. Dr. Hesham Abu El Enin, the Vice-president of the University for Postgraduate Studies and Researches. The representatives of Ford are: Mrs. Noha El-Mikawy, representative for the Ford Foundation's Middle East and North Africa office in Cairo, Egypt and Mrs. Moushira Elgeziri, the official of higher education issues in the foundation's Cairo office.

The Scientific Society in the Faculty of Medicine, Benha University - Committee on Reproductive Health and AIDS has launched awareness campaign about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at the Health Unit in the village of Ramla. It is worth mentioning that the Campaign has received a great response and reaction of the people of the village.

Prof. Dr. Ali Shams El Din, the President of Benha University has visited the Faculty of Agriculture in Moshthor with Dr. Mahmoud Iraqi, the Dean of the Faculty and the Faculty Vice-deans to monitor the procedures of receiving the quality and accreditation team.

During the visiting, he confirmed the importance of quality and its effects on the Faculty, Faculty staff, and students. Ha added that the Faculty is one of the oldest agricultural institutions in Egypt and Africa.