Prof. Dr. Ali Shams El Din, the President of Benha University received a delegation from China under the presidency of Dr. Shoujo Wang, the President of Xi'an University to discuss the cooperation ways between the University and Xi'an University. The delegation was received by Prof. Dr. Gamal Ismail, the University Vice-president for Community Service and Environment Development Affairs and Prof. Dr. Soliman Mustafa, the University Vice-president for Education and Students' Affairs .

Prof. Dr. Ali Shams El Din, the President of Benha University said in the frame of the University policy for openness to the world and with cooperation of the Francophone Cultural Activities Center “CAF” which affiliated with the Cultural Outreach Sector in Bibliotheca Alexandrina; several activities that vary from lectures, discussions, conferences, workshops and various cultural and scientific meetings have been organized.

Prof. Dr. Hesham Abu El Enin, the Vice-president of Benha University for Postgraduate Studies and Researches’ Affairs said in the frame of training on international databases, Elsevier organizes training program for the University faculty members and postgraduates under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Ali Shams El Din, President of the University.

Benha University has participated in the events of the European Standards and Guidelines in Higher Education Conference 2016 which held in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam in the duration from Monday, 14/03/2016 to Tuesday, 15/03/2016 in the presence of Mr. Alexandre Wipf, the Secretary General of EURASHE .

       It is worth mentioning that the University has been represented by Prof. Dr. Soliman Mustafa, the University Vice-president for Education and Students' Affairs and Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ghanem, the Director of E-learning Center.

The Council of Benha University has approved under the presidency of Prof. Dr. Ali Shams El Din, the University President and by the attendance of the University Vice-presidents and Deans to establish new department for architecture at the faculty of engineering, Benha to serve the labor market requirements according to the strategic plan of the faculty.

          Prof. Dr. Ali Shams El Din, the President of Benha University received a delegation from the French Embassy in Cairo to discuss the cooperation ways between the University and the Embassy. The delegation included Mr. Antoine Heinz Berg, the Relations Officer between the Embassy and Universities and Mrs. Sally Nosir, Campus Officer in the Embassy.

A delegation from Benha University under the presidency of Prof. Dr. Soliman Mustafa, the University Vice-president for Education and Students' Affairs visited the Saudi Cultural Attaché in Cairo to discuss the scientific and research cooperation ways. The Delegation was received by Dr. Maged Abdullah, the Cultural Attaché in the Saudi Embassy in Cairo. 

       Prof. Dr. Ali Shams El Din, the President of Benha University has participated in the events of the China–Egypt University Presidents Forum hosted by Cairo University and with participation of 20 Presidents of Egyptian Universities and the same of Chinese Universities.                 

       The President of Benha University said that Forum discusses the cooperation ways between the Egyptian and Chinese Universities to open the ways of research, development, improvement, innovation and creativity.

Prof. Dr. Ali Shams El Din, the President of Benha University has received Mrs. Kisana Yankovic, the Head of Foreign Relations Office in South Ural State University, Russia to discuss the cooperation ways between the two universities in the presence of Prof. Dr. Hesham Abu El Enin, the University Vice-president for Postgraduate Studies and Researches' Affairs

In the frame of Benha University policy for openness to the world, the University hosts Dr. Wataru Yamazaki, the assistant professor at the University of Miyazaki, Japan to organize a workshop on biotechnology applications in the research excellence labs at the faculties of agriculture and veterinary medicine under the auspices of Prof.Dr. Ali Shams El Din, the University President and Prof. Dr. Soliman Mustafa, the University Vice-president for Education and Students' Affairs.