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Dr. Nasser El Gizawy, President of Benha University, Dr. Mohamed Sami Abdel Sadek, President of Cairo University, Dr. Mohamed Diaa Zein El Abidine, President of Ain Shams University, and Dr. El Sayed Kandil, President of Helwan University, witnessed the opening of the first festival of the Greater Cairo Region Universities Alliance for Folk Arts, which was organized by Benha University with the participation of the universities of the Greater Cairo Region Alliance, namely Benha, Cairo, Ain Shams, and Helwan.

In the presence of Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Nasser El Gizawy, President of Benha University, signed the protocol for establishing the Greater Cairo Region Universities Alliance, which includes Cairo University, Ain Shams University, Helwan University, Benha University, Al-Azhar University, and a number of private and civil universities. The President of Benha University said that the alliance aims to achieve actual integration between the elements of the higher education system and industrial institutions and to bridge the gap between academic programs and the actual needs of each region, in addition to contributing to advancing development rates in the Greater Cairo region through cooperation between the universities of the alliance and presenting creative ideas and solutions that serve the issues of national industry and allocating a number of scientific researches to support and develop industries, which achieves the optimal investment of sustainable centers in universities.