In the presence of Prof. Dr. Mohamed Zahran, head of the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NRSS), Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University, Prof. Dr. Ayman Saleh, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research Affairs, the students of the second class of the professional diploma specialized in remote sensing and geographic information systems, in partnership between Ain Shams University and the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, discussed their graduation projects.

This was attended by Prof. Dr. Ayman Fared Abu Hadid, former Minister of Agriculture, Prof. Dr. Islam Abul-Magd, Vice-President of Authority for Remote Sensing, Prof. Dr. Osama Al-Buhairi, Dean of the Institute of Agriculture in Arid Lands, Prof. Dr. Osama Mansour, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine for Graduate Studies and Research Affairs, Prof. Dr. Rasha Ismail, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences for Graduate Studies and Research Affairs, Prof. Dr. Rasha Hamed Bondok, diploma coordinator from the university, and Dr. Ghada Atta Youssef, diploma coordinator from the authority, Prof. Dr. Mohamed El-Behairy, Director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at Ain Shams University, Prof. Dr. Tamer Emara, Director of the Virtual Hospital of Ain Shams University, and Mr. Karam Hegazy, Assistant Secretary of the University for Graduate Studies and Research Affairs, in addition to faculty staff from Ain Shams University, members of the National Sensing Authority, representatives of the Ministries of Antiquities and Environment, the New Cairo City Authority and GIS companies.

The jury consisted of: Prof. Dr. Abdullah Gad, Professor Emeritus at the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Prof. Dr. Noha Donia, Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies, Ain Shams University, and Dr. Hani Farouk Abdel Hai, Visiting Professor of Ain Shams University.