Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University, received a high-ranking South Korean delegation headed by Mr. Hong Jin-wook, Ambassador of the State of South Korea in Cairo, accompanied by the South Korean Cultural Counselor in Cairo Mr. Sanjo Oh, in the presence of Prof. Salwa Rashad, Dean of Faculty of Al-Alsun, Prof. Dr. Samira Shahir, Executive Director of the International Relations and Academic Cooperation Sector, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Refaat, Director of the International Cooperation Department, Prof. Dr. Sherwat Al-Ahmadi, Director of Grants and Projects Department, and a number of Egyptian and Korean faculty members at the Saffron Palace headquarters.

The visit aimed to deepen bilateral cooperation between the two friendly countries through Ain Shams University, where the mechanisms and methods of developing the Korean Language Department at Faculty of Al-Alsun were discussed, and ways of academic exchange at the level of faculty members, the assisting body, and students for the BA and postgraduate stages were discussed.

During his speech, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of the University, said that education is the first entry point to consolidating relations between any two countries; Through it, we can delve deeper into opening horizons for effective cooperation at various levels, including the engineering, medical, agricultural and science sectors, as well as the joint scientific research of researchers in the two countries can contribute to the advancement of various aspects of life.

He also talked about the mechanisms of cooperation with the Korean Hankook University to support the latest faculties of Ain Shams University, which is the College of International Affairs and Business, as well as ways to enhance cooperation between the University's Innovation Center with Korean industries, with the aim of providing real opportunities for innovation owners at the university to implement them in cooperation with major companies Global Korean.

For her part, Prof. Dr. Salwa Rashad, Dean of Faculty of Al-Alsun at Ain Shams University, confirmed that the Korean Language Department at Ain Shams University is the oldest department in the Middle East since 2005, pointing out that the Korean Language Department in the college has witnessed in recent years a boom in the educational aspects And which relied in its policy on the idea of ​​international cooperation with Korean institutions to recruit volunteers to teach at the college, raise the level of Korean language study at the college, and prepare generations capable of dealing with the Korean language in the various fields required by the current stage.

The two sides reviewed aspects of joint cooperation in the field of translation and teaching, as well as the most important requirements that the two sides can cooperate through with the aim of harnessing all available capabilities and achieving maximum benefit from Korean experiences in teaching their language to Egyptian students and preparing Egyptian cadres capable of meeting Egypt's needs over the years. Coming.

In conclusion, Prof. Mahmoud Al-Matini, President of the University, honoring the South Korean Ambassador and gifting him the University Shield, and taking group memorial photos at the palace.