Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University, and Major General Doctor Khaled Amer, Director of the Medical Research and Regenerative Medicine (Stem Cells) Center of the Ministry of Defense, signed a joint cooperation protocol in a number of medical and research fields, academic cooperation, training and development in the mechanisms of the comprehensive research and educational process.

The signing of the protocol was witnessed by Prof. Dr. Abdel-Fattah Saud, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, and Prof. Dr. Ayman Saleh, Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Research, and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Diaa Zain Al-Abidin, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, and Prof. Dr. Khaled Abu Shanab, Acting Dean of the College of Pharmacy, and Prof. Osama Mansour, Vice Dean of the College of Medicine for Postgraduate Studies and Research, Prof. Manal Hamdy El-Sayed, Professor of Pediatrics and Prof. Dr. Hesham Al-Ghazali, Professor of Oncology and Director of the Ain Shams Medical Research Center (MASRI).

The protocol also included cooperation in the field of exchanging scientific, research and academic visits, developing the infrastructure of contemporary laboratories and technologies, e-learning and distance learning, in addition to organizing workshops and training courses for students who excelled in the fields of scientific research from faculties (medicine - pharmacy – science- Agriculture). The protocol signing ceremony was followed by an exchange of shields and memorial photos.