Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University, accompanied by Prof. Ayman Saleh, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research Affairs, and Prof. Dr. Mona Abdel-Aal, Director of the University Education Development Department, inspected the Ain Shams University pavilion at the Global Forum for Higher Education and Research and Science (GFHS), in its second edition, Entitled (Vision of the Future), which will run until December 10, in the new administrative capital, under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the forum coincides with the hosting of the Arab Republic of Egypt for the 14th session of the General Conference of ISESCO, and the forty-second session of the Organization’s Executive Council.

Ain Shams University participates in the forum under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of the University, and under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Abdel Fattah Saoud, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Ayman Saleh, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, Prof. Hisham Tamraz, Vice President for Community Service Affairs and Environmental Development, and the General Supervisor of the Ain Shams University Pavilion in the Forum, Prof. Mona Abdel Aal, Director of the University Education Development Department.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi had witnessed the opening of the second edition of the Global Forum on Higher Education and Scientific Research and the ISESCO Conference, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Mahmoud El-Matini, President of Ain Shams University and a number of university presidents.

A number of countries of the Islamic world, as well as a number of prestigious international universities and international bodies and organizations, will participate in the forum this year, coinciding with Egypt's hosting of the fourteenth session of the General Conference of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization "ISESCO".

The forum addresses several topics, the most important of which are the future of work, preparing and qualifying students and young researchers for future jobs, the needs of the local and international labor markets considering the repercussions of the Corona pandemic, and the rapid changes in employment skills and demand on the labor market. The forum also includes the establishment of a series of events and activities, in the form of Meetings, seminars, workshops, panel discussions, and scientific lectures by experts from academics, professionals, representatives of international organizations, businessmen and youth, in addition to an exhibition that includes many pavilions for participants from various public, private and international universities, and technology companies specializing in education and scientific research, International organizations and funding bodies.

The Global Forum on Higher Education and Scientific Research will be held this year in harmony with the 14th session of the General Conference of ISESCO under the auspices of the President of the Republic and with the participation of 49 member states of the organization.