During the ceremony held in the US state of New Jersey for the graduation of the first three batches of the joint tripartite study program between the Faculty of Business, Ain Shams University, and the American Colleges of Ocean and Kean, Prof. Dr. John Larson, President of Ocean County College of New Jersey, USA, gave a word of appreciation, in which he valued the efforts of Ain Shams University headed by Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini in consolidating the successful partnership between the two sides, stressing that the celebration of the graduation of the first three batches of the Ocean-Kean-Ain Shams program is a reflection of the fruitful cooperation that began since 2015.

He pointed out that the joint study program is the first Egyptian-American program at an Egyptian public university that was established within the framework of the university’s keeping pace with the sustainable development plan for the state of 2030 and the strategic plan of the Ministry of Higher Education, whose most important axes were to improve the quality of the educational system in line with international systems and improve the competitiveness of education outputs, which contributes to In support of the university's competitiveness and advancement in various international rankings.

This was attended by Prof. Dr. Shahira Samir, Executive Director of the International Relations and Academic Cooperation Sector at Ain Shams University, on behalf of Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University.

Prof. Dr. John Larson praised the students' outstanding academic level, which qualified them to finish their studies at Ocean College and obtain an Associate Degree in Business.