Under the patronage of Prof. Mohamed Diaa Zein Al-Abedeen, President of Ain Shams University, received Prof. Hanan Kamel Metwally, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Arabic-Indian Language Caravan, headed by Prof. Mohiuddin Kutty, Head of the Arabic Language Department, and Dean of the Faculty of Languages, Calicut University, Kerala, India, in the presence of Prof. Mohamed Ibrahim, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Education and Student Affairs, Prof. Hatem Rabie, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Graduate Studies and Research, and Prof. Hanan Muharram, Head of the Department of Arabic Language and Literature.

During the meeting, Prof. Hanan Kamel said that Ain Shams University is keen to support incoming students of different nationalities and expand the base of student exchange between different countries of the world, which is in line with the philosophy of Ain Shams University as a research and academic institution with a competitive advantage and also contributes to raising its international classification.

The two sides discussed joint cooperation between Ain Shams University, represented by the Faculty of Arts, and the University of Calicut, Republic of India. The visit came to benefit from teaching Arabic as a foreign language in India, review curricula and libraries, and meet with academic staff to help them in Indian universities. Dean Mohieldin said, Egypt's literary and scientific status is no secret to everyone, as it has always been a pioneer in literature, language, and science and is a pioneer of the modern renaissance in the Arab countries.

The Dean of the Faculty of Languages ​​at the University of Calicut added that the Department of Arabic Language at Mumbai College and the University of Calicut has been carrying out several international activities, seminars and conferences. It has been producing students at the bachelor’s and master’s levels and researchers in doctoral programs for more than fifty years, and we are looking forward to this visit’s great benefit to serve the Arabic language in the State of India, and to deepen the bonds of communication with Ain Shams University to coordinate virtual or real conferences and seminars in the future.

At the conclusion of the meeting, Prof. Hanan Kamel, Dean of the Faculty, presented the faculty shield to the Indian convoy, and the head of the convoy, Prof. Mohiuddin Kutty, Dean of the Faculty of Languages, University of Calicut, India, who presented the shield of Mumbai College, University of Calicut, to Prof. Hanan Kamel, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, and exchanged souvenir photos.