The activities of the scientific symposium "Ways of Japanese support and scholarships for young Egyptian scientists", which was held at the Academy of Scientific Research, under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Sakr, President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, and in the presence of Prof. Dr. Ahmed El-Gendy, Executive Director of the Egyptian Youth Academy of Sciences, Prof. Dr. Nour Shafiq, Professor at the Petroleum Research Institute, Dr. Nour Fathy Attia is an assistant professor at the National Calibration Institute and a member of the Egyptian Youth Academy for Science, and Dr. Abdullah Sami, Director of the Scholarships Welfare Office at Ain Shams University and Co-Chairman of the Egyptian Youth Academy for Science.

The seminar comes within the framework of the role played by the Egyptian Youth Academy of Sciences in activating the role of youth in the science and technology system, especially in linking the Egyptian and international scientific community in order to develop the scientific capabilities of young researchers and scientists in Egyptian universities and research centers. These activities contribute to raising the efficiency of Egyptian scientists and providing Ways to support research projects, as well as exchange experiences with Japanese scientists.

The symposium was organized by the Egyptian Youth Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the Japanese Science Development Authority, where it dealt with various aspects related to the programs offered by the Japanese government to provide funding opportunities for the different academic levels, which included master's, doctoral and post-doctoral missions to conduct research with scientists in Japan.

The seminar was attended by representatives of the Japanese side in various scholarships provided by the Japanese government and representatives of the Information and Culture Center at the Embassy of Japan in Egypt, JICA Committee of Experts for the Educational Partnership between Egypt and Japan, Ms. Naoko Fukami, Director of JSPS Research Office in Cairo, and members of the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Association of Recipients of the Commission’s Scholarships Japanese for the development of science.

The symposium discussed the scholarships of the Japanese Authority for the Advancement of Science to the Egyptians, the MEXT scholarships, and JICA scholarships.

The various sessions of the symposium were headed by Prof. Dr. Nour Shafik, Professor at the Petroleum Research Institute, and Dr. Abdullah Sami, Director of the Scholarships Welfare Office at Ain Shams University and Co-Chairman of the Egyptian Youth Academy of Sciences.

The events ended with discussions by Egyptian students in the different academic levels about the aspects related to the number of Egyptians accepted for each scholarship, the conditions and criteria required for application, the accepted exams for language levels, and the methods of applying.