The Entrepreneurs Club - Technology Innovation Commercialisation Office - Benha University (TICO) organized, with collaboration of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, 3 days free training program on "How to write Smart Business Plan for Startups" under the auspices of Prof. Gamal El Saeed, the University President; Prof. Tamer Samir, the University Vice-president for Education and Students' Affairs; and Prof. Gamal Sousa, the Supervisor of the University Sector of Community Service and Environment Development.
It is worth mentioning that the training comes as a celebration on the occasion of the Global Entrepreneurship Week "GEW" to spread the culture of entrepreneurship and introduce the existence of other job opportunities available that are unfamiliarity, so that the university graduates will be part of creating a new business environment in Egypt and providing job opportunities as well as enhancing the spread of self-employment culture.

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology "MCIT" announced for "Future Work is Digital" Initiative which aims to train the young Egyptians on the fields of Developed Information Technology in one of the following disciplines: (Website development, data analysis, and digital marketing). The registration and admission through the website of the Initiative Egypt Fwd.
It is worth mentioning that the Initiative is one of the strategic initiatives of "MCIT" powered by Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) with collaboration of Udacity to achieve Egypt's digital vision and building the abilities of the Egyptian human. Benha University invites all the young between the ages of 18 and 35 to join the Initiative and register through the following link:https://egfwd.com/?lang=ar

Benha University "BU" participated, under the auspices of Prof. Gamal El Saeed - BU President, in the Heritage and Silk Road Contest held on the sidelines of the University Alliance of the Silk Road "UASR" meetings at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan throughout Zoom Application.
Prof. Nasser El Gizawy, BU Vice-president for Postgraduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs said that BU is the only African university participated in this Contest with a video designed by Student/ Mustafa Ayman Mustafa, from the Department of Chinese Language, Faculty of Arts.

Benha University is participating in the Annual Forum of the University Alliance of the Silk Road "UASR" Presidents, as Member of the Executive Office of the Alliance, which hosted online by Xi'an Jiaotong University - China and Politecnico di Milano - Italy in the duration from November23 to 27, 2020 and with participation of 60 universities from all over the world who are members of the Alliance.
It is worth mentioning that Benha University is represented by Prof. Nasser El Gizawy, the University Vice-president for Postgraduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs on behalf of Prof. Gamal El Saeed - the University President.
In this regard, El Gizawy said that the Forum will discuss during its holding days many important topics, including the mission of universities and their role in community security, how the Corona epidemic effects on the future of universities, the security of natural systems, the economic and social impact of natural disasters including the effects of epidemics and climate changes, in addition to the security of cyberspace and its relationship with protect privacy, security for the public health, and Coronavirus prevention.

Under the auspices of Prof. Gamal El Saeed, Benha University President; the University participated in the Virtual Forum for Higher Education between China, France, and Africa which organized by the Chinese Wuhan University in the duration from 29 to 30 October 2020 under the title of " Higher education under the impact of the Corona epidemic". The forum included two main topics, namely the development of teaching methods in higher education and the possibility of using international relations between educational institutions in training their employees. The official language of the conference was French.
It is worth mentioning that Benha University was represented by Prof. Hassan El Bahrawy, the professor of French literature at the faculty of arts

Within the framework of Benha University's endeavor to accredit its faculties from the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAA); Prof. Gamal El Saeed, the University President chaired the Board Meeting of the Quality Assurance Center in the presence of Prof. Nasser El Gizawy, the University Vice-president for Post Graduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs.
During the meeting, the University President congratulated the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine for renewing its accreditation for the second time and urged the Board of Directors to continue providing technical support and organizing simulation visits to all the faculties to qualify them for the institutional and program accreditation depending on the nature of each faculty and the number of its programs.

The Management of Supporting Excellence "MSE", the Project Management Unit "PMU" at the Ministry of Higher Education has announced for the final version of the form to apply for the Competitive Excellence Project of Higher Education Institutions "CEPHEI", 4th edition through the website:http://heep.edu.eg aiming to create a competitive environment to distinguish between scientific and administrative departments, academic programs, as well as research and service activities inside the educational institution and between educational institutions inside and outside the university on the other hand.
Deadline for applying is Monday30, 2020.

The Project Management Unit "PMU" at the Ministry of Higher Education has announced for the final version of the form to apply for the Center of Support and Qualify Students for Entrepreneurship and labor Market "CSEM-1" through the website: http://heep.edu.egaiming to meet the labor market requirements from the skills of higher education graduates, develop self-skills, and support scientific and creative thinking.
Deadline for applying is Thursday, December03, 2020.

Prof. Nasser El Gizawy, Benha University "BU" Vice-president for Postgraduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs; Prof. Tamer Samir, BU Vice-president for Education and Students' Affairs; and Prof. Reda Abdel Halim, the Dean of the Faculty of Law opened the 14th Annual Scientific Conference of the Faculty under the title of "Law and Egypt's Water Security towards a Comprehensive Vision to protect our Water Resources".
In his speech, El Gizawy conveyed a message of thanks and greetings from Prof. Gamal El Saeed, BU President to the Faculty of Law on the occasion of its celebration of the Silver Jubilee and the 25th anniversary of its establishment. He said also that the Conference is in line with the National Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation as well as Egypt's Vision 2030 for sustainable development, as the state places at the forefront of its priorities the water issue, rationalization and raising the efficiency of its use through several axes.
In the same context, Samir expressed his happiness for the presence between a constellation of jurists and judicial bodies, congratulating the Faculty of Law on the occasion of its celebration of the Silver Jubilee.
Samir added that the water is one of the most important issues that concern the public opinion in Egypt, pointing out that the State is keen to find solutions and alternatives to face the water shortage through the establishment of seawater desalination plants and the development of irrigation methods as well as other matters related to water resources in Egypt.

The Sector of Postgraduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs, Benha University announced that the Science and Technology Development Fund "STDF" has opened the applying for financed grants in several fields:
1- Post Graduate Support Grant for post graduate studies researchers - Master's degree (MSc) and Doctorate degree (PhD) students. The total budget should not exceed: - 250,000 L.E for Master students
- 350,000 L.E. for Doctorate students.
2- Second COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Call, this Call is a continuation of the researches launched by STDF last March by the onset of the pandemic. The budget will be:
- 3,000,000 LE for Regular project
- 10,000,000 LE for Multi Center Project
- 30,000,000 LE for Mega project.
The University Sector of Postgraduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs invites all faculty members for applying before the announced deadlines through the following link:
http://stdf.eg:8080/web/grants/open
Deadline to apply for Post Graduate Support Grant is November25, 2020 and for Second COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Call is December01, 2020.