Prof. Dr. Amr Abdel Salam Shaat, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Ain Shams University, and Prof. Dr. Rasha Ismail, Dean of the Faculty of Computers and Information at the University, received a high-level delegation from the University of East London inside the campus of the Faculty of Engineering, as part of enhancing strategic partnership and academic cooperation between the two sides.

The University of East London delegation was headed by Professor Paul Marshall, Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for International, accompanied by a number of representatives from departments specialized in administrative affairs and student services at the university.

The visit came to discuss ways to develop aspects of joint cooperation between the two universities, especially regarding academic services, employment opportunities, and graduate services provided to students of the dual degree programs offered by the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Computers and Information at Ain Shams University within the framework of the academic cooperation agreement with the University of East London. This agreement allows students to obtain a degree from the University of East London proving their graduation from it, in addition to the degree granted to them by Ain Shams University.

The visit witnessed a meeting that brought together the University of East London delegation with a number of students and graduates of the two faculties affiliated with the joint programs, where an open discussion took place about the services and facilities provided by the British university to its students and graduates inside and outside Egypt, and the mechanisms for benefiting from them to support their academic and professional careers.

Professor Paul Marshall also listened to the students' inquiries and aspirations regarding the advantages and returns achieved by the academic partnership, reviewing what has been achieved so far in this field, and affirming the University of East London's keenness to continue developing the services provided to students and graduates, and working to meet many of their aspirations during the coming period.

This visit reflects the depth of academic relations between Ain Shams University and the University of East London, and the joint commitment to providing a distinguished international educational experience that contributes to enhancing students' and graduates' opportunities at both the academic and professional levels.