In the frame of the State institutions caring to develop the Higher Education in Egypt, a salon has been held in Al-Ahram Foundation about “the Future of Higher Education Development in Egypt” in the presence of Mr. Alaa Thabet, the Chief Editor of Al Ahram Massai; Dr. Ashraf Hatem, the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Universities; Dr. Ali Shams El Din, the President of Benha University; Dr. Roshdy Zahran, the President of Alexandria University; and Dr. Yasser Sakr, the President of Helwan University.

The Board of Benha University Faculty Members Club held its first meeting after the elections in the presence of Prof. Dr. Ali Shams El Din, the University President; Prof. Dr. Hesham Abu El Enin, the University Vice-president for Postgraduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs; Dr. Ezzat El Khayat, the Head of the Board; and Dr. Reda Omer, the Secretary General of the Club in addition to a number of faculty members.

Prof. Dr. Ali Shams El Din, the President of Benha University has received Mrs. Laura Okzle, the Manager of the Protocol in the Embassy of Germany in Cairo in the presence of Prof. Dr. Gamal Ismail, the University Vice-president for Community Service and Environment Development Affairs; Prof. Dr. Soliman Mustafa, the University Vice-president for Education and Students' Affairs; Prof. Dr. Hesham Abu El Enin, the University Vice-president for Postgraduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs; and Prof. Dr. Ghazy M.R. Assassa, the Advisor to the University President for Information Technology to discuss the scientific and academic cooperation ways with the Embassy in the various fields.