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Under the patronage of Prof. Mohamed Diaa Zain El-Abedeen, President of Ain Shams University, and within the framework of the Faculty of Engineering's commitment to strengthening scientific cooperation and cultural exchange with highly ranked international universities and attracting visiting professors to the faculty, Professor Dr. Amr Shaat, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, received Ms. Amy Belstein Gadsden, Assistant Vice President for International Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. The meeting was organized by the Faculty's International Cooperation Office, in the presence of Prof. Noha Gamal Saeed, Coordinator of Scientific Exchange and Visiting Scholars, and Dr. Engy Reda El Damk, Coordinator of International Agreements and Alumni. This comes considering the expansion of existing cooperation between the Faculty of Engineering and the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

During her tour of the college, Professor Amy Gadsden praised the progress of the laboratories in the Communications and Architecture departments. She also expressed her admiration for the campus and its components, as well as the college's adoption of the concept of "green buildings" through the design of buildings and facilities. Her Excellency also met with Prof. Khaled Dowidar, a former graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and with several students who joined the scientific exchange program. At the end of the visit, Her Excellency emphasized the possibility of expanding existing cooperation through the Sawiris Scholarship and increasing the number of initiatives and cooperation with the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University.