2 Chinese universities send 30K medical masks to Ain Shams University

CAIRO – 28 July 2020: Two Chinese universities donated 30,000 medical masks to Ain Shams University’s hospitals in Cairo, as part of China’s support to Egypt in its fight against the global pandemic of coronavirus.

Director of Confucius Institute at Ain Shams University Esraa Abdel Sayed said that the university highly appreciated the efforts of the Chinese government and the Chinese Embassy.

President of Ain Shams University Mahmoud el-Mateeny sent a letter thanking the presidents of both Chinese universities, as well as the Chinese Ambassador to Cairo Liao Liqiang for their efforts to facilitate the shipment, and dispatch the medical aid.

Abdel Sayed added that this gift is the first of its kind to be sent from a Chinese university to another in the world, which "ensures the deep ties between both countries, and reflects the pivotal role played by the Confucius Institute at Ain Shams University in strengthening cooperation bonds at all levels."

The cooperation between Ain Shams University and the Chinese universities of Tianjin was not the first, as it was preceded by international cooperation in the field of engineering through the establishment of Le Pen International Workshop for the first time in Africa, which is based in the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University.