Benha University receives, with deep sorrow and bleeding hearts, the tragic accident that results in the death of several students of the faculty of pharmacy in Alexandria University. Benha University also hopes a speedy recovery for its students who are injured in the bus accident which is on its way to Sinai. Prof.Dr. EL-Sayed EL-Kady, the university president consoles the prof.Dr. Essam EL-Kordy, the president of Alexandria University, his deputies, the deans, the faculties' members, the employees and the students. Benha university president stresses that the university stands by Alexandria University with such tragic incident and puts all its potential at the disposal of Alexandria University. May Allah rest their souls! 

Benha University organizes a workshop to discuss the student bylaw and presents its recommendations in the first forum that will be held from 22-2-2017 to 25-2-2017 under the auspices of prof.Dr. Ashraf El-Shihy, the minister of higher education and scientific research. The participants discuss the possibility to change a number of provisions of the student bylaw and its impact on the educational process. The workshop is attended by prof.Dr. Ibrahim Ragah, the head of the projects development unit in the university and the deputy of community service and environment development in the faculty of medicine, prof.Dr. Khalid Esawi, the university's president's chancellor of the stduents activities, prof.Dr. Moshbeh El-Kehily, the general manager of the youth care department, the representatives of the student unions in the university's faculties, the members of the youth parliament in Qulubia governorate and number of students from the different faculties in the university. 

According to the instructions of the president / Abd El-Fattah El-Sisi to take care of the middle-class and release the burden over the shoulder of the inhabitants of the needy villages and as per the university's role in serving the community, the university council, headed by Prof.Dr. El-Sayed El-Kady, the university president, answers the call of an episode of the program “Mohema Khasa” hosted by the anchor/ Ahemd Ragab on “El-Haiya” channel which takes care of the inhabitants of the village of “Arab- El-Ayat” in Assiout. Prof.Dr. El-Sayed El-Kady, the university president says that the university has approved to send a comprehensive convoy included all the specializations; the medical, the veterinary, the agricultural, the geometrical, and the environmental. This convoy will be equipped in cooperation with the faculties of the university, the ministry of higher education and the University of Assiout and it will be sent to this needy village in next February. 

Prof.Dr. El-Sayed El-Kady, the university president announces, at the talk week, that the supreme council of universities will held its February session in Benha University from 25-1-2017 to 28-1-2017. This statement concurs with the presidency of Prof.Dr. El-Sayed El-Kady of the university council and he discusses the activities of the week in which the ideas of higher education development and scientific research enhancement of students, teaching assistants, assistant lecturers, professors and the civil society organizations will be revealed. The inauguration ceremony will be attended by prof.Dr. Ashraf El-Shihy, the minister of higher education. 

Benha University organizes, under the auspices of Prof.Dr. El-Sayed EL-Kady, the university president and prof.Dr. Gamal Ismail, the vice president of community service and environment development, the biggest medical and specialized convoy to the Inhabitants of “Balks” Village at Kaluib in Qulubia governorate on next Sunday. The convoy is in the frame of reinforcing the university's role in serving the community and the needy villages in the governorate. The university president stresses that the convoy includes different medical majors, an agricultural convoy to develop the agricultural organization, a veterinary convoy and an educational convoy. The faculties of nursing, science, engineering in Benha and Shubra and Drinking Water Company also participate in this convoy. 

In the frame of providing training services, it has been approved to provide accredited certificates in the field of IT from Microsoft and offer 50% discount to Benha University's affiliates including: students, faculties' members, teaching assistants and employees the following certificates:
1-MOS (Microsoft office specialist)
2-MTA (Microsoft technical associate)
3- MCP (Microsoft certified professional)

Prof.Dr. El-Sayed EL-Kady, the university president invites the president/ Abd EL-Fattah El-Sisi, to sponsor the week of the youth talk which will be held in the university from 25-2-2017 to 28-2-2017. The event will be held in the presence of the presidents and professors of the Egyptian universities and more than 1000 students who are representing 24 universities. The youth will be held under the auspices of prof.Dr. Ashraf El-Shihy, the minister of the higher education and scientific research. The university president announces that prof.Dr. Gamal Shiha, the head of the education board and the education board representatives were invited in addition to inviting the education boards of the presidency, the parties and the civil society representatives and education experts to participate the activities of the youth talk about the educational process and scientific research. 

Prof.Dr. El-Sayed El-Kady, the university president declares that it is time to apply for scholarships in the Chinese universities. These scholarships are in the frame of the university delegation and the university president visit to China and the visit was too successful to get 100 scholarships for the next five years. The university president asserts that cultural relationships department in the university sends many letters to the universities' faculties let them know about these scholarships for all students and faculties' members to maintain the principle of transparency. He stresses that the deadline to apply for these scholarships is 15-1-2017. 
The university president adds that the required documents for application are the following; the scientific certificates, 2 recommendation letters in the major, a photo copy of the passport and the medical test, an English language written plan, and a certificate of English language fluency, a photo copy of the published researches and personal photo. The university president states that there are five scholarships for five years in different disciplines at Wuhan University. These Chinese universities are among the best 200 universities around the world according to the international rankings. 

Prof. Dr. Soliman Mustafa, the Vice-president of Benha University for Education and Students' Affairs opened a student positive initiative aiming to qualify students for the labor market. During the opening he confirmed that the University has occupied advanced places among the Egyptian universities.

In the frame of contribution in developing the higher education, Benha University hosts Dr. John Cavanaugh, the President and CEO of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area to discuss the challenges facing higher education institutes on Wednesday, 24/02/2016 at the University Celebrations Hall.