Prof. Dr. Ali Shams El Din, the President of Benha University received a delegation from the French Embassy in Cairo to discuss the cooperation ways between the University and the Embassy. The delegation included Mr. Antoine Heinz Berg, the Relations Officer between the Embassy and Universities and Mrs. Sally Nosir, Campus Officer in the Embassy.

 A delegation from China under the presidency of Dr. Shoujo Wang, the President of Xi'an University visited the faculty of engineering in Benha, Benha University and inspected the solar cells, workshops and the labs of the faculty. The delegation was received by Prof. Dr. Gamal Ismail, the University Vice-president for Community Service and Environment Development Affairs and Prof. Dr. Soliman Mustafa, the University Vice-president for Education and Students' Affairs . 

Prof. Dr. Ali Shams El Din, the President of Benha University has participated in the events of the China–Egypt University Presidents Forum hosted by Cairo University and with participation of 20 Presidents of Egyptian Universities and the same of Chinese Universities.
The President of Benha University said that Forum discusses the cooperation ways between the Egyptian and Chinese Universities to open the ways of research, development, improvement, innovation and creativity.