Under the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, during the youth conference held at Cairo University, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research organized the Best Egyptian University competition, under the patronage of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, and Deputy Minister for University Affairs Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ayman Ashour.
Ain Shams University won first place in the competition for the best Egyptian university in terms of graduate studies and linking research with industry, and in terms of applied scientific research published locally and internationally and its connection to reality, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University, , and Prof. Dr. Ayman Saleh, Vice-president President for Education and Student Affairs.
Ain Shams University has taken many steps that motivated faculty staff and researchers to advance in scientific research, in addition to the advancement of Ain Shams University in international rankings, which helped it get first place in the competition.
It is worth mentioning that Ain Shams University won the competition of the best Egyptian universities in several advanced positions in a number of other classifications.