Mamdouh Moawad Ali Hassan, vice-president of the National Research Center of Egypt, visited Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) on Aug 7 and held an exchange meeting with HZAU scholars.
Zeng Hongxia, director of the Office of International Cooperation and Exchanges and Zhou Xiong, secretary of the CPC College of Plant Science & Technology Committee, attended the meeting.
Cao Zhen, deputy director of the Office of International Cooperation and Exchanges, introduced HZAU's history, scale of operation, academic development and cooperation with Africa.
Hassan expressed his gratitude for the university's reception and provided an overview of the Egyptian National Research Center, highlighting its collaborations with Chinese universities and research institutions.
HZAU scholars spoke about their research fields, focuses and achievements, reviewing the past collaboration with Egypt and looking forward to the two sides' future cooperation.
During the visit, the delegation toured the College of Plant Science & Technology, the College of Animal Sciences & Technology/College of Veterinary Medicine, the College of Engineering and the College of Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, exchanging ideas with faculty and students.