Dr. Ahmed El-Kased, President of Menoufia University, received Major General Osama Abdel Hamid Daoud, Commander of the Popular and Military Defense Forces, and Professor Mohamed Moussa, Deputy Governor of Menoufia, in the presence of Major General Mohamed Ali Othman, Assistant Commander for Military Education, Brigadier General Mohamed Al-Saeed Jaafar, Military Advisor to the Governorate, and the Vice Presidents of the University; Dr. Sobhi Sharaf for Community Service and Environmental Development and Dr. Nasser Abdel-Bari for Education and Students, Dr. Ikrami Gamal, Secretary General of the University, and Colonel Mustafa Akid, Director of Military Education at the University, before heading to the Grand Celebration Hall to attend the activities of the 73rd Cultural Symposium organized by the Popular and Military Defense Forces in cooperation with Menoufia University.

The University President welcomed the Commander of the Popular and Military Defense Forces and his accompanying delegation to Menoufia University, which is always happy to host educational seminars and participate in activities organized by the Popular and Military Defense Forces to develop a spirit of loyalty and belonging among university youth, and out of the university's keenness to educate students about the great heroism and achievements of the valiant Egyptian Armed Forces. The university also seeks to acquaint students with the remarkable progress witnessed by the Egyptian state under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, in all areas, and to move forward with great strides towards the new republic. The Commander of the Popular and Military Defense Forces expressed his happiness to be present at the prestigious Menoufia University and its constant keenness to host the educational seminar annually to contribute to achieving the supreme goal that we seek to achieve, which is to raise a generation armed with science, knowledge and national values, capable of competing and leading to achieve the state's ambitions and comprehensive development plans.