Nasser Military Academy for Postgraduate Studies signed a cooperation protocol in scientific and research fields with Helwan University, the Egyptian Armed Forces said in a statement.

This comes within the keenness of the Armed Forces to support constructive cooperation between Nasser Military Academy for Postgraduate Studies and various Egyptian Universities to achieve a scientific breakthrough in the education and scientific research system.

Major General Ashraf Fares, Director of the Nasser Military Academy for Postgraduate Studies, and Prof. Dr. El-Sayed Qandil, President of Helwan University, signed the protocol which aims to exchange scientific and educational experiences, especially in strategic issues and national security. This will be achieved by organizing lectures, seminars and conferences, and holding training courses at the Academy for leaders, the teaching staff and students at Helwan University, as well as the exchange of visits and the use of experts from both sides in the fields of scientific research and knowledge.

The protocol also includes hosting the leaders and advisors of the Academy to hold open meetings at Helwan University, as well as providing the contents of scientific libraries to scholars with regard to various topics of interest to researchers from both sides.

The protocol signing ceremony was attended by a number of leaders of the Armed Forces and a number of Helwan University officials.