With collaboration of the Egyptian Space Agency "ESA", the events of the Summer School for Space Science have been launched today by participation of students from 24 Egyptian universities at the branch of Benha University in Obour city. It is worth mentioning that events have been launched under the auspices of Dr. Gamal El Saeed, the University President and Dr. Mohamed El-Koosy, the Executive Director of ESA. El Saeed said that more than 2000 students at the level of the Egyptian Universities had applied for the Summer School and 400 of them have been chosen to attend the training courses indicating that the University has provided all of its capabilities in cooperation with ESA to host the summer training courses. He said also that all precautionary measures have been taken by disinfecting and sterilizing all halls in which students will be trained, adding that the University Hostel in Shubra has received the delegations of universities participating in the events. In the same context; Prof. Dr. Nasser El Gizawy, the University Vice-president for Post Graduate Studies and Researches ' Affairs said that the Summer School in the field of science and technology of space and satellite aims to spread knowledge of space science among Egyptian university students, to link their academic studies with practical reality.
