Today, September 18, 2024, Professor Dr. Hemdan Rabie Al-Metwally, President of the University, received a delegation of representatives of the Public University Grants Program from AMIDEAST and the United States Agency for International Development, which included Ms. Quincy Marie Darmory, Director of the Public University Grants Program at AMIDEAST, Dr. Dina Mohsen, Deputy Director of the Program, and Mr. Iman Ibrahim Yaro and Mr. Imad Abdel Malek Mikhail, representatives of the United States Agency for International Development, In the presence of Professor Dr. Abd Al Nasser Anis, former Dean of the College of Education and Director of the Center for Services for Students with Disabilities at the University, and Dr. Amr Ismail, teacher of mental health at the College of Education and Deputy Director of the Center. This visit came to coordinate the procedures for the official opening of the Center for Services for Students with Disabilities at the university at the end of this September, where the delegation was informed of the center’s readiness for opening, which aims to meet the academic and community needs of the 111 students with disabilities at the university, and to provide all forms of support, activities and events to ensure Raising their efficiency and ability in academic achievement, integrating them into the educational process, and creating equal opportunities for them in the labor market. The delegation, headed by Ms. Quincy Marie Darmory, Director of the Public University Scholarships Program at AMIDEAST, expressed their happiness at being present at Damietta University for the first time and the warm reception, praising the modernity of the university’s facilities and their comparison with the standards of international universities. For his part, Professor Dr. Hemdan Rabie Al-Metwally, President of the University, praised the efforts of AMIDEAST and the United States Agency for International Development in supporting the university and the fruitful cooperation between them. At the conclusion of the visit, Dr. Dina Mohsen, Deputy Director of the Program, met in a discussion session with students with disabilities at the university to listen to their proposals, requirements, and problems they face. She also recommended that they attend the official opening of the center and participate in the cultural and artistic activities at the opening events.