Professor Dr. Hemdan Rabie Al-Metwally, President of the University, welcomed this afternoon, August 21, 2024, Professor Dr. Reda Al-Sayed Hegazy, Professor of Curricula and Science Teaching Methods, former Minister of Education and Technical Education, and President of Al-Riyada University. This was before heading to the headquarters of the University’s Faculty Club, to discuss the doctoral thesis submitted by researcher Iman Khaled Abdel Hamid Al-Taweel entitled “The effect of the interaction between the type of thematic interactive video activities in a virtual training center and the cognitive style on developing the skills of e-school development and management of an educational technology specialist.” to obtain the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education, headed by the former Minister of Education, the committee to discuss and judge the thesis, and the membership of Professor Dr. Amany Awad, Dean of the College of Education, supervisor and discussant, Professor Dr. Al-Shahat Saad Etman, Professor of Educational Technology and former Dean of the College of Education, discussant, and Dr. Sohair Hamdi Farag, assistant professor. Educational Technology, College of Education, Supervisor. The University President welcomed the former Minister of Education to Damietta University, and the discussion and governance committee. For his part, Minister Reda Al-Sayed Hegazy expressed his happiness at his presence at Damietta University, and thanked Professor Dr. Hemdan Rabie, President of the University, for the warm reception, praising the continuous efforts and clear efforts he witnessed from the President of the University to raise the status of Damietta University and advance its educational system. The discussion concluded by granting the researcher the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education with an excellent grade, with a recommendation to print the thesis at the university’s expense and exchange it with Egyptian and foreign universities.