♦ The department provided Upper Egypt students to go to Cairo to study the Chinese language.
♦ The department has offered some scholarships for students to study a full year or a semester in China.
♦ The department participated in the celebrations of the Chinese Spring Festival, and its students held cultural days that included many activities such as singing and reciting poetry.
♦ Attracting some Chinese experts from abroad and teaching them in the department.
♦ Appointing teaching assistants in the department to be the nucleus of the faculty members in the department later.