The students were hosted in major locations all over the country including Baheya Foundation, Vacsera, Medical Global Labs, Faculty of Agriculture at Cairo University and the Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute with a total of over 35 venues. New locations included the national center for radiation research and technology within the atomic energy authority, the cell and tissue culture lab at the national research institute and the biochemistry department of the faculty of agriculture in Cairo University.
Additionally, this year the faculty of Biotechnology has granted 7 students a research fund for their first graduation project, in the loving memory of Dr. Osama Saad, at several locations including the Faculty of Nanotechnology, Cairo University (El Sheikh Zayed Campus), and the Egyptian Petroleum research center (EPRI).
The faculty was keen on maintaining the adequate safety precautions and social distancing measures for all attendees.