On March 11,2017, the 9th Environmental week was organized under the auspices of Minister of Higher Education Dr. Khaled Atef Abdel Ghaffar and President of the University Prof. Dr. Abbas Mansour who asserted the university’s keenness on supporting the community through convoys that play a great role in serving the surrounding environment. He also praised the companies and institutions that interested in the environmental week. Moreover, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Khodary, Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research, referred to the history of the environmental week since 2008 that achieved several successes through a range of different activities like convoys, awareness campaigns, camps, blood donation campaigns and art exhibitions, asserting the necessity of benefit from the various activities organized by the university .Also Prof .Dr. Sayed Taha, Former vice president for community service and environmental affairs, asserted the university leadership in the environmental activities and community service through its hospitals and administrations. The first day included blood donation campaign, Afforestation Camp and opening of art exhibition at Faculty of Mass Communication.