President of Beni Suef University participates in the activities of the first forum of Egyptian and Sudanese universities
Prof. Dr. Mansour Hassan, President of Beni Suef University, participated in the first forum of Egyptian and Sudanese universities with the participation of 37 Sudanese universities and several Egyptian universities held at Ain Shams University for two days within the joint executive program signed between the two countries on the sidelines of the presidential summit in Khartoum, Under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Khalid Abdul Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and his Sudanese counterpart, Dr. Sadiq Al-Hadi Al-Mahdi, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Sudan.
The forum aims at enhancing cooperation between Egyptian and Sudanese universities, providing opportunities for joint agreements, exchange faculty members visits, and exchange of students, in addition to increasing cooperation in educational programs and research projects of common interest. The symposium will discuss a number of scientific papers, including: the vision of higher education in the two countries, the strategy of scientific research in Egypt and Sudan, cooperation in the field of scientific research, and funding of research projects and providing training grants to Sudanese researchers in Egyptian research centers.
It is worth mentioning that the forum is organized by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Missions at the Central Administration for the Affairs of International Students in the Ministry of Higher Education in cooperation with Ain Shams University under the chairmanship of Dr. Abdelwahab Ezzat, President of the University. It is attended by a large number of Egyptian university presidents and Sudanese universities.