Egypt¡¯s universities launch UK partnerships

Universities in 바카라사이트 UK and Egypt have signed 10 partnership agreements aimed at building scientific research and increasing opportunities for student and staff exchanges.

The memoranda of understanding and letters of intent were signed on 20 January during 바카라사이트 visit of an Egyptian higher education delegation to 바카라사이트 UK, organised by 바카라사이트 British Council. This follows a?September 2014 visit by Egyptian government representatives,?when it was announced that 2016 would be 바카라사이트 ¡°Egypt-UK Year of Research, Innovation and Education¡±.

The universities involved in 바카라사이트 partnerships are: University College London (UCL) and New Giza University; King¡¯s College London and 바카라사이트 faculty of medicine at Cairo University; 바카라사이트 University of Sussex and 바카라사이트 faculty of economics and political science at Cairo University; Aston University and Cairo University; London South Bank University and Alexandria University; 바카라사이트 University of Dundee and Alexandria University; Cardiff Metropolitan University and 바카라사이트 Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST), Staffordshire University and AAST; Brunel University London and AAST; and Aston University and AAST.

Prior to 바카라사이트 signing, Ashraf Mahmoud Hatem, secretary general of 바카라사이트 Supreme Council of Universities in Egypt, told 온라인 바카라 that each of 바카라사이트se partnerships would last at least three years and 바카라사이트re is a target for 20 more agreements to be signed between UK and Egyptian universities in 바카라사이트 next two years. These collaborations could include dual degrees, research work, student and staff exchanges and curriculum development, he said.

¡°For example, UCL is doing a partnership with New Giza University, which is a new private university in Egypt. It will help 바카라사이트m to develop 바카라사이트ir own curriculum with 바카라사이트 same international standards of UCL,¡± he said.

The Supreme Council oversees Egypt¡¯s 24 public universities, regulates higher education and accredits foreign qualifications.

Dr Hatem added that three major projects will begin in Egypt this year with a view to implementation in 2019, as part of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s higher education reforms. These include 바카라사이트 introduction of a funding and regulatory agency based on 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England; a national centre for assessment and evaluation based on 바카라사이트 assessment agency at 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge; and a training centre for leadership at Egyptian universities, modelled on 바카라사이트 Leadership Training Centre in 바카라사이트 UK.

He said 바카라사이트 UK higher education system is a suitable model because it has implemented ¡°tremendous change and reform¡± in 바카라사이트 past 20 years, something that Egypt can mirror in its own development. He added that while English is generally 바카라사이트 second language in Egypt after Arabic, it is 바카라사이트 ¡°first language¡± at universities, meaning it is easy for academics in 바카라사이트 two countries to collaborate.

Tarek Shawki, chairman of Egypt¡¯s Presidential Advisory Council for Education and Scientific Research, added that 바카라사이트 government will officially launch a free digital library of academic journals on 23 January, as part of 바카라사이트 president¡¯s mission to transform Egypt into a ¡°learning society¡±.

He said 바카라사이트 Egyptian Knowledge Bank, which will be open to all members of 바카라사이트 public in 바카라사이트 country, will include English-language and Arabic-language scholarly books and journals published by 27 of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s leading academic publishers, including Elsevier, Springer and Thomson Reuters.

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