Chahinda Ezzat, Cultural Attaché at the Egyptian Embassy in France, Dr Ibrahim Fathy, Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New Mansoura, and Dr Abir El Shater, the Minister’s Assistant for Technical Affairs, who oversees the Egyptian Knowledge Bank.

This agreement forms part of the implementation of Egypt Vision 2030, whose objectives include strengthening Egypt’s leadership at regional and international levels, and promoting comprehensive development, which is achieved through numerous mechanisms, including support for strengthening regional and international partnerships. He praised the academic relations between Egypt and France, which reflect a strong bond between the two countries.

The Minister emphasised that the Ministry of Higher Education is working to encourage Egyptian universities to increase their cooperation with prestigious international academic institutions, in line with the objectives of the national strategy for higher education and scientific research. He highlighted the great diversity of universities in Egypt, comprising public, national, private, technological universities and branches of international universities), and explained that the Ministry is striving to make Egyptian universities centres of higher education in the Middle East and Africa. He confirmed the universities’ commitment to offering modern study programmes in line with the requirements of the local, regional and international labour markets.

For his part, Dr Moawad Al-Khouli, the university’s president, stated that New Mansoura University is positioning itself as a global player in higher education, particularly in science, technology and cultural development, thanks to the support of the university’s regional and international partnerships. This agreement covers several key areas, notably exchange programmes as part of summer schools and study abroad semesters, including educational trips to enrich students’ learning experiences. The agreement also allows students to enrol on dual degree programmes, offering them the opportunity to obtain dual degrees with Aivancity, such as the MSc in Data Management and the MSc in Data Engineering & Cloud Data Computing.

The agreement also provides for the joint development of training programmes to meet the needs of the labour market, as well as an artificial intelligence observatory focusing on responsible AI practices in Egypt, thereby contributing to the sustainable development of this field.

Shahenda Ezzat highlighted the efforts of the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education to strengthen cooperative ties between Egypt and France. She expressed her support for this agreement, which reflects a commitment to strengthening educational and cultural ties between Egypt and France, and looked forward to seeing the fruitful results of this cooperation.