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Ahmed B. Khairy, Ahmed B. Khairy, Ph.D. First–undersecretary For Cultural Affairs and Scientific
International Collaboration International Collaboration in Higher Education in Higher Education ministry is the ministry is the responsibility of the responsibility of the Cultural Affairs and Cultural Affairs and Scientific Missions SectorScientific Missions Sector
1. Central Administration of 1. Central Administration of Missions and Cultural Missions and Cultural RepresentationRepresentation"Students Out""Students Out" • Scientific missions are meant to serve Scientific missions are meant to serve
Egyptian students studying abroad.Egyptian students studying abroad.• Total number of Mission members Total number of Mission members
from year 2000 to 2005 is 9580from year 2000 to 2005 is 9580• Missions are classified as :Missions are classified as :
• Beside many Scholarships Beside many Scholarships granted directly from European,granted directly from European, AmericanAmerican and Japanese and Japanese Universities to Egyptian Universities to Egyptian postgraduate students (300-400 postgraduate students (300-400 scholarship/year).scholarship/year).
Spectrum of International Spectrum of International Collaboration in Postgraduate Collaboration in Postgraduate StudiesStudies
• Reform plan is in implementation that Reform plan is in implementation that aims to :aims to :– Integrate with the national strategy of Integrate with the national strategy of
scientific research.scientific research.– Match the research fields with local Match the research fields with local
needs.needs.– Set economical viability measures for the Set economical viability measures for the
cost/value of missions.cost/value of missions.– Build up the teams and groups that Build up the teams and groups that
coordinate with international projects.coordinate with international projects.
• Mechanisms:Mechanisms:– Develop a set of centers of excellence (COE) in various Develop a set of centers of excellence (COE) in various
disciplines.disciplines.– Balance research on pure, basic and applied sciences.Balance research on pure, basic and applied sciences.– Map-out the relationship between the COE,s and Map-out the relationship between the COE,s and
research units across Egypt, the region and the World.research units across Egypt, the region and the World.– Encourage international team work tasks.Encourage international team work tasks.– Seek out local innovative ideas and concentrate on Seek out local innovative ideas and concentrate on
creative approaches.creative approaches.– Implement the regulations and legislations for COE.Implement the regulations and legislations for COE.– Independence with a strategy of financial and Independence with a strategy of financial and
institutional affairs.institutional affairs.– Equipping with incubators, entrepreneurship and Equipping with incubators, entrepreneurship and
marketing polices and initiativesmarketing polices and initiatives
Spectrum of International Spectrum of International Collaboration in Postgraduate Collaboration in Postgraduate StudiesStudies (cont’d) (cont’d)
Spectrum of International Spectrum of International Collaboration in Postgraduate Collaboration in Postgraduate StudiesStudies (cont’d) (cont’d)
• Action:Action:– Postgraduate student are to register for Postgraduate student are to register for
degrees in such COE since their early degrees in such COE since their early diplomas or Masters.diplomas or Masters.
– Build up teams of verity in science and Build up teams of verity in science and cognitive studies/basic and applied studies.cognitive studies/basic and applied studies.
– Collaboration agreements with Collaboration agreements with corresponding centers worldwide; corresponding centers worldwide; postgraduates are sent in groups.postgraduates are sent in groups.
– Continual coordination with foreign COE,s Continual coordination with foreign COE,s within and outwith that processwithin and outwith that process
The Role of Egyptian Cultural & The Role of Egyptian Cultural & Educational Offices (Centers) Educational Offices (Centers) AbroadAbroad • Crews of these offices and Crews of these offices and
centers are mainly to centers are mainly to promote Egyptpromote Egypt abroad culturally, abroad culturally,
andandencourage further collaborationencourage further collaboration
with students and researchers with students and researchers from other countriesfrom other countries
The Role of Egyptian Cultural & The Role of Egyptian Cultural & Educational Offices (Centers) Educational Offices (Centers) Abroad Abroad (cont’d)(cont’d)
• The reform plan is aiming to:The reform plan is aiming to:– Assess their performance,Assess their performance,– Redistribute their whereabouts, Redistribute their whereabouts,
andand– Characterize their prime objective Characterize their prime objective
The Role of Egyptian Cultural & The Role of Egyptian Cultural & Educational Offices (Centers) Educational Offices (Centers) Abroad Abroad (cont’d)(cont’d)
Requirements ?
Visit the Egyptian centers of your Visit the Egyptian centers of your interest & kindly feedback.interest & kindly feedback.
2. Central Administration of2. Central Administration of Overseas Students-WafideenOverseas Students-Wafideen "Students In""Students In"
• Egypt welcomes in average 2700 Egypt welcomes in average 2700 students annually from many countries .students annually from many countries .
• Guides for attracting more students to Guides for attracting more students to join public and private Egyptian join public and private Egyptian Institutions are available in Arabic, Institutions are available in Arabic, English and French.English and French.
• A strategy for the years 2005 -2015 is A strategy for the years 2005 -2015 is set out to attract up to 100,000 foreign set out to attract up to 100,000 foreign student.student.
Non-Egyptian Students acceptedNon-Egyptian Students acceptedinto the Egyptian Universities into the Egyptian Universities and Institutes during 2000-2005and Institutes during 2000-2005
Non-Egyptian Students accepted Non-Egyptian Students accepted into the Egyptian into the Egyptian Universities during the year Universities during the year 2004/20052004/2005
3.Central Administration 3.Central Administration of Cultural Affairsof Cultural Affairs
• Supervises the collaboration Supervises the collaboration agreements and protocols between agreements and protocols between Egypt and other countries +Egypt and other countries +
• The international representatives in The international representatives in Egypt such as:Egypt such as:– Fulbright CommissionFulbright Commission– UNESCOUNESCO– Foreign Cultural CentersForeign Cultural Centers
• A review to assess the value of A review to assess the value of many collaboration agreements and many collaboration agreements and executive programs is undertaken executive programs is undertaken now.now.
Bilateral Agreements with Bilateral Agreements with Egyptian Universities and Egyptian Universities and Institutes during Institutes during 1997-2004 1997-2004