Alexandria University President Prof. Dr. Roshdy Zahran met a delegation from China’s Office for National Science and Technology Awards led by director Dr.Weng to discuss means of promoting cooperation in areas of common interest in preparation to sign a cooperation agreement.

Dr. Zahran affirmed the longstanding relations between Egypt and China since 60 years ago. He also stated that Alexandria University is keen to cooperate with Chinese scientific and research academic sides through forging scientific partnerships and joint programs.

He briefed the delegation on the university’s strategic plan, international partnerships and agreements.

The Chinese delegation presented the conditions of awards granted by the Center in fields of science and technology and the evaluation criteria for submitted projects. They also described the contributions that can be provided to Alexandria University for cooperation with the Chinese academic institutions.

The meeting was attended by Prof. Dr. Seddik Abdul Salam the University Vice-President forGraduateStudies and Research, Prof.Dr. Hesham Gaberthe University Vice-President for Education and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Mohammed Ismail Dean of the Faculty of Science, Prof. Dr. Mokhtar Yousef Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Institute, Prof. Dr. Abdel AzizKonsowaDean of the Faculty of Engineering,Prof. Dr.Boshra Salem Director of the Office of International Relations at the university and Prof. Dr. Magdy Abdel Azim theDeputy of the Faculty of Engineering

Dr. Essam ElKurdi, Alexandria University Vice President, visited the Egyptian embassy in the Chinese capital Beijing, where he met the Egyptian Ambassador, Dr. Magdy Amer and Dr. Hussein Ibrahim, the  Egyptian cultural advisor in China. A dialogue was made between the two sides about the opportunities for cooperation between the University of Alexandria, and the Chinese universities, government and provinces in terms of scholarships of undergraduate and graduate studies and conduct joint researches.

From his side, the Ambassador stressed on the development of Chinese-Egyptian relations, which is experiencing significant progress in the current period and pointed to the need for special investment of the available opportunities in the field of academic cooperation.

President of the International Studies University in Zhejiang, China, received Prof. Dr. Essam ElKurdy, vice president of Alexandria University for Community Service and Environmental Development, and his delegation in the administration building in in Hangzhou.

During the meeting, they discussed ways of cooperation between the two universities through the exchange of staff members and graduate students, and participation in conferences and seminars to learn about the features of the Egyptian and Chinese cultures. The university president in China expressed his desire to send graduate students to study Arabic at the Faculty of Arts and Specialized Studies at the University of Alexandria, and also he expressed his desire to sign a memorandum of understanding between the two universities. Furthermore, Prof. Essam Kurdish delivered an introductory lecture for Alexandria University and its faculties and the Centre for Arabic Language in Faculty of Arts. Then Dr. Kurdy and his accompanying delegation moved to the Chinese capital of Beijing to open up new prospects for cooperation in the fields of scientific and cultural exchanges between the University of Alexandria and the Chinese educational institutions.

Council of the Faculty of Law-  University of Alexandria recently approved the request submitted by the researcher, "Samir Mustafa Majeed" to be awarded a master's degree in law in a "النظام القانوني للتظلم الإداري- دراسة مقارنة" under the supervision of Dr. "Majid Raghib Al Helw" with the approval of the Department of Public Law and Graduate Studies Committee.