Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, received today, Wednesday, November 2, 2022, Ambassador Michele Quaroni, the Italian Ambassador in Cairo, and his accompanying delegation, to discuss strengthening joint cooperation between Alexandria University and Italian universities, in the presence of the university’s vice presidents, and Mr. Mario Di Pasquale, Consul of Italy Honorary Degree in Alexandria, Mrs. Maria La Rocha, Counselor of the Italian Embassy, ​​Deans of the Faculties of Engineering, Science, Dentistry, Fine Arts, Nursing, the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, and officials of the University's International Relations Office.
During the meeting, the president of the university stressed the depth of the historical relations between Egypt and Italy, stressing the university's keenness to cooperate with Italian universities in areas of common interest, through scientific and cultural projects and joint and double academic degrees in different disciplines, within the framework of Alexandria University's continuous endeavor to establish partnerships and scientific degrees with prestigious international universities, and the president of the university indicated the possibility of starting a program to teach the Italian language and culture at the Faculty of Arts, which would contribute to the dissemination of the culture of the two countries.
The Italian ambassador in Cairo expressed his happiness with this meeting, stressing his country's keenness to strengthen ties with Egyptian universities, especially Alexandria University with its unique location and ancient history. Joint cooperation.
During the meeting, cooperation agreements signed between Alexandria University and Italian universities in Catania, Rome, Milan, Naples and Carrara and ways to enhance cooperation through these agreements were reviewed, as well as the 8 agreements under signature to enhance academic cooperation between Alexandria University and Italian universities, which can extend to reviving some projects. The same with the Egyptian-Roman-Greek cultural heritage through cooperation between academic and governmental bodies