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Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, received Mr. David Sadoulet, the French Cultural advisor in Cairo, and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of Dr. Saeed Allam, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development, Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen, Acting Vice President of the University for Education and Student Affairs, Dr. Hisham. Saeed, Acting Vice President of the University for Graduate Studies and Research, and Dr. Abeer El-Wakil, responsible for Francophone relations in the University’s Office of International Relations, with the aim of developing ways of academic and cultural cooperation between the two sides on topics of common interest.
During the meeting, Dr. Konsowa welcomed the French delegation, stressing Alexandria University’s keenness to consolidate cooperation with France in various scientific and cultural fields, noting the extended relations and shared academic degrees with many French universities, such as the universities of Poitiers, Bordeaux, and Aix-Marseille. He highlighted Alexandria University’s distinction in having departments conducting studies in French language in several faculties, in addition to the university’s branch in Chad, for French-speaking students on the African continent. The University President expressed his aspiration to increase this cooperation in the fields of education, scientific research, innovation, and joint academic degrees for the bachelor’s and postgraduate levels.
Mr. David Sadoulet praised the distinguished level of Alexandria University, stressing France’s keenness on joint cooperation with Egyptian universities in general and Alexandria University in particular, in the areas of educational programs and joint research projects in various academic specializations.
