In a strategic step towards academic internationalization, the President of Al Arab University, Prof. Abdulrahman Youssef, chaired a high-level meeting this morning at the university’s headquarters. The meeting was attended by the university’s Executive Director, Mr. Saeed Ateeq, and officials responsible for academic and research affairs, to set out a roadmap for planned international cooperation with Benha National University in Egypt.
Towards digital education without borders
The meeting is part of the university’s vision of moving beyond traditional models of education towards comprehensive digitalization. Discussions focused on the final technical and logistical arrangements for a “virtual academic summit” to be held tomorrow via Zoom, bringing together the university’s deans and program directors with their counterparts at Benha National University.
Broad leadership participation
The meeting reflected the university’s academic and administrative mobilization to activate external partnerships. Participants included:
- The university’s Deputies for Academic Affairs and for Financial and Administrative Affairs.
- The Director of the President’s Office.
- The Director of Educational Quality.
- The directors of the academic programs.
- The Director of the Research and Consultancy Office.
- The Director of the Community and Environment Service Office.
Goals of the planned partnership
Prof. Abdulrahman Youssef said the university aims through this partnership to achieve:
- Exchange of expertise: aligning curricula between equivalent faculties.
- Stronger scientific research: launching joint research projects on environmental and social issues.
- Quality assurance: applying the latest international quality standards to educational outcomes.
The Executive Director, Mr. Saeed Ateeq, said the university has made all its technical and administrative resources available to ensure the success of this cooperation, stressing that openness to respected educational institutions such as Benha National University is an integral part of the university’s strategy for sustainable growth.