Sharing Quality Higher Education Across Borders
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Alexandria, 13 November 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) are co-hosting the Global Meeting of Associations of Universities, 14-15 November. This meeting will be followed by an International Conference on 15-16 November, under the theme of Sharing Quality Higher Education Across Borders: Role of Associations and Institutions. The two events are organized by the International Association of Universities (IAU).
The conference brings together more than 100 specialists in the field of higher education to discuss the role of educational institutions and international organizations in promoting the quality of education in order to enhance academic excellence and discuss new trends of education, as well as the opportunities and risks of cross-border education.
The participants include Dr. Abdallah Barakat, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Universities, Egypt; HE Amr Salama, Minister of Higher Education, Egypt; Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt; Goolam Mohamedbhai, President, IAU, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Mauritius, Mauritius; Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Rector, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico, Vice-President, IAU; Gamal Eldin A. Mokhtar, President, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Egypt; Abdullah Al-Faisal, Rector, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, IAU Administrative Board Member.
The conference and the meeting are open to the heads of national, regional and international associations of universities or their representatives, all higher education institutions, organizations, associations as well as other stakeholders.
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