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Ahmed B. Khairy, Ahmed B. Khairy, Ph.D. First–undersecretary For Cultural Affairs and Scientific
Missions Ministry of Higher Education
EGYPT
abkary52@hotmail.com
CCross-ordersross-orders & &
IInternational nternational
CCooperationooperation
DDevelopments evelopments in in EEgyptgypt
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International Collaboration International Collaboration in Higher Education in Higher Education ministry is the ministry is the responsibility of the responsibility of the Cultural Affairs and Cultural Affairs and Scientific Missions SectorScientific Missions Sector
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The Sector Embodies Three The Sector Embodies Three Central Administrations ofCentral Administrations of
1.1. Central Administration of Missions Central Administration of Missions & Cultural Representation& Cultural Representation
3. Central Administration of 3. Central Administration of Cultural AffairsCultural Affairs
2. Central Administration of 2. Central Administration of Overseas Students “Wafideen”Overseas Students “Wafideen”
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Head ofCultural Affairs and Missions Sector
Head ofCultural Affairs and Missions Sector
Missions and Cultural
Representation
Missions and Cultural
RepresentationOverseas StudentsOverseas Students
SecretariatsSecretariatsBoard of Consultants
& Development ProjectBoard of Consultants
& Development Project
Cultural Affairs Cultural Affairs
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Head ofCultural Affairs and Missions Sector
Board of Consultants
Secretariats
Central Administration of Missions and Cultural
Representation
Central Administrationof Cultural Affairs
Central Administration of Non-Egyptian
Students
General DepartmentOf
Cultural Representation
General Department of Missions
General DepartmentOf
Cultural Researches
General Department of Cultural Affairs
General DepartmentOf
Non Egyptian Students Activities
General Department of Non Egyptian Students
Admission
Technical officeof
The Head of the Sector
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1. Central Administration of 1. Central Administration of Missions and Cultural Missions and Cultural RepresentationRepresentation"Students Out""Students Out" • Scientific missions are meant to serve Scientific missions are meant to serve
Egyptian students studying abroad.Egyptian students studying abroad.• Total number of Mission members Total number of Mission members
from year 2000 to 2005 is 9580from year 2000 to 2005 is 9580• Missions are classified as :Missions are classified as :
– Full missionsFull missions– Channel missionsChannel missions– Internal missionsInternal missions– Scientific missionsScientific missions
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Missions during 2000-2005 Missions during 2000-2005
• The total cost of Full Scholarships was The total cost of Full Scholarships was L.E. 1180 millions .L.E. 1180 millions .
• and L.E. 144 millions for all the rest. and L.E. 144 millions for all the rest.
Full Scholarships Full Scholarships 20322032
Internal MissionsInternal Missions33803380
Scientific Scientific ChannelChannel
23122312
Scientific Scientific MissionsMissions
18561856
TotalTotal95809580
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• Beside many Scholarships Beside many Scholarships granted directly from European,granted directly from European, AmericanAmerican and Japanese and Japanese Universities to Egyptian Universities to Egyptian postgraduate students (300-400 postgraduate students (300-400 scholarship/year).scholarship/year).
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Spectrum of International Spectrum of International Collaboration in Postgraduate Collaboration in Postgraduate StudiesStudies
• Reform plan is in implementation that Reform plan is in implementation that aims to :aims to :– Integrate with the national strategy of Integrate with the national strategy of
scientific research.scientific research.– Match the research fields with local Match the research fields with local
needs.needs.– Set economical viability measures for the Set economical viability measures for the
cost/value of missions.cost/value of missions.– Build up the teams and groups that Build up the teams and groups that
coordinate with international projects.coordinate with international projects.
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• Mechanisms:Mechanisms:– Develop a set of centers of excellence (COE) in various Develop a set of centers of excellence (COE) in various
disciplines.disciplines.– Balance research on pure, basic and applied sciences.Balance research on pure, basic and applied sciences.– Map-out the relationship between the COE,s and Map-out the relationship between the COE,s and
research units across Egypt, the region and the World.research units across Egypt, the region and the World.– Encourage international team work tasks.Encourage international team work tasks.– Seek out local innovative ideas and concentrate on Seek out local innovative ideas and concentrate on
creative approaches.creative approaches.– Implement the regulations and legislations for COE.Implement the regulations and legislations for COE.– Independence with a strategy of financial and Independence with a strategy of financial and
institutional affairs.institutional affairs.– Equipping with incubators, entrepreneurship and Equipping with incubators, entrepreneurship and
marketing polices and initiativesmarketing polices and initiatives
Spectrum of International Spectrum of International Collaboration in Postgraduate Collaboration in Postgraduate StudiesStudies (cont’d) (cont’d)
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Spectrum of International Spectrum of International Collaboration in Postgraduate Collaboration in Postgraduate StudiesStudies (cont’d) (cont’d)
• Action:Action:– Postgraduate student are to register for Postgraduate student are to register for
degrees in such COE since their early degrees in such COE since their early diplomas or Masters.diplomas or Masters.
– Build up teams of verity in science and Build up teams of verity in science and cognitive studies/basic and applied studies.cognitive studies/basic and applied studies.
– Collaboration agreements with Collaboration agreements with corresponding centers worldwide; corresponding centers worldwide; postgraduates are sent in groups.postgraduates are sent in groups.
– Continual coordination with foreign COE,s Continual coordination with foreign COE,s within and outwith that processwithin and outwith that process
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Spectrum of International Spectrum of International Collaboration in Postgraduate Collaboration in Postgraduate Studies (cont’d)Studies (cont’d)
•Requirements ?– Welcome to collaboration offers Welcome to collaboration offers
worldwideworldwide, especially with COE,s, especially with COE,s
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The Role of Egyptian Cultural & The Role of Egyptian Cultural & Educational Offices (Centers) Educational Offices (Centers) AbroadAbroad • Crews of these offices and Crews of these offices and
centers are mainly to centers are mainly to promote Egyptpromote Egypt abroad culturally, abroad culturally,
andandencourage further collaborationencourage further collaboration
with students and researchers with students and researchers from other countriesfrom other countries
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Map of Egyptian Cultural & Educational Offices (Centers) Abroad
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The Role of Egyptian Cultural & The Role of Egyptian Cultural & Educational Offices (Centers) Educational Offices (Centers) Abroad Abroad (cont’d)(cont’d)
• The reform plan is aiming to:The reform plan is aiming to:– Assess their performance,Assess their performance,– Redistribute their whereabouts, Redistribute their whereabouts,
andand– Characterize their prime objective Characterize their prime objective
(Egypt-EU(Egypt-EU && Brussels)Brussels)
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The Role of Egyptian Cultural & The Role of Egyptian Cultural & Educational Offices (Centers) Educational Offices (Centers) Abroad Abroad (cont’d)(cont’d)
Requirements ?
Visit the Egyptian centers of your Visit the Egyptian centers of your interest & kindly feedback.interest & kindly feedback.
www.mohe-casm.edu.egwww.mohe-casm.edu.eg
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2. Central Administration of2. Central Administration of Overseas Students-WafideenOverseas Students-Wafideen "Students In""Students In"
• Egypt welcomes in average 2700 Egypt welcomes in average 2700 students annually from many countries .students annually from many countries .
• Guides for attracting more students to Guides for attracting more students to join public and private Egyptian join public and private Egyptian Institutions are available in Arabic, Institutions are available in Arabic, English and French.English and French.
• A strategy for the years 2005 -2015 is A strategy for the years 2005 -2015 is set out to attract up to 100,000 foreign set out to attract up to 100,000 foreign student.student.
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Non-Egyptian Students acceptedNon-Egyptian Students acceptedinto the Egyptian Universities into the Egyptian Universities and Institutes during 2000-2005and Institutes during 2000-2005
YearYearUniversitiesUniversitiesInstitutesInstitutesTotalTotal
2000/20012000/20011408140888988922972297
2001/20022001/2002140814081003100324112411
2002/20032002/20031503150396996924722472
2003/20042003/2004152215221187118727092709
2004/20052004/2005162016201687168733073307
TotalTotal74617461573557351319613196
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Non-Egyptian Students accepted Non-Egyptian Students accepted into the Egyptian into the Egyptian Universities during the year Universities during the year 2004/20052004/2005
AreaAreaNumber of Number of StudentsStudents
Arab WorldArab World11961196
AfricaAfrica190190
AsiaAsia216216
EuropeEurope1818
TotalTotal16201620
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3.Central Administration 3.Central Administration of Cultural Affairsof Cultural Affairs
• Supervises the collaboration Supervises the collaboration agreements and protocols between agreements and protocols between Egypt and other countries +Egypt and other countries +
• The international representatives in The international representatives in Egypt such as:Egypt such as:– Fulbright CommissionFulbright Commission– UNESCOUNESCO– Foreign Cultural CentersForeign Cultural Centers
• A review to assess the value of A review to assess the value of many collaboration agreements and many collaboration agreements and executive programs is undertaken executive programs is undertaken now.now.
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Number of Agreements and Executive Number of Agreements and Executive Programs for the year 2004Programs for the year 2004
AreaAreaNumber of Number of Agreements Agreements
Number of Number of Executive Programs Executive Programs
Arab WorldArab World21211717
AfricaAfrica39392121
AsiaAsia18181111
EuropeEurope33332020
North AmericaNorth America5522
South AmericaSouth America121299
TotalTotal1281288080
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Bilateral Agreements with Bilateral Agreements with Egyptian Universities and Egyptian Universities and Institutes during Institutes during 1997-2004 1997-2004
AreaAreaNumber of Number of AgreementsAgreements
Arab WorldArab World192192
AfricaAfrica99
AsiaAsia158158
EuropeEurope252252
North North AmericaAmerica
9393
South South AmericaAmerica
55
TotalTotal709709
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Number of Agreements Number of Agreements According to specializations and According to specializations and countriescountries
CountriesCountries
specializatiospecializationsns
Arab Arab CountriesCountries
European European CountriesCountries
Asian Asian CountriesCountries
USAUSATotalTotal
ScientificScientific1616232377995555
Humanities Humanities and Artsand Arts
4949353519191010113113
TotalTotal6565585826261919168168
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