Assiut University inaugurated the proceedings of the sixth International Conference of the Association of Faculties of Fine Arts organized by Assiut University in collaboration with the General Secretariat of the AArU. Dr. Tarek Al-Gammal, Assiut University Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, Dr. Sultan Abu Orabi, General Secretary of the AAru, and Dr. Mohamed Hasan Al-Haj, President of the Association of Faculties of Fine Arts attended the opening session of the conference. The Conference is per se an assertion of the keenness of the Faculties of Fine and Applied Arts to strengthen the educational and cultural ties around the Arab World in all innovative and artistic fields considering that the role of arts is basic in spreading the peaceful coexistence, acceptance of the other, promoting the oneness of human kind, and creative expression of life issues.