- Dr. El-Minshawy praises the role of the Fulbright Commission in supporting scientific research and enhancing international academic cooperation

- Dr. Maggie Nassif: we are proud to expand the areas of cooperation with Assiut University

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, received on Sunday, May 4, Dr. Maggie Nassif, executive director of the Fulbright Commission Egypt, as part of the visit of the commission's delegation to the University, to discuss ways of joint academic and research cooperation, in the presence of Dr. Gamal Badr, vice president for graduate studies and research, and Dr. Gaby Samaan, professor of cross-cultural communication at the American University of Toledo.

The meeting witnessed the presence of several members of the supervision and discussion Committee on the first doctoral thesis within the joint supervision grant provided by the Fulbright Commission, Media Department, Assiut University, specialization (radio and television), they are: Dr. Saber Suleiman Asran, professor of radio and television at the Faculty of media, Cairo University, Dr. Gaby Samaan, professor of cross-cultural communication at the University of Toledo, Dr. Fatima Zahra Saleh, head of the media department at Sohag University, Dr. Rehab Eldakhli, media advisor of the president of Assiut University, Dr. Yomna Atef, assistant professor at media department, faculty of Arts, along with researcher Arwa Nobi, assistant lecturer at the media department at the Faculty of Arts and a Fulbright grant recipient.

The meeting discussed the prospects of cooperation between Assiut University and the Fulbright Commission, reviewed the commission's programs and scholarships offered to study in the United States of America, and discussed mechanisms to support institutional capacities and exchange academic experiences.

At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy expressed his appreciation for the prominent role played by the Fulbright Commission in supporting researchers, praising its efforts in providing scientific opportunities that contribute to the development of academic competencies by international standards. He stressed Assiut University's keenness to expand the frameworks of international cooperation, which contributes to strengthening its position at the local and global levels.

Dr. El-Minshawy also pointed to the advanced scientific, research, and service potential of Assiut University, as well as an Integrated Medical City, which is the largest at the level of Egyptian universities, and provides its services to Upper Egypt governorates and others, stressing at the same time the Egyptian state's interest in establishing private universities, including Assiut private university, as an advanced educational institution that responds to the requirements of the labor market, through qualitative specialties that keep pace with the trends of the New Republic and support the Sustainable Development Goals.

For her side, Dr. Maggie Nassif expressed her appreciation to Assiut University, describing it as one of the leading universities in Egypt for its geographical location and strong academic and research potential. She expressed her happiness that her visit to the university coincided with the Fulbright Commission's celebration of the 75th anniversary of its establishment. She also stressed the authority's readiness to expand the areas of cooperation with the University and support researchers and educational institutions, especially in Upper Egypt.

In the same context, Dr. Saber Suleiman Asran, professor of radio and television at the Faculty of Media at Cairo University, praised the media department at the Faculty of Arts at Assiut University as one of the most active and distinguished departments among regional universities and is witnessing tangible development at the academic and research levels, reflecting the University's interest in qualitative disciplines in Upper Egypt.

Dr. Gaby Samaan also expressed his happiness to visit Assiut University, pointing out that it represents a successful model in academic interaction and exchange of experiences, and is one of the ancient universities in Egypt.

The meeting also witnessed the presence of Mr. Mohammed Adel, representative of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, as well as the Fulbright Commission delegation, which included several commission officials and representatives, namely: Mr. ASER Hani, assistant director of programs, Ms. Batul Khaled, Program Officer, Mr. Ramez Hani, Senior Operations Officer, Ms. Mary Attia, Assistant Program Officer, Mr. Marvin Ramzy, marketing consultant at the commission, as well as interns at the Commission: Mr. Peter Salib, Mr. Marwan Akl.

It is noteworthy that the visit of the Fulbright Commission delegation to Assiut University includes organizing an introductory seminar entitled "Grants and opportunities provided by the Fulbright Commission", in addition to a lecture by Dr. Gaby Simaan entitled: "Building Bridges of Communication between cultures in a changing world: towards more cooperation", in order to promote understanding and cultural rapprochement between peoples.