Under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Mohammed Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, a seminar was held this evening entitled "Internationalization of Egyptian Universities... Goals and Possibilities", with the participation of Prof. Dr. Ashraf Hnijal, SU President, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Mostafa Refaat, The Secretary of the Supreme Council of Universities, as well as the Presidents of Egyptian Universities, Officials of International Cooperation of Universities, and Prof. Dr. Mona Hgras, Assistant Secretary of the Supreme Council of Universities.

The SU President pointed out that this seminar deals with one of the important subjects in the field of higher education, stating that the concept of internationalization concerns adding an international dimension to the three main sectors which consist the higher education universities and institutions, namely teaching to students, scientific research, community service, and environment development. It will be held through the establishment of international external relations and linkages that let university education institutions move from being just a national institution to becoming a global institution capable of bringing the international dimension to all aspects of its work system in an integrated manner that contributes to enhancing the quality of teaching and learning processes as well as the development of the required skills.

Hnijal also stated that during the lecture delivered by Professor John McGovern, Consultant for Higher Education of the British Council in Cairo, He addressed ways of internationalizing higher education, setting its own goals, and exploring means of achieving them, including the development of study programs and the possibility of establishing partnerships between Egyptian and British universities to create joint postgraduate and scientific research programs of mutual interest as well as exchanging experiences between teaching staff and researchers.