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Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour, Vice President of Alexandria University for Graduate Studies, and Dr. Sameh Shehata, General Supervisor of the International Relations Office at Alexandria University, received the Peruvian embassy delegation headed by Mr. Jose Jesus Betancourt Rivera, Peruvian Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The delegation included Dr. Domingo García Belaunde, Dr. Jose Palomino Manchego, specialists in the field of constitutional law at the National University of San Marcos in Peru, and Mr. Basil Michel Marco, Honorary Consul of Peru in Alexandria, with the aim of discussing ways of cooperation between the two sides and signing cooperation agreements between the University of Alexandria and the National University of San Marcos in Peru.
In his speech, Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour welcomed the delegation of the Peruvian Embassy to Alexandria University, pointing out that Alexandria University is one of the most prestigious universities around the world. El-Ghandour indicated that the University is keen on international cooperation with prestigious international universities, including San Marcos University in Peru, pointing out that Alexandria University has many double degrees with major international universities in America and Europe, which allows students to obtain a double degree from both universities, it has two international branches in the state of Chad and the state of South Sudan, and it owns 14 museums, including the university’s holdings museum, which contains rare manuscripts dating back to thousands of years. He confirmed that it is expected that there will be a cooperation agreement between the University of Alexandria and the National University of San Marcos in Peru in various fields, including medicine, law, engineering, and history.
For his part, Mr. Jose Jesus Betancourt welcomed the cooperation with Alexandria University, especially that the University of San Marcos in Peru has a long history like that of its Egyptian counterpart, pointing out that the University of San Marcos is an independent university that was established in 1551, and is one of the oldest universities in the South American continent. He emphasized that the purpose of the visit is to get acquainted with the Egyptian culture and learn more about the constitutional life in Egypt, especially that Egypt has an ancient constitutional court, and it has distinguished professors in constitutional law at Alexandria University, so it was of great importance to have the opportunity of exchanging experiences between the two universities, and the exchange of students and faculty members .
