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Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and Ambassador Walid Haggag, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director of the Institute of Diplomatic Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signed a cooperation protocol between the two parties in a number of joint training, scientific and research fields.
This came in the presence of Dr. Ahmed Wahban, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Dr. Osama El-Adly, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Education and Student Affairs, and Dr. Sherine Nasr, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Graduate Studies and Research.
In his speech, Dr. Konsowa indicated that this protocol comes within the framework of Alexandria University's keenness to maximize the capabilities of its students, and qualify them at the highest level in a way that serves national interests to prepare a new generation of leaders capable of dealing with current challenges, and providing students with specialized studies on the nature of political, economic, and social relations, and developing their professional capabilities with the requirements of foreign diplomatic representation and other specialized studies. The University President also praised the national role played by the Institute of Diplomatic Studies of the Egyptian state in preparing, qualifying and training future diplomatic cadres capable of serving national interests.
For his part, Ambassador Walid Haggag stressed that the Institute of Diplomatic Studies at the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is keen to cooperate with Alexandria University, especially since Alexandria University is an educational institution with an international reputation that has distinguished expertise in everything related to diplomatic paths, in addition to its uniqueness in many dual degrees with major international universities, which enhances the capabilities of diplomats, qualifies them for diplomatic work and increases the competitiveness of trainees within the framework of the protocol.
Dr. Ahmed Wahban stressed the importance of the protocol in consolidating cooperation relations between Alexandria University and the Institute of Diplomatic Studies, noting that the protocol aims to enhance means of cooperation and strengthen academic ties between the two sides through the exchange of professors and experts in all fields of common interest, in addition to cooperation in the field of training and research, holding conferences, scientific seminars and joint discussion groups, in addition to exchanging publications, bulletins and periodicals issued by each party.