Ambassador of Republic of Iraq to Cairo Meets President of Mansoura University

On Wednesday, July 28, 2021, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq and its permanent representative to the League of Arab States, Dr. Ahmed Nayef Al-Dulaimi, met President of Mansoura University, Prof. Ashraf Mohammed Abdel-Basset, in the presence of the senior staff in the consular section of the embassy.

The President of Mansoura University welcomed the Ambassador, and his accompanying delegation, providing a brief overview of the vision and mission of the university, its faculties and departments, as well as the educational, research and social roles it provides.

the meeting touched upon strengthening of the scientific and cultural relations between Mansoura University and Iraqi universities, as well as reassurance on the conditions and concerns of incoming students within the university, in addition to discussing education systems under the Corona pandemic.

Ambassador Al-Dulaimi expressed the desire of the Ministry of  Higher Education and Scientific Research of Iraq and the embassy to twin Iraqi universities with Egyptian universities, including Mansoura University, to achieve maximum benefit from blending of different cultures and sciences for Iraqi and Egyptian universities, expressing his pride in the high educational and academic level of the reputable Egyptian universities, and the prestigious reputation that Mansoura University enjoys, and the tangible progress it has achieved in the higher education sector of the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt, expressing his thanks and appreciation to the university administration for its support to Iraqi students at Mansoura University, and providing them with care and various services, during the period of their studies at the university’s faculties, both at the undergraduate stage or postgraduate studies.

For his part, Prof. Abdul Basit stressed during the meeting the depth of ties and relations between the two brotherly peoples, and the important role of Egypt in supporting Iraqi students and providing the best means of modern education to provide them with science and culture so that they can serve their country, the land of Mesopotamia, to be genuine ambassadors for Mansoura University in their country.