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Okayama University Faculty of Education Signs Interfaculty Agreement with Egyptian University Ain Shams

February 09, 2021

On February 3, Okayama University Faculty of Education signed an interfaculty agreement with Ain Shams University Faculty of Education in Egypt.

Ain Shams University, located in Cairo, is one the leading universities in Egypt and hub for pedagogical research and teacher training. Okayama University has cooperated with Ain Shams University to promote educational and research exchange numerous times, including in November 2019 when Okayama University Faculty of Education organized and managed a joint session with Ain Shams University Faculty of Education for the “2019 Global Conference on Teacher Education for ESD” hosted by Okayama University as well as for 3 online seminars held over September and October 2020 collectively titled “Okayama University Lecture Series in Conversation with Egypt”.

The signing ceremony took place online, with Okayama University Dean of Faculty of Education MIMURA Yukari and Ain Shams University Dean of Faculty of Education Meged Mahmoud Abou-El-Enain in attendance.

In the future, the faculties will conduct joint research and hold seminars in order to contribute to the development of pedagogical research in Japan and Egypt and will prepare for the exchange of students and faculty members.

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