UMass Lowell Delegation Visits Egyptian Universities
Provost Ahmed Abdelal led a delegation to build partnerships with universities in Egypt. The UMass delegation included Paula Rayman, Director of the Middle East Center, Steve McCarthy, Plastics Engineering, Deina Abdelkader, Political Science, and Steve Mishol, Painting.
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(L to R) Dr. Lobna Abdelatif, Chair of the
Economics Department at Cairo University,
Dr. Paula Rayman, Dr Baher Atlam, Economics
Department at Cairo University, and Deina
Abdelkader.
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The delegation visited University of Cairo, British University in Egypt, American University in Egypt, Modern Sciences and Arts University, and The High Institute of Applied Arts.
The delegation initiated several partnerships including:
- University of Cairo
Memorandum of Understanding for
Graduate and Faculty Cooperation
in Biomedical Engineering and
Biotechnology, Economics, Political
Science, and Women’s Studies.
- Modern Sciences and Arts University
Cooperation in Biotechnology and
Communication.
- British University in Egypt
Cooperation in Plastics Engineering
- The High Institute of Applied Arts
UMass Lowell will host an exhibition of
Contemporary Egyptian Digital Art in
2011.
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