Tsinghua joins China-Egypt University Presidents Forum

Tsinghua University joined China-Egypt University Presidents Forum and Chinese Higher Education Exhibition, both held on March 26 in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong attended and addressed the closing ceremony of the forum. Tsinghua University vice president Yang Bin and Cairo University vice president Amr Adly co-hosted the forum.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Egypt.

Themed by the "Belt and Road" and China-Egypt People-to-People and Cultural Exchanges, the forum aims to build a new platform to promote bilateral cooperation in education and China-Egypt friendship.

Participating in the forum were 19 Chinese universities and 21 Egyptian universities. Cooperation between Egyptian and Chinese Universities in various educational and research fields was discussed.

The event strengthened the ties between Egypt and China in terms of youth exchange, research cooperation and technological innovation.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong and Egyptian Higher Education Minister Ashraf al-Shehi cut the ribbon for the Chinese higher education exhibition.

During the exhibition, numerous Egyptian students made inquiries about studying opportunities at Tsinghua. Many of them were learning the Chinese language and enthusiastic about Chinese culture.
Currently, Tsinghua has enrolled four Egyptian students, all with scholarships.

"The professors at Tsinghua have always been a source of inspiration and great support for me," said Dina Mohamed El-Hadi, an Egyptian student pursuing her doctoral degree in the School of Life Sciences.

(From Office of Global Communications and Outreach)