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Organised in Cairo on April 7 and 8, 2025, during President Emmanuel Macron's official visit, the Symposium marked a significant milestone in the strategic partnership between French and Egyptian higher education and research institutions.

This platform showcases the outcomes of the event and carries forward the momentum it created, fostering new academic collaborations, exchanges, and joint initiatives between French and Egyptian partners.

It will be updated regularly to keep you informed about ongoing cooperation and emerging opportunities for collaboration.

Outcomes and Follow-up

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Outcomes and Follow-Up

The Symposium gave rise to a wide range of collaborative projects: double degrees, international campuses, university franchises, and research projets.
New academic missions will be organised in the coming months to support project implementation and develop new partnerships.

Institutional Highlights

The event featured keynote speeches by the French and Egyptian Ministers of Higher Education and Research, as well as an address by President Emmanuel Macron, reaffirming a shared strategic vision.
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French Egyptian Symposium for Academic and Scientific Cooperation

Day 1 – April 7th, 2025

Celebrating historical ties and creating new avenues for cooperation

Opening session: Internationalization of higher education and research systems

Karim Said, Attaché for Scientific and Academic Cooperation

  • Opening of the Symposium

 

Laurent Gatineau, Presdient of CY Cergy Paris University

  • Opening remarks on the strategic importance of French Egyptian academic collaboration

 

Pr. Mostafa REFAAT, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Universities in Egypt

  • Egypt’s vision for higher education internationalization and cooperation with France 

 

Dr. Hossam Osman, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research for Innovation & Scientific Research Affairs

  • Innovation and scientific research: Key opportunities for Egyptian French scientific cooperation

Session 1: French Egyptian academic cooperation – Current status and future perspectives

Panel 1: Vision and commitment – Key opportunities for academic cooperation
Panel 2: Lessons learned & Future Horizons: Project leaders’ focus on specific initiatives

High level segment

HE. Philippe Baptiste, French Minister of Higher Education and Research (MESR)
HE. Ayman Ashour, Egyptian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR)

Day 2 – April 8th, 2025

Supporting youth through innovation,research and economic insertion

Session 2: Research and innovation – Enhancing scientific research and innovation capabilities through partnerships

Panel 1: Strategic opportunities for Egyptian French Scientific Cooperation
Panel 2: Supporting research collaboration

Session 3: Strengthening cooperation through students’ and researchers’ mobility promotion

Session 4: Promoting ties between academic and corporate ecosystems

Panel 1: Enhancing graduate employability & workforce integration
Panel 2: Supporting growth – innovation, research impacts and lifelong learning

French Egyptian Symposium on Higher Education and Research

Program – April 7-8, 2025

Day 1 – April 7th, 2025

Celebrating historical ties and creating new avenues for cooperation

Opening session

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First session

French Egyptian academic cooperation, Current status and future perspectives

Second Day Sessions

Supporting youth through innovation, research and economic insertion

Second session

Research and innovation – Enhancing scientific research and innovation capabilities through partnerships

Third session

Strengthening cooperation through students’ and researchers’ mobility promotion

Fourth session

Promoting ties between academic and corporate ecosystems

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Institutional Highlights

Featured Speaker

Meet the Decision Makers and Visionaries

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Stay Connected / Next Steps

14-17 October 2025
The Choose France student fair will take place in Alexandria and Cairo, in partnership with Campus France. The event will include a day dedicated to following up on the projects launched during the Symposium.
Early 2026
An institutional event  will be organised in France in partnership with France Universités and Campus France.
 

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  • First Balcony Seat
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  • Free Video Speaker

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