Academic and scientific cooperation between France and Egypt has already, throughout its long history, achieved significant results in the fields of education, research, and innovation. For 35 years now, a Sorbonne law school has been operating within Cairo University, perpetuating our shared legal culture, notably inherited from the emblematic Khedivial School of Law in Cairo, founded in 1868. In the fields of archaeology and heritage preservation, our historic cooperation continues just as strongly, for example, in the Valley of the Nobles and the Valley of the Kings, where cutting-edge technologies such as photogrammetry, 3D imaging, and scientific imaging are developed and employed by French and Egyptian teams. These are just two examples that demonstrate the history, trust, and shared ambition of our two countries.

Today, as in the past, the challenges we must tackle together are numerous and evolve alongside technological changes, climate change, and health crises. Egypt, with its dynamic and talented youth, represents a tremendous pool of skills and an essential driver at the regional level. These challenges must be at the heart of our joint action and require a strategic reflection on how to intensify and better structure our partnership.

The French Egyptian Symposium for Scientific and Academic Cooperation is a key moment to strengthen our ties and to define ambitious prospects to continue developing our bilateral partnership.

France and Egypt here reaffirm their shared commitment to excellence in higher education and research. Our objective is clear: to provide our citizens, together, with the tools they need to meet tomorrow’s challenges and to actively contribute to the development of both our countries.