Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, made an important visit to Brussels on Thursday, where he held several fruitful meetings. Among them was a meeting with Ms. Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Research and Innovation, which included the initialing of Egypt's accession agreement to the Horizon Europe program for scientific research and innovation. Important meetings were also held with the presidents of VUB and KU Leuven universities, and the Council of Universities of Applied Sciences in Flanders, to discuss ways to strengthen educational partnerships between educational institutions in Egypt and Belgium. Investing in human capital is one of the most important pillars of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Egypt and the European Union, and one of the most important areas of cooperation between Egypt and Belgium, according to an announcement by the Egyptian Embassy in Brussels, the capital of Belgium and the European Union.