Higher Education Minister and BA Director Sign Cooperation Protocol to Open Knowledge Embassy at Egypt's Cultural and Educational Relations Bureau in Berlin
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Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, signed a cooperation protocol to open an Embassy of Knowledge affiliated to the Library at the Egyptian Bureau for Cultural and Educational Relations in Berlin, Germany. The signing ceremony – which was held at the Ministry's headquarters in the New Administrative Capital – was attended by Dr. Ayman Farid, Assistant Minister and Head of the Cultural Affairs and Missions Sector, Dr. Mohamed Soliman, Deputy Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Dr. Ashraf Farag, Supervisor of the Embassies of Knowledge project; and a group of BA heads of sectors and senior officials.
H.E. Mr. Mohamed El-Badri, Ambassador of Egypt to Germany, and Dr. Sameh Sorour, Director of the Egyptian Bureau for Cultural and Educational Relations in Berlin, took part in the ceremony via video conference.
Dr. Ayman Ashour explained that this cooperation between the Cultural Outreach Sector at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, represented by the Embassies of Knowledge, and the Cultural Affairs and Missions Sector, represented by the Cultural Offices, aligns with the objectives of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research's national strategy, which aims to build an integrated system for Egyptian cultural representation abroad, thereby contributing to highlighting the diversity and richness of Egyptian culture.
The minister also emphasized that integrating the Embassies of Knowledge into the cultural offices system reflects the unity of purpose in providing an open environment that supports learning, promotes Egyptian culture, and underlines its richness.
For his part, Dr. Ahmed Zayed noted that the Embassies of Knowledge are spread across Egypt at public, private, international, and technological universities, as well as in a number of bodies, institutions, and Egyptian cultural offices abroad, with the aim of making the Bibliotheca Alexandrina's scientific, cultural, and knowledge services available free of charge to researchers, students, and knowledge enthusiasts.
Ambassador Mohamed El Badri pointed out the importance of the Embassies of Knowledge within cultural and educational centers in various countries around the world, noting that this step contributes to making the advanced digital tools and services provided by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina available to users easily and conveniently.
Additionally, Dr. Ayman Farid commended the ongoing cooperation between the Library and the Sector and the expansion of the Embassies of Knowledge at Egyptian cultural offices abroad. He also mentioned that preparations are underway to open four new embassies in the coming period.
For his part, Dr. Sameh Sorour demonstrated the various services provided by the Embassy of Knowledge, including the Digital Assets Repository, the Description de l'Egypte archive, the presidential digital archives, the Memory of Modern Egypt archive, the Egyptian Press archive, the digital memory of the Suez Canal, and other digital resources affiliated to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.