Minister of higher education and scientific research reviewed a report on ERI Participation on African Forum
Prof.Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research reviewd a report submitted by Dr. Sherine Abdel Qader Muharram, President of the Electronics Research Institute, on the Institute's participation in the activities of the third edition of the Arab-African Forum for Technology and Innovation at Zayed University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in cooperation with Technospace, during the period from 11 to 16 November, with the participation of many African countries, Including: Ghana, Uganda, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Cameroon.
The report indicated that more than 50 teams from Egypt, the UAE, Kenya, Uganda and Cameroon participated in the forum competition With a total of nearly 150 contestants from different universities, adding that the forum is the first African forum that brings together African students from ages ranging from 5 years to post-university education, and it has also been announced as an international Afro-Asian forum.
Dr. confirmed. Sherine stressed that the forum aims to encourage students of African schools and universities; To find scientific and practical solutions to many challenges facing the world in the fields of agriculture, industry and health, through the use of modern technologies; To discover their innovative capabilities in various fields of technology, including: artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and mobile applications; To achieve Africa's vision of sustainable development, in addition to focusing on teaching the principles of entrepreneurship, explaining that the forum contributes to developing and strengthening the pioneering role of Egypt in the the African continent, and developing friendship with the countries of the continent.
The President of the Electronics Research Institute also explained that the institute provided the required technical support for all the axes of the forum, as a number of professors specialized in the institute participated in arbitrating the scientific and technical works submitted by the participants in the forum.
The opening and closing ceremonies were attended by Mr. Khalid bin Al-Sheikh, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the UAE, Mr. Zaki Kamadi, Ambassador of Uganda to the UAE, Mr. Andrew Tsebo, Consul of South Africa in Dubai, and Dr. Youssef Al-Samri, President of the Diplomatic Institute in the United Arab Emirates, and Dr. Ali Abu Al-Nour, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Science and Technology in Fujairah, and Dr. Amal Ibrahim Ali, Professor at the University of Sharjah and President of the International Club for Creative Industries, and Dr. Anisa Nokrashi, President of the Nour Foundation for Solidarity With rural women in the Kingdom of Morocco, d. Muhammad Al-Husseini, Professor at the University of Sharjah, and Dr. Adel Abdo, Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, and Dr. Nabil Rashwan, President of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Club at Pharos University in Alexandria.
It is worth noting that the first edition of the African Forum for Technology and Innovation was held at Assiut University, and in the second edition at the Electronics Research Institute. The fourth edition is scheduled to be held next year in the Kingdom of Morocco.
