Al-AZHAR VP WELCOMES COOPERATION WITH KABUL UNIVERSITY

UNCLAS CAIRO 001959 Department for NEA/ELA, NEA/PPD and SCA/PPD SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OEXC PGOV EAID PREL SCUL AF SUBJECT: Al-AZHAR VP WELCOMES COOPERATION WITH KABUL UNIVERSITY REF: KABUL 2998 ¶1. PAO met with Dr. Abdullah El-Hossieny Helal, Vice President for Educational and Students Affairs, Al-Azhar University, on October 8, to discuss possible cooperation and exchanges with Kabul University. Dr. Helal said that Kabul University should send proposals to him. He added that Al-Azhar is happy to cooperate with Kabul, including sending its professors to Kabul and accepting students and professors from Kabul at Al Azhar. He stressed, however, that Al-Azhar would need a formal protocol as they have with many other foreign universities throughout the Islamic world. ¶2. Proposals should be sent directly to: Dr. Abdullah El-Hossieny Helal Education and Student Affairs, Al-Azhar University 1, Mamdouh Salem St, Nasr City Cairo, Egypt (T) 002 02 2263-6192, 002 02 2262-3287, (M) 002 (010)576-9425, e-mail: lhossieny@yahoo.com SCOBEY