MBZUAI delegation discusses cooperation on AI with Egyptian Higher Education Institutions

ABU DHABI, 4th March, 2020 (WAM) -- A senior delegation from the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, MBZUAI, the world's first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence university, recently discussed potential collaboration opportunities with Egypt's educational institutions during a recent visit to the country. The visit - organised by Egypt's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the UAE Embassy in Cairo - touched upon the importance of the exchange of students and knowledge in the field of artificial intelligence, AI, to provide reciprocal benefits for the UAE and Egypt. Led by Professor Ling Shao, Executive Vice President and Provost, Assistant Professor Dr. Hang Dai, and Reem Al Orfali, Director of Student Affairs, the MBZUAI delegation met with representatives from the Supreme Council of Universities to demonstrate the breadth of the University's education and research facilities. The meeting emphasised the value of enabling both countries' plans to develop AI capacity for economic and societal empowerment. Discussions with the Supreme Council of Universities, as well as University deans, head of departments, and faculty members during the visit included joint research projects that would further the use of AI in healthcare and Arabic language processing amongst other fields, creating joint AI labs and a collaborative AI competition, exchanging professors, co-advising students, and the potential for summer and winter schools in AI, as well as exploring the scope for offering dual or joint degrees.