Mrs Mubarak opens higher education conf. in Alex. Today

MRS Suzanne Mubarak will be in Alexandria today to inaugurate the two-day conference on higher education cooperation and cultural dialogue among Mediteranean Basin countries.

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr Mofied Shehab said that Mrs Mubarak will be delivering the opening speech at the conference, which is being organised by the European Union (EU) in cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on the occasion of its anniversary.

Dr Shehab added that up to 400 world figures will be attending the conference, including the President of the EU Commission, Romano Prodi, who is to give a speech on the new EU policies and cultural dialogue between Mediterranean countries.

Dr Shehab and director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Dr Ismail Serag Edding will also be addressing the opening session.