Prof. Amr Ezzat Salama, the Secretary General of AArU, participated in the 44th ordinary session of the Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils (FASRC), which is organized by the Arab League in cooperation with the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology and FASRC. This meeting was held in the presence of Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ayman Ashour, Prof. Abdelmajid Benamara, the Secretary General of the Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils (FASRC), Ahmed Rashid Khattabi, the Assistant Secretary General and Supervisor of the Media and Communication Sector at the Arab League Ambassador, Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, the Chairman of the Arab States Research and Education Network. Chairman of the Arab Organization for Quality Assurance in Education, Dr. Mohamed Bouhicha, the representative of the Algerian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the President of the 43rd ordinary session of the Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils, Dr. Mahmoud Saqr, the President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology and President of the 44th ordinary session of the Council of the Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils, the representatives of member states, the heads of Arab organizations and federations, the presidents of academies, bodies, scientific research centers, and Arab universities, the delegations of member states of the Union Council, and the representatives of specialized Arab organizations accredited diplomatic missions at the Arab Republic of Egypt at the headquarters of the League of Arab States.
In his speech, Prof. Salama stressed the importance of close cooperation and collaboration with the Federation of Scientific Research Councils and the participation of the private sector in scientific research. Prof. Salama confirmed that more efforts must be made for collective action, especially since Arab universities represent more than 70% of scientific research output in the Arab world.
He referred to the projects carried out by AArU through the Scientific Research Fund in cooperation with various organizations and unions, including the Arab Ranking for Universities, and the Arab Journals Platform AJP for scientific publishing. Moreover, he indicated that the Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils will assist 22 scientific research journals from the Arab region to participate in the AJP.