Egypt's higher education minister discusses joint degree programs with Belgium's VUB

Egyptian Higher Education Minister Abdel Aziz Qansouh met Free University of Brussels President Jan Danckaert to discuss joint degree programs and research collaboration.

• Qansouh traveled to Belgium and visited the Free University of Brussels (VUB), meeting President Jan Danckaert.
• The two sides discussed developing joint and double degree programs in medical, engineering, and technological fields.
• The two sides discussed collaboration priorities including renewable energy, green hydrogen and ammonia, water treatment, robotics, and biotechnology.
• The meeting explored participation in Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe research projects and joint funding mechanisms.