János Csák, the minister for culture and innovation, said in Cairo on Sunday that the mission of higher education is to help people understand each other better.
In a speech opening the Hungarian-Egyptian Rectors Conference, Csák noted the two countries’ long-standing cooperation in archaeology. He pointed to the importance of cooperation in facing technological and demographic challenges impacting societies and economies. Establishing cooperation and working communities is a key element of Hungary’s education policy, he said and welcomed the chance to expand scientific cooperation with Egypt. Mohamed Ayman Ashour, Egypt’s minister for higher education and scientific research, also addressed the opening of the conference.