Cairo University on Friday hosted a high-level delegation from Peking University, advancing efforts to deepen academic and scientific co-operation between the two institutions in their second formal engagement in less than a year.
The visit follows Cairo University President Mohamed Sami Abdel Sadeq’s trip to Beijing in December, where he held talks with Peking University President Zhong Zhi Huang, alongside senior university officials, to explore frameworks for joint academic programmes.
Building on those discussions, both sides have now agreed on key details for launching a series of dual postgraduate degrees, following extensive consultations conducted through specialised joint working groups comprising faculty deans and academic representatives from both universities.
The proposed co-operation will focus on a range of priority disciplines, including medical sciences —particularly public health and nursing — as well as economics and business administration through internationally oriented master’s programmes such as the Global MBA and the Master in Management (MiM).
The partnership will also extend to computer science and artificial intelligence, in addition to archaeology, where collaboration will include joint supervision of postgraduate research and integration of academic study with fieldwork.
Both universities confirmed that the programmes will be delivered in English, with students undertaking their studies across both Cairo and Beijing, and will adhere to international academic standards, reflecting the global standing of the two institutions.
