Egypt/Africa Center was established by the British University in Egypt (BUE) December 2014. It was inaugurated by Honorable. Catherine Samba Panza, President of the Central African Republic, who accepted to be the Honorary President of the Centre.

Egypt/Africa Centre is an independent think-tank specializing in African affairs aiming at enhancing and strengthening relations between Egypt and other African sisterly Countries as well as promoting the understanding of the key geo-political and developmental challenges and opportunities existing the African Continent.

Egypt/Africa Centre aims at generating a vision for the region’s growth and prosperity.
It was founded by Ambassador/ Mona Omar – Former Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Africa.
Ambassador Aly El-Hefny Assumes His Functions As The New CHAIRMAN of The CENTER As of February 12, 2018.

The Center looks forward to assist and cooperate with the Egyptian Government, Business Sector and African Countries and their Embassies in Cairo to achieve mutual interests of both sides.

The Center looks forward to assist and cooperate with all other African countries, the business sector and think tanks all over the world specializing in African Affairs to create a peaceful prosperous, developed continent for all of us.

The Mechanisms:

•  The Centre provides support for the Egyptian Government through its policy papers which assist high officials in making appropriate decisions towards other African Countries.
• Provides Egyptian Businessmen, interested in Africa, with a database on investment and trade opportunities available in other African Countries.
• The center organizes workshops, forums, local and international conferences, seminars, round tables and group discussions on important events and emerging issues happening in the continent of Africa.
• Deepen awareness of African Issues, interests, challenges and Dynamics of the Egyptian Africa Relation within the British University in Egypt.

• The center contributed in organizing the visit of the President of Central African Republic in Egypt in December, 2014.
• The center organized “Parliamentarian Women in  Africa and The Arab World”  Conference, in the presence of the President of the Arab Parliament, At the Arab League States HEADQUARTERS In Cairo, to promote Arab-African cooperation in the parliamentary field.
• The center organized a cultural event showing the South African documentary on “Nelson Mandela in Cairo “at the British University in Egypt, in the presence of the movie cast and many African ambassadors in Egypt led by the South Africa Ambassador.
• The center initiated series of visits to the Egyptian industrial cities for the African Ambassadors accredited to Egypt starting with 10th of Ramadan Industrial City.
• The center helped African Countries in particular (Ethiopia, Guinea, and Nigeria,) to get scholarships at the British University in Egypt.
• The center organized a conference to define for the Egyptian Businessmen the benefits of the African Economic Blocs’ Summit held in SHARM EL -SHEIKH.
• The Center cooperates with “Cairo Center for Conflict Resolution & Peacekeeping in Africa” in the field of training of African troops.
• The Center organized a conference on “Egypt in the African Heart” The conference aimed at achieving the desired partnership between Egyptian Businessmen and their counterparts in the rest of the continent and to opening new horizons to strengthen Egypt’s presence in Africa. It also aimed at establishing a partner relationship, in different sectors among all states, as well as the presentation of successful experiences in the continent.

Our Center is geared towards expanding BUE’s international connectivity with many circles around the globe. Highlighting BUE’s role as a cultural beacon, interaction with governmental and non- governmental circles, civil society, community services, inviting International leaders to speak from our podium, are all relevant activities we perform in synergy and cooperation with all faculties. Expanding our activities to include the new library by offering our recorded activities to become a part of BUE’s digital library allowing our student to interact with guests and pose questions. The recorded outcome of such activities prepared by the students can become a strong educational tool and a primary source of knowledge.

The center has concluded several workshops on a variety of issues such as on developments in the Ukraine and has hosted an international day for Foreign Embassies in Egypt to expand our policy of increasing enrollment for foreign students at BUE, the centre hosted the Director of the Hungarian institute , Speaker such as Miguel Moratinos Former Minister of Spain., a key delegation from the UK Department from the UK Parliament..etc

The center also aims to target discipline and practical research topics and paradigms and introduce our student to exchange of knowledge and training with training programs such as the one we had with the League of Arab states recently whose five students from BUE attended, Comesa, Human Rights, Disarmament…etc. E learning is an additional outsourcing method we apply.

Our most recent activity has been concluded with the full cooperation of the BAEPS Department in inviting the President of the ME Institute in Washington DC to visit, lecture our student, and prepare an agreement of cooperation that shall include full cooperation with the Washington based institute in the areas of a joint journal, research, exchange visits by our students and faculty, joint conferences and website cooperation.

Ambassador Dr. Mahmoud Karem

Advisor to the President of the British University in Egypt (BUE) for International Affairs, and Head of the Centre for Egypt and Middle East Studies at the University.

Bio of Ambassador Dr. Mahmoud Karem

Email: mahmoud.karem@bue.edu.eg

drkarem@hotmail.com

Mahsheed Shoukry
Office Director

Email: mahsheed.shoukry@bue.edu.eg

Address: El Sherouk City, Suez Desert Road, Cairo 11837 –  P.O. Box 43

The Centre is located within the BUE Campus, Building C

Phone: +202 26890000

Fax: +202 26300010 / 20

Website: http://www.bue.edu.eg/index.php/cmes-home

Address Science and Innovation Park
The British University in Egypt (BUE)
El Sherouk City, Cairo – Suez Desert Road
Postal No. 11837 – P.O. Box 43
Hotline: 19(BUE) – 19283
Tel: (+202) 26890000 Ext: 1056
Fax: (+202) 26300010/20
Email: SIP@bue.edu.eg

The vision of the Technology Innovation and Commercialization office (TICO) at the BUE is to close the innovation cycle in order to bridge the gap between research and industrial and societal needs. Furthermore, TICO BUE Office aims to support innovation and technology in the areas that would develop the business of the existing firms and establish strong and stable small and medium projects.

The goal of the Technology Innovation and Commercialization office (TICO) at the BUE is to establish sustainable mechanisms to the development of science and technology solutions that are research-based, innovative and sustainable, and to maximize their economic and social impact.

TICO office aims to achieve its vision and mission through its 3 offices; Technology Transfer Office (TTO), Technology Innovation Support Center (TISC), and Grants and International Collaboration Office (GICO).

Main Office: TICO Office at the BUE,

Building D, Third Floor, Office 306

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Islam Mohamed , Office Coordinator

islam.orban@bue.edu.eg

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Sarah Nasser , Office Coordinator

Sarah.Nasser@bue.edu.eg

The Business Incubator at the British University in Egypt is a dynamic program that prepares today’s entrepreneurs with strong functional business knowledge and understanding and equips them with the needed skills to accelerate their business! We offer a tailored technical and business program for your start-up.

BUE Business Incubator believes that entrepreneurship is one of the most positive forces in Egypt to generate sustainable economic growth and prosperity.

Our vision is to bring innovation to every corner in Egypt.

The Science & Innovation Park Buildings 7

THE BRITISH UNIVERSITY IN EGYPT (BUE)

AL SHEROUK CITY

Suez Desert Road

POSTAL NO. 11837, P.O. BOX 43, EGYPT

B.INC@BUE.EDU.EG

Tel: +2 02 26300293