Associate Prof. Rania M Rafik Khalil

Director – Research Centre for Irish Studies (RCIS)

The Research Centre for Irish Studies (RCIS) was established in October 2020 and inaugurated 17 November 2021 by H.E. Ambassador Seán O Regan, Irish Ambassador to Egypt, the Consular of the Irish Embassy Mr. Cathal O’Hagan, the President of the British University in Egypt, Prof. Mohamed Loutfi, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Vice President for Research & Enterprise Prof. Yehia Bahei-El Din, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Prof. Shadia Fahim and the Director of the Research Centre for Irish Studies Associate Prof. Rania Mohamed Rafik Khalil in the presence of esteemed Deans and BUE distinguished guests.

Cathal O’Hagan, Prof. Shadia Fahim, H.E. Ambassador Sean O’Regan, Prof. Mohamed Loutfi, Prof. Yehia Bahei El-Din, and Associate Prof. Rania M Rafik Khalil

 

Research, Collaborations, Activities and Grants

Research Centre for Irish Studies (RCIS) on the BUE official website:

https://www.bue.edu.eg/bue-research-centre-for-irish-studies-rcis/

 International Symposium 7-8 May 2022

1^st international interdisciplinary symposium Decentring the Irish World: Contemporary and New Directions in Global Irish Studies which hosted both on-site and virtual presenters from 11 countries including: Ireland, Scotland, UK, USA, Canada, South Korea, India, Argentina, Tunisia, Jordan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and from the Egyptian governorates of Marsa Matrouh, Tanta, Menoufia, Alexandria and Cairo.

Decentring the Irish World symposium was organised in collaboration with University College Dublin, the Embassy of Ireland in Cairo, and Mental Health Ireland. This research event was financially funded by the Emigrant Support Programme Irish Government Grant for 2021-2022 and the British University in Egypt budget for research for 2021-22 allocated to the Research Centre for Irish Studies (RCIS).

Symposium Website: https://www.bue.edu.eg/rcis-upcoming-conferences/

Centre Director: Prof. Mohamed Taha

The Cognitive Science Research Centre was established in April 2021. The centre aims to establish research and education in basic and applied fields of cognitive science, which work to understand different aspects of cognitive functioning and how intelligent systems, especially how human mind, work. The centre will work as a platform to conduct studies in these different fields together in team works in order to:

(1) produce knowledge in the field,

(2) establish a new generation of researchers in this field, who can teach and apply its knowledge and techniques,

(3) establish the first Egyptian think tank in the field, that provides consultations and professional estimations to policy makers and corporations in both public and private sectors, and

(4) raise the profile of the British University in Egypt.

Centre Director: Prof. Hassan Ragab

Based on the initiative of the Silk Route by China and Egypt’s national goals, the Department of Chinese Language and Culture in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities is proposing to establish a Chinese studies research centre at the BUE to serve Egypt, MENA and Africa.
With the shift in power structures and China’s growing industries around the world and the effects of Covid-19 on humanity, it becomes a necessity to establish such a centre.