Published: July 26, 2011
Open Letter to Dr. Essam Sharaf, Prime Minister Of Egypt, Regarding Nile University, Sponsored by the International Association for Management of Technology
Additional story coverage in the Chronicle for Higher Education - http://chronicle.com/article/A-Promising-Egyptian-Research/128314/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
As of July 15, 2011, this letter has been signed by more than 385 researchers, university professors, professionals, and concerned affiliates from 31 countries (196 from the U.S. and Canada, 37 from Europe, 71 from Egypt, and 29 from other countries).
The undersigned are/ were associated with NU in some capacity.
The open letter is being posted at:
http://www.change.org/petitions/save-nile-university-in-egypt
AN OPEN LETTER TO DR. ESSAM SHARAF, PRIME MINISTER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT
June 20, 2011
His Excellency Dr. Essam Sharaf, Prime Minister of Egypt:
The undersigned on this letter are professionals, scientists and professors working in institutions, universities and research centers in the United States of America and Europe.
Many of us have been following the news of Nile University (NU) in Egypt since the January 25, 2011, revolution.
We are disturbed to know that NU is being threatened to shut down. Such news came as a shock to all of us, especially when we were all looking forward to celebrating with our colleagues in NU, its move to the new campus in January 2011 in a new Egypt after the revolution. Many of us were looking forward to fulfill our dream of helping Egypt achieve its rightful position in science and technology by offering our knowledge in a field that we can contribute to through NU.
We are aware of the hard work, effort and investment that went into initiating and building the University. In a very short period, NU was able to position itself among world universities as a young, aggressive research university, ready to tackle technological challenges in a number of fields. The quality of the research conducted by the Egyptian researchers is comparable to the research conducted in many U.S. and European universities. Those of us that were fortunate to interact with NU researchers and graduate students witnessed with pride their research output. We salute the enthusiasm and vigor by which the Egyptian students and researchers were collaborating in a research environment that is rarely found in Egypt for the good of their country. It is no wonder that NU students were sought after by many universities in Europe and the U.S.
The impact that NU has created in Egypt in a very short period is very much appreciated by its graduates and by the companies that collaborated with the university in research.
As professionals, educators and scientists, we hate to see the demise of such successful and desperately needed institution, especially now more than ever. In the interest of Egypt, we urge you to take the necessary steps to stop the damage of NU image and to enable it to continue its noble mission. From our end, we are willing to do everything in our power to see to it that Nile University continues to be a leading research institution in Egypt.
For further information, contact Yasser Hosni at (407) 545-6062, or (321) 297-3690.
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