Dr. Sherif Youssef Khater, President of Mansoura University, and Dr. Quincy Dermody - Director of the Public University Scholarships Program at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), signed a renewal of a cooperation protocol with AMIDEAST to extend joint cooperation in a service center for students with disabilities at the university, through the scholarship program. In public universities within the Higher Education Initiative.

Dr. Sherif Youssef Khater praised the cooperation with AMIDEAST and that the center is an important step added to Mansoura University in achieving its vision and strategic plan towards supporting students with disabilities and integrating them with their peers, stressing the university’s keenness to provide them with the appropriate environment and availability within the university and provide all means of support to prepare The appropriate educational environment while providing them with appropriate tools and techniques that help them acquire knowledge. The university also supported its students in local and international competitions, and the students were able to achieve advanced positions at the world and local levels, and other awards that students achieved in the name of the university,

Dr. Muhammad Attia Al-Bayoumi said that the signing of the joint cooperation extension agreement with AMIDEAST aims to develop the skills of students with disabilities. The signing of the joint cooperation extension agreement with AMIDEAST aims to develop the skills of students with determination and integrate them into society through the implementation of several training programs, workshops, and activities, provided by The center, in addition to providing training for the center’s employees, enables them to assess needs and develop an action plan to advance the center.

While Dr. Quincy Dermody - Director of the Public University Grants Program at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), explained that the Authority is committed to evaluating the accessibility of students with disabilities at the center’s headquarters and providing the necessary guidance to make it more accessible, in addition to preparing conferences on disability and marketing the center, in addition to arranging for the conduct of Visits to the United States of America with the aim of supporting the center’s staff and students, and enhancing the administrative skills of the employees.

The center’s goal is for people of determination to obtain their full rights and integrate with society, and the Authority is committed to evaluating the possibility of making it available to students of determination.

Dr. Dina Mohsen, Deputy Director of the Public University Scholarships Program and responsible for the disability program, also confirmed that the center’s goal is for people of determination to obtain their full rights, integrate with society and practice all activities, and provide them with the necessary facilities during the educational process, noting that the authority is in the process of developing plans. Work and programs aimed at developing capabilities and enabling the center’s sustainability process.

Mansoura University is among 15 government universities chosen to establish a center for serving students with disabilities. Mansoura University was chosen among 15 government universities chosen to establish a center for serving students with disabilities within the university. The establishment of the fifteen centers is considered part of the government university scholarship program for the Education Initiative. American-Egyptian Higher Education to serve the academic, physical, and community needs of students with disabilities on campus and to promote equal access to higher education for people with disabilities within universities.