University of Benghazi and Ministry of Higher Education Explore Expanded Academic and Research Cooperation with Chad

President of the University of Benghazi, Professor Eiz Eldeen Aldressi, together with the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr Mahdi Al-Saeiti, received Dr Sitack Yombatina, Chad’s Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Vocational Training, and his accompanying delegation. The meeting focused on expanding academic and research cooperation between Libyan and Chadian universities, including student mobility, postgraduate education, scientific research, and institutional partnerships.

Expanding Academic Cooperation Between Libya and Chad

The meeting was attended by the Director of the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office, the Director of University Affairs at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, several University Vice Presidents, and the Director of the University’s International Cooperation Office.

The session opened with welcoming remarks by the Libyan Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the University President, followed by a presentation on the University of Benghazi. The presentation highlighted its faculties, research centres, academic programmes, scientific and research capabilities, and the progress made in developing its educational system and academic profile.

Discussions covered several areas of mutual interest, including the possibility of establishing a branch of the University of Benghazi in Chad, increasing the number of Chadian students studying at Libyan universities, developing Arabic language programmes within Chadian educational institutions, and expanding cooperation in postgraduate studies, scientific research, and academic exchange.

Cooperation with the University of N’Djamena and King Faisal University

The Libyan Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research welcomed Chadian students to Libyan universities and announced that a decision would grant them the same treatment as Libyan students regarding tuition fees. He also noted that universities under the Ministry have the authority to sign memoranda of understanding and academic agreements with Chadian universities, facilitating institutional cooperation between the two countries.

Professor Eiz Eldeen Aldressi confirmed the University of Benghazi’s readiness to develop joint academic and research programmes with Chadian universities, particularly the University of N’Djamena and King Faisal University in Chad. He also expressed the University’s readiness to welcome Chadian students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, emphasising the importance of establishing clear frameworks through memoranda of understanding and joint agreements to define areas of cooperation, implementation mechanisms, academic development, and the exchange of expertise.