Press Release No. 6

18 January 2010

International Students Day

The Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC), Embassy of India, Cairo will be celebrating the International Students Day on 21 January 2010 (Thursday) at 5.30 p.m. at its premises at 23, Talaat Harb Street, Down Town Cairo.

In order to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of independent India and the founding President of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), an International Students Festival called “Friendship through Culture” is organized every year by the Government of India both in India and abroad.

As part of this festival, the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC), Embassy of India, Cairo will be celebrating the International Students Day by organizing a reception on 21 January 2010 (Thursday) at 5.30 p.m. at the Centre’s premises in honour of Egyptian scholars who have studied in India. Ambassador R Swaminathan and First Under Secretary of State for Higher Education, ARE H.E Prof Mohamed Gaber Abou Ali will grace the occasion.

Educational exchanges are an important aspect of the bilateral relations between India and Egypt and we have a long and rich history of such an exchange. Students from all over Egypt have gone to India to study not only humanities but also science and engineering. Similarly, students from India have come to Egypt from time immemorial to study at the famous Al Azhar university as well as other prestigious institutions.

For further details, please contact: The Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture, Tel: 23933396/23960071; Fax: 23936572; e-mail: macic@indembcairo.com

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