University welcomes growing link with Benghazi University
The Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by Professor David Taylor, who is the University of Huddersfield’s Pro Vice-Chancellor, International and Dr Ibrahim Rustam, who is Deputy Dean of the School of Engineering from Benghazi University in Libya.
Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:49:00 GMT
Huddersfield already welcomes over 200 Libyan students and this will now increase
THE University of Huddersfield has cemented its close relationship with an institution that will play a key role in shaping a new future for Libya. Senior figures from Benghazi University came on a fact-finding visit and signed a special Memorandum of Understanding.
The result will be larger numbers of Libyans continuing their studies at Huddersfield and a succession of Benghazi staff visiting the University for research sabbaticals.
There are already some 200 Libyan students at the University of Huddersfield, mostly studying for postgraduate degrees, including PhDs, across a wide range of courses.
Pictured left to right are: Professor David Taylor with Professor Andrew Ball alongside Dr Ibrahim Rustam and Professor Mohammed Abuamoud from Benghazi University in Libya.
The visitors from Benghazi University were Professor Mohammed S. Abuamoud, of its Department of Electrical Engineering, and Dr Ibrahim Rustam, who is Deputy Dean of the School of Engineering. They spent two days at the University of Huddersfield, inspecting all of its academic schools and stating that they were impressed by the staff, the facilities and the levels of collaboration between the different schools and their varied research areas.
The two men also met many Libyan students and took a keen interest in the University of Huddersfield’s links with business. When replicated in Libya, this could be an important element in rebuilding the country.
The Memorandum of Understanding was co-signed by Professor David Taylor, who is the University of Huddersfield’s Pro Vice-Chancellor, International.
Professor Andrew Ball, who is Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise, has also been closely involved in fostering the Libyan link.
He said: “The universities in Libya will be key to the shaping the future of the country, not only through providing education, but supporting wider business and social change. The University of Huddersfield is well placed to support such ambitions and looks to use the Memorandum of Understanding as a platform on which to build collaboration contracts around future student admissions, curriculum design, teaching methods and providing sabbatical opportunities for academic staff from Benghazi University.”
