Chairman of the British Council, Sir Vernon Ellis visits Egypt from 4 – 7 February 2012.  The visit is part of his Arab Spring tour to Egypt and Tunisia. During his stay in Egypt, Sir Vernon visited the British Council premises in Agouza on 5 February 2012.

Sir Vernon Ellis reflected on the recent sad incidents taking place in Egypt saying “It is with great sorrow that we mourn the loss of those young people who lost their lives.”  A one-minute silence was observed at the beginning of the event to remember those who were killed. The event highlighted the ‘Grants for Artists” programme and witnessed the unveiling of sculptures by British and Egyptian artists and the announcement of the appointment of a new curator-in-residence. Sir Vernon also met students studying English at the British Council as well as school students taking IGCSE art qualifications from the UK as part of their secondary school programme.

Sir Vernon announced also the appointment of Ms Elham Khattab as new curator-in-residence. Ms Elham, founder of Out of the Circle art organisation, is currently participating in the British Council’s “Cultural Leadership International” programme. During this time she will act as curator-in-residence to ensure that our centres have a vibrant atmosphere and offer visitors a stimulating cultural experience.

19–21 February 2012 Egyptian National Research Centre and Westminster University, UK are holding this conference to channel collaboration research between the two institutes in the fields of Health and Sciences and Biomedical research sectors.

Speakers from UK will be holding closed meetings with senior representatives from National Research Centre in addition to open session for identified leading researchers at the National Research Centre.
See more details about the conference.