NVIC in the news: cooperation of NVIC with al-Azhar

Published on 25 September 2018

The NVIC and al-Azhar University signed a protocol for cooperation on the 23rd of September 2018. The protocol formalizes cooperation between al-Azhar as the oldest Islamic university and the Dutch and Flemish universities in the scope of humanities and Islamic and Arabic studies. The NVIC will act as the main contact institute in connecting al-Azhar candidates with potential scholarships to pursue their post-graduate studies at Dutch/Flemish universities. The protocol was signed in the presence of Dr. Rudolf de Jong, Director of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, Dr. Mohamed al-Mahrasawy, President of al-Azhar University and H.E. Mr Laurens Westhoff, the Netherlands ambassador amongst others.