UEC Signs Strategic Protocol with Arab Women Investors Union & Pan-African Academic Institutions at 29th Investment Summit in Luxor
«إن التحديات التي يشهدها العالم اليوم، من أزمات اقتصادية وتحولات جيوسياسية متسارعة، تؤكد أن التعليم العالي لم يعد خدمة تقليدية تقدمها الدول، بل أصبح خط الدفاع الأول عن الأمن القومي، والمحرك الأساسي لنمو الاقتصاد العالمي، والركيزة الجوهرية لتحقيق أهداف التنمية المستدامة.
إن جامعة شرق العاصمة تقود تحولاً حقيقياً يواكب الثورة الصناعية الرابعة والخامسة؛ فالجامعة ليست مجرد قاعات للمحاضرات، ولكنها «قاطرة اقتصادية وبحثية» تنتج المعرفة وتصنع التقنية، وتؤهل جيلًا قادرًا على التعامل الواعي مع تقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي وتحليل البيانات الضخمة والأمن السيبراني، مع ترسيخ وعي وطني ومجتمعي يحصّن عقول شبابنا... إن المستقبل لا يُنتظر، بل يصنع بالعمل الجاد والشراكات الحقيقية والتعليم الحديث الذي يبني الأوطان.»
Amid the prestigious proceedings of the 29th Arab-African Investment and International Cooperation Summit, convened in the historic city of Luxor from October 18 to 22, 2026, Prof. Dr. Ayman Diab, President of the University of East Capital (UEC), led an active institutional mission resulting in the signing of a strategic cooperation protocol with the Arab Women Investors Union alongside multiple multilateral agreements with African university institutions.
The summit gathered high-ranking ministerial delegations, ambassadors, diplomatic corps members, and business leaders from across the Arab, African, and international economic landscape. In his keynote opening address, Prof. Dr. Ayman Diab unveiled UEC’s comprehensive educational and scientific strategy, spotlighting higher education as an indispensable national security pillar and a catalyst for sustainable socioeconomic development.
Formalizing the partnership, Prof. Diab and Dr. Hoda Yassa, President of the Arab Women Investors Union, signed a strategic bilateral protocol engineered to prepare students directly for local and international job markets, expand professional empowerment and internship programs, foster young entrepreneurship and student startups, and bridge academic research with national economic priorities.
In recognition of his impactful participation and leadership, Dr. Hoda Yassa presented Prof. Dr. Ayman Diab with the official Shield of the Union and the Summit during the closing ceremony.
Strategic Pillars of the Luxor Cooperation
Arab Women Investors Union Protocol
A landmark agreement with Dr. Hoda Yassa establishing targeted student training programs, real-world workforce qualification, startup incubation, and direct career empowerment in national and international markets.
Economic & Research Locomotive
Positioning UEC beyond traditional classrooms as a knowledge and technology producer, aligning student skillsets with the 4th and 5th Industrial Revolutions across AI, Big Data, and Cybersecurity.
Pan-African Academic Protocols
Signing bilateral cooperation agreements with African university institutions on the sidelines of the summit, fostering faculty and student exchanges, joint research, and human capacity development.
Summit Shield of Honor
Honoring Prof. Dr. Ayman Diab with the official Shield of the Union and the Summit, acknowledging UEC’s rapid ascent as a leading industry-connected university in Egypt and the region.
Photo Gallery: Luxor Proceedings & Protocol Ceremonies
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“Strategic partnerships today translate into real, life-changing opportunities for our students tomorrow. At University of East Capital, we are dedicated to building a university that serves as both a fortress of national awareness and an engine of technological and economic prosperity.”
— Prof. Dr. Ayman Diab, President of University of East Capital