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Dr. Serageldin Awarded Honorary Doctorate; Visits Australia and US

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, recently traveled to Sydney, Australia to accept an honorary doctorate in literature from the University of Technology, and to address the university’s Class of 2004. In his address , Dr. Serageldin said that “much has been done to ...

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BA to Headquarter Anna Lindh Euro-Med Foundation for the Dialogue of Cultures

At a meeting in Dublin on May 6, 2004, the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, comprising EU foreign ministers, and the foreign ministers of several Mediterranean and Arab countries, announced that the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) will headquarter the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the ...

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Science Educators Participate in Science Day

Science educators came together at the Exploratorium on April 29 for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s second annual “Science Day,” hosted by the Library’s Planetarium Science Center. The event featured professional development topics for science teachers, including workshops on conducting scientific ...

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Canadian Ambassador delivers generous donation

In April, Mr. Michel de Salaberry, Canadian Ambassador to Egypt, visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, accompanied by Mr. Jean Philippe Tachdjian, Political and Cultural Attaché at the Canadian embassy, to present the Library with 300 children"s books, and another 300 books in a variety of fields. ...

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The Bibliotheca Alexandrina: An Exciting Modern Landmark

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina was awarded the 2003 International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering IABSE Award in Antwerp, Belgium in August 2003 as an exciting, modern landmark with a unique foundation system and innovative structure form. Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the ...

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