Renewing a partnership contract between Mansoura University and Manchester University for medical education that lasted 17 years

On September 11, 2023, Prof. Cherif Youssef Khater, President of Mansoura University, witnessed the renewal of a partnership contract between Mansoura and Manchester Universities for medical education that lasted 17 years through the Faculties of Medicine at Mansoura University and the University of Manchester in England.

In the presence of Prof. Mohamed Attia Al-Bayoumi, Vice President of the University for Education and Students, Prof. Ashraf Shoma, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Basma Shoman, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine for Education and Student Affairs, Prof. Ahmed Negm, Professor of Surgery and director of Mansoura Manchester Medical Education Program, Prof. Adel Bondok, Prof. Rafiq Barakat, Prof. Imad Magdy, Heads of the first, second and third stages of the Mansoura Manchester Medical Education Program.

From the University of Manchester, Prof. Jo Hart, Head of the Department of Medical Education, and Prof. Lucy Byrne-Davies, Director of International Scientific Partnerships at the University of Manchester.

Prof. Cherif Khater, said that the directives of the political leadership are the necessity of engaging and signing mutual contracts with major international universities with advanced rankings, and that the aim of this is to ensure a distinguished international level of education, and having a graduate holding an internationally and locally recognized certificate, he added that Mansoura University is always keen to partner with international universities, and to expand the availability of distinguished international university education opportunities through modern study programs that meet the needs of the local and international labor market. The Faculty of Medicine at Mansoura University is one of the Egyptian medical institutions and is regularly classified as one of the best medical faculties in Egypt, the Middle East and Africa.

Prof. Mohamed Attia Al-Bayoumi said that the university administration and the Faculty of Medicine set their sights on linking academic courses, curricula and programs to the needs of the labor market, and were keen to hold the first international partnership for a medical program in Egyptian universities. Since the launch of the program at the beginning of the 2006-2007 academic year in accordance with the agreement signed with the University of Manchester, the program has adopted the University of Manchester curriculum under the supervision and training of the English side while teaching and evaluation from the Egyptian side. The program aims to prepare a competent graduate capable of providing high-quality health care and distinguished by continuous learning skills and basics of scientific research within a framework of commitment to professional ethics.

Prof. Ashraf Shoma said that the Manchester Medical Program began in 2006 and is currently being taught by nearly 2,000 students, 50% of whom represent 27 different countries. 11 batches graduated from the program, and the program grants an international standard for a bachelor’s degree in medicine, as it adopts the curricula of one of the leading medical educational program in the United Kingdom - the University of Manchester Program -which adopted a problem-based teaching method in addition to evaluation and quality control to raise the skill and competence of our graduates. He also pointed to the excellence of the level of graduates of the program from Egypt and various countries, which was reflected in their obtaining distinguished job opportunities and their presence in major medical institutions in Egypt and the world.

Prof. Ahmed Negm added that the Mansoura Manchester Medical Education Program provides our students with a comprehensive foundation in the medical sciences before applying this foundation to the clinical sciences. The students receive clinical training in addition to training in scientific research methodology. The program provides a distinguished clinical training opportunity through advanced medical educational facilities represented by many specialized medical centers and the main university hospital.

The English part said that the partnership between the University of Manchester and Mansoura University is a model to be emulated among Egyptian universities. They also praised the quality of the academic and professional level of the program’s graduates working in the United Kingdom. They also presented new aspects of cooperation between the two universities