Karam stressed the need for educational partnerships with foreign universities to advance AI, robotics, laser research, and green economy initiatives. The vice president also stressed the importance of uniting scientific research, industrial projects, and the private sector to foster industrial and technological progress.
Discussing the pros and cons of artificial intelligence for the Egyptian academic community, Salwa Thabet, professor of public administration and head of international affairs at the Future University in Egypt, has cautioned against the lack of academic integrity associated with artificial intelligence.
At a meeting of Egypt’s National Dialogue Committee on Public Freedoms and Human Rights on June 18, Thabet stressed the need to promote interaction between Egyptian academics and their international peers and freedom for academic research.
Thabet argued that AI can degrade research skills and reduce human contributions, diminishing culture. The technology lacks objectivity, presenting only one-sided information that is general and unspecific, according to the professor.
The National Council for Human Rights Vice President Mahmoud Karam underscored the vital role research plays in development and universities’ global rankings urging countries to form bridges of knowledge-sharing across borders.
Karam stressed the need for educational partnerships with foreign universities to advance AI, robotics, laser research, and green economy initiatives. The vice president also stressed the importance of uniting scientific research, industrial projects, and the private sector to foster industrial and technological progress.
Former Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Moetaz Khorshid echoed Thabet’s sentiments regarding the dialogue surrounding freedom of information legislation. He argued that access to education could not be fully realized without safeguarding academic freedom as outlined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Mustafa Kamel Al-Sayed, the assistant rapporteur for the political axis of the National Dialogue, has called for allowing universities to elect their deans and presidents, as well as the freedom to organize their own research and scientific activities.
Mohamed Farhat, a member of the National Dialogue’s Board of Trustees, highlighted the importance of attempting to address the interaction between Egyptian academic universities and their foreign counterparts, as well as discussing the requirements for scientific research freedom.
Ahmed Ragheb, the assistant rapporteur of Egypt’s Human Rights and Public Freedoms Committee, declared that the challenges to academic freedom do not stem from executive institutions but from a cultural mentality. He noted that the Egyptian Constitution guarantees such freedom for professors and students.
