The academic completion ceremony for the first 20 students educated in Egypt took place on Saturday, October 17th, marking a historic moment for the internationalization of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. This first cohort includes four graduates in Environmental Engineering, eight in Industrial Engineering and Management, two in Management, and six in Information Management.
Opened in 2022, NOVA Cairo was established through an agreement between Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and The Knowledge Hub Universities, an international higher education hub located in Egypt's New Administrative Capital, which hosts leading foreign higher education institutions and allows students to pursue international academic programs without leaving the country.
“"Today we make history once again. You are the first generation of NOVA Cairo graduates. There will be others, we hope many more. But you will always be the first. You will always be remembered as the pioneers. The first twenty. The magnificent twenty."
The Rector of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Paulo Pereira, highlighted the significance of this achievement, recalling that these students trusted a project in its early stages. Institutional representatives from Portugal and Egypt were present, including the Ambassador of Portugal to Egypt, Susana Vaz Patto, and representatives from the Egyptian Government, El Sewedy Education, and The Knowledge Hub Universities.
Francisco Caramelo, director of NOVA Cairo, emphasized that the ceremony represented the culmination of several years of joint work between Portugal and Egypt, describing the event as "memorable".
