Visit of FCCU faculty to RCB

03/07/09

The three assistant professors from Cairo University, Dr. Abeer Mahrous, Dr.Dalia Khalil, Dr. Mohamed Elbannan, visited Atlanta for three weeks of faculty development. Each of the visiting professors from Cairo University was assigned a faculty member in their respective fields. They participated in training workshops and research seminars as well as attended some of the classes in Atlanta for observation on teaching and student interaction. Visitors had an opportunity to discuss the potential cooperation on research projects with GSU faculty and the applicability of number of innovative teaching methods and concepts to classes in Cairo. They also had an opportunity to interact with US students and solicit ideas from the members of Atlanta business community. Visiting professors had access to library databases available and gathered helpful information for conducting future research.