Assiut University President, Prof. Tarek El-Gammal announced the success of the university in obtaining membership in the Francophone University Agency (AUF), thus becoming the first university in Upper Egypt to be a member of the Agency which includes a large number of universities speaking French, wholly or partly, all over the world. Dr. Noha Rizk, director of the Center for French Language Studies at the University, explained that the Agency was established in 1961 and includes more than 800 institutions from 100 countries worldwide. It aims to promote and support scientific research, exchange experience among its members, and prepare new generations capable of development. It also supports and develops research, training, governance and the advancement of the scientific system in the Member States.