Assiut University President, Dr. Tarek El-Gammal, affirmed the keenness of the university administration to play its service role in developing the society and and contributing to the advancement of thought, art and values. This came during a meeting between the President of Assiut University, and Dr. Ashraf Zaki, President of the Academy of Arts and the President of the Film Association, Dr. Mohsen Al-Twain, Dean of the Higher Institute of Cinema, and Dr. Nabila Hassan, Professor of Acting and Directing at the Higher Institute of theatric Arts. In this regard, Prof. Dr. Tarek El-Gammal explained that the meeting included the signing of a protocol of cooperation between the University and the Academy of Arts, represented by Dr. Ashraf Zaki, in the implementation of a joint educational program between the Academy of Arts and the University of Assiut, which aims to provide the the opportunity to teach arts on a wider scale to the undergraduates and postgraduates..