Today, Assiut Univerity witnessed the launching of the proceedings of its educational seminar, entitled "The Egyptian Italian Project for the Ancient Manqabad Town in Assiut and the Revival of the Ancient Archaeological City,” which was organized by the University under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Tarek El Gammal, President of Assiut University and in the presence of Prof. Dr, Shehata Ghareeb, Vice-President for Education and Student Affairs; Dr. Rosana Berle, Acting-President of the Italian University of Naples and Head of the Italian Mission in Manqabad; and a large crowd of university students. Dr. Ezzat Habib pointed out that the objective of today's symposium is to exhibit the Coptic monuments and Coptic and Islamic museums in Manqabad town and the popularity of the town in the pottery industry, dating back to the 5 A.D. He also stated that this symposium is a call for people to take care of the monuments and museums that were discovered and restored to preserve their cultural and aesthetic form.