Prof. Dr. Mohammed Abdel Samie, president of Assiut University, has recently returned from his visit to the Kingdom of Jordan, to participate in a meeting of Arab Universities Association. The meeting was held in Amman, Jordan, headed by Dr. Sultan Abu Orabi, Secretary-General of the Federation, and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Rafat Mahmoud, Assistant Secretary of the Union.   Prof. Dr. Abdel Samie praised the important role played by the Association of Arab Universities in extending the bonds of cooperation and joint action among Arab universities in the fields of science and research, especially that the Union consists of more than 130 Arab Universities from about 22 Arab countries. This facilitates the exchange of information and experiences between Arab scientists in order to achieve the advancement of the level of higher education in the Arab world.