Prof. Ahmed A. Gaeis, Assiut University President, is now back from Spain after participating in the proceedings of the Third Arab Conference on Higher Education. The conference was held by Barcelona University and hosted about 300 university presidents of Arab and European Universities. Organized by the Arab Universities Union in collaboration with the European Universities Union, the conference  focused on "The Challenges and Opportunities facing Arab and European Universities in the Achievement of their Social Missions." The conference included a keynote speech by HE Egyptian Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Ashraf Al-Sheehy whose speech is considered a sign of the outstanding role played by Egypt and Egyptian Universities among World Universities.