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The BA Closed on Easter

On the occasion of Easter (Sham el-Nessim), the Bibliotheca Alexandrina will be closed to the public on Monday, 13 April 2015. ...

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President Al-Sisi Meets with Dr. Ismail Serageldin and Praises BA Role in Knowledge Dissemination

President Abdelfatah al-Sisi met with Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA, on Tuesday, 7 April 2015 to review a number of the BA’s activities and projects. Dr. Ismail Serageldin discussed with the President the high level BA Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting that will take place on 18 ...

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Dewey Decimal System Course

The BA Educational Services Section is organizing the “ Dewey Decimal System ” course as part of the International Librarianship Training Program. This course will help librarians to combine the theoretical approach and the practical application of the Dewey classification system. The ...

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Call for Applications for the 2015 Research Grants

The BA Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP) has announced a call for applications for the Research Grants Program. The program covers the following fields: agricultural sciences, biology and biotechnology, chemistry and biochemistry, earth sciences, engineering sciences and technology, ...

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BA Joins MIT and Harvard University’s edX Program

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA, and Wendy Cebula, edX President and COO, have signed a partnership agreement which states that the BA will provide free educational materials through the edX program website: https://www.edx.org/course.   This partnership is considered to be a major ...

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