Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management

 

MASTER IN MUSEUM STUDIES (MMS)

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With great success and excellent outcomes, the EU funded Erasmus+ project “EduMust – Education and Capacity Building in Museum Studies” has been completed recently. Helwan University, represented by its Master Program in Museum Studies, has been a partner in that project, alongside a consortium of Egyptian and European universities and entities that included Alexandria University, Ain Sham University, Damanhur University, the French University in Egypt, the University of Southampton, Democritus University (Greece) in addition to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, Ecole du Louvre, the Museum of Mariemont (Belgium) and the French National Centre for Scientific Research. The aim of the project was to establish a Master degree and a Diploma of Museum Studies at Alexandria and Damanhur universities and offer capacity building and training for staff members of the Egyptian partner universities. The knowledge transfer from the renowned European partners was of great importance for the already existing programs at Helwan University and the French University in Egypt. For Helwan University, the project played a pivotal role in further training staff members of its master program and updating its modules content to include the latest developments in the field of Museology. The visits to several European museums provided our staff members with first-hand information on modern technologies and advanced education/interpretive material in use. The knowledge gained from the various workshops and training courses held in France, Greece, England, Belgium and Egypt will have a great impact on the quality of teaching and research at Helwan and the other Egyptian partner universities. The professional and personal connections between all partners will most certainly outlive the project and the scientific collaboration as well as the student and staff exchange has become a priority for all partners involved.