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students were only given in two subjects and foreign language, while the exam for Japanese students had six subjects and foreign language as well. Eventually, I passed. Even though I had some down time, I finished the Doctor’s degree and it was really nice. I enjoyed it.El-Qady : I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in Fukuoka, and at Kyushu University where I had many wonderful friends. I had good relationships with groups from other departments, because I communicated with other Egyptian and Arab students. During my two years, I was President of the Kyushu branch of the Egyptian Students Association in Japan, so I was able to join many educational events. I also welcomed new students, not only Egyptians and Arabs, but many others as well. I still have a lot of good memories of people I met there. I also participated in many activities outside campus during my homestay program. Through the program, I had a Japanese father and mother. Actually, we still keep in contact and I visit them, and they visited me in Egypt. One important thing I should not forget is that I used a crutch when taking the entrance exam. My entrance exam was in February, and I went skiing in January. We used to go every couple of weekends with my friends. At that time I had an accident and my ligament was torn. I was admitted to Kyushu University Hospital on the day of the presentation, and I was told I should take the exam anyways. So I did the presentation using a crutch. It was really hard for me but it was a good learning experience.Ogata : When you were at Kyushu University, how many Egyptian students were there at that time, if you remember?El-Qady : There were about fifteen Egyptian students, but now the number must be increasing.Ogata : In fact, now more than twenty Egyptian students are studying at our campuses. Introducing Egyptian culture, science and culture to Japanese citizens in cooperation with other organizations and foundationsOgata : What kinds of jobs have you done so far in Egypt?El-Sharkawi : I’m a university professor at Cairo University in the Faculty of Computer and Information. I have chaired the Department of Information Systems for the last four years.El-Qady : I worked as a professor in the Egyptian National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics.Ogata : When you were in Egypt, did you work in cooperation with Kyushu University in your past job?El-Qady : I conducted a lot of activities with Kyushu University, in 2008, as it was the Egypt-Japan Year of Science and Technology, so we organized lots of activities, and two of them were joint events with Kyushu University professors. And I also visited Kyushu University once during that time.Ogata : How did you happen to receive this position in Japan this time?El-Sharkawi : This is the Culture, Education and Science Bureau of The Embassy of Egypt in Japan, and it is managed by two staff members. These positions are filled by professors from Egyptian universities.El-Qady : I personally felt I didn’t want to work with diplomats. It’s totally different than working in the world of science. But as I was involved in many activities, and through some of them I met people from Kyushu University, I was requested to apply for this position by the Minister himself. So I decided it best to apply. It was really good for me, I was able to do a lot of activities here, and to spend some time in Japan.Ogata : Dr. El-Sharkawi, how do you feel about taking this position in Japan?Special InterviewSPECIAL INTERVIEW7Kyudai News No.24Japan University Fair venue Entrance in Cairo

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