The president of the Islamic University of Lebanon, Dr. Dina el-Mawla was elected as president for two years of the Francophone University Association (AUF) during the 10th general assembly of the Conference of Rectors in the Middle East Region (CONFREMO) held last week at the University of Arts, Science and Technology in Lebanon. El- Mawla thanked the trust bestowed upon her and voiced her determination to continue the achieved successes as well as develop projects that promote culture and higher education. El- Mawla also presented her work program which focuses on establishing a permanent forum between AUF members and strengthening cooperative procedures to monitor cultural and scientific undertakings, which “together we shall develop,” as she said. “Diversity is a source of wealth for universities to fulfill their mission in building the future of students, something everyone in the Middle East communities aspires to,” Dr. el- Mawla stated. She pointed out that her duty centers around the principles of fraternity, equality and diversity that are synonymous with the term Francophonie, as she put it. To recall, the confederation comprises 48 francophone universities and higher education institutions based in some 13 Middle Eastern countries. (Al Diyar, October 28, 2017)