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Tunisia and Mauritania seek to expand university exchanges

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Tunisia’s chargé d’affaires Hamdi Zroud and the president of the University of Nouakchott, Ali Mohamed Salem El Boukhary, discussed developing university and scientific exchanges between Tunisia and Mauritania. The meeting also covered the reception of Tunisian students and admission procedures, according to Tunisia InfoHub, the official platform of Tunisian diplomacy.

Tunisia’s chargé d’affaires ad interim in Nouakchott, Hamdi Zroud, and the president of the University of Nouakchott, Ali Mohamed Salem El Boukhary, discussed developing exchanges between Tunisian and Mauritanian universities at a meeting held on Tuesday, according to Tunisia InfoHub, the official platform of Tunisian diplomacy.

The two officials reviewed the state of university cooperation and possibilities for expanding its areas, according to a statement published on Thursday by Tunisia InfoHub.

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