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Online conference on transitioning to online education during the pandemic
London, 13 May 2020 — The Trust’s main project, Al-Fanar Media, is collaborating with SPARK, a Dutch nongovernmental organization focused on fragile states, in organising an online conference on transitioning to online education and creating jobs during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 special coverage in Al-Fanar Media
London, March 2020 — As the novel coronavirus sweeps through the Arab region, Al-Fanar Media is monitoring how it is affecting those facets of the Arab world that we focus on: higher education, research, and arts and culture.
A guide to top platforms for online courses
London, 20 April 2020 — As a service to readers that will endure beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, Al-Fanar Media offers here a guide to some of the more popular platforms in use by educational institutions, organisations and individual learners around the world.
Resource on organisations helping artists affected by Covid-19
London, April 2020 — Al-Fanar Media has published a sampling of resources that are trying to help artists, performers, journalists and others in the arts and culture sector with opportunities to work or with assistance to help meet urgent needs.
Translation project takes step forward with publication of first batch of titles
London, December 2019 — The first batch of Macat titles translated into Arabic by the Alexandria Trust, with support from several individual and institutional donors, has been published by Cairo-based publisher Akhbar al Youm.
Lebanese philanthropist joins Trust board
London, 25 October 2019 – Maha Shair, a Lebanese philanthropist, has joined the Board of Trustees of the Alexandria Trust.
Record Readership for Al-Fanar Media in July 2019
London, 2 August 2019 – The Trust’s flagship project, Al-Fanar Media, has hit an all-time monthly high, recording its highest readership in the publication's six year lifespan.
Former AUC President joins board of Alexandria Trust
London, 27 July 2019 – Lisa Anderson has joined the Board of Trustees of the Alexandria Trust. She served as President of the American University in Cairo from 2011-2016.
President of Mediterranean Universities Union joins Trust board
London, 14 July 2019 — Wail Benjelloun has joined the Board of Trustees of the Alexandria Trust. He currently serves as President of the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED).
John Waterbury steps down after three years as a trustee
London, 1 March 2019–Three years after he joined the Alexandria Trust in 2016, Dr John Waterbury has stepped down from his role on the Board of Trustees.