CAIRO, July 31. /Dunyo IA/. Education Development Center for Foreign Students at “Al-Azhar” University has concluded a two-week professional development program in the Arabic language for instructors of the Tashkent Islamic Institute named after Imam al-Bukhari, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

Program was aimed at enhancing the professional skills of non-native Arabic language instructors and mastering modern language teaching methodologies.

Certificates were presented to the participants by Professor Nahla al-Saidi, Advisor to the Grand Imam of “Al-Azhar” for Foreign Students' Affairs and Head of the Center, who noted that the program was implemented as part of Al-Azhar's initiatives to popularize the Arabic language and the principles of moderation.

She also put forward an initiative to sign a memorandum of cooperation with the institute to develop academic ties and joint educational programs. Representatives of the Tashkent Islamic Institute expressed their gratitude to the leadership of “Al-Azhar” for the high level of organization, noting the initiative's contribution to strengthening educational cooperation between the two countries.