Goal 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
11.2.6 Record and preserve cultural heritage
2023-2024
Deliver projects to record and preserve intangible cultural heritage such as local folklore, traditions, language, and knowledge. This can include the heritage of displaced communities.
In a significant initiative aligned with SDG 11, focused on recording and preserving cultural heritage, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) Heliopolis Campus, through its Deanery of Student Affairs, successfully hosted 'Arab Cultural Heritage Day' on February 27, 2024. This event, inaugurated by H.E. Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghafar Ismail Farag, AASTMT President, featured a range of diverse cultural activities specifically designed to record and preserve intangible cultural heritage, including local folklore, traditions, and knowledge. The participation of faculty, staff, and a multinational student body fostered a vibrant environment for the active celebration, understanding, and intergenerational transfer of Arab heritage, thereby contributing directly to its ongoing preservation.
Directly contributing to SDG 11.2.6, focused on recording and preserving cultural heritage, AASTMT's College of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage actively delivers projects vital for this objective. As the pioneering institution in Upper Egypt offering a degree in this field, the College equips students with essential practical experience. Currently, students are engaged in a professional training program at the historically significant Qubbet el-Hawa archaeological site in Aswan. Working in collaboration with a joint Egyptian English-Australian mission, these students are directly involved in recording, studying, and preserving tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Their work encompasses the meticulous documentation of archaeological findings and the understanding of ancient traditions and knowledge embedded within the site, thereby ensuring the long-term preservation and understanding of this invaluable cultural asset
2022-2023
Deliver projects to record and preserve intangible cultural heritage such as local folklore, traditions, language, and knowledge. This can include the heritage of displaced communities.
AASTMT organized a cultural and entertainment celebration related to representation of political organizations and countries to publish traditions, language, and knowledge.
Student Affairs-Alexandria | AASTMT on AASTMT webpage
Record and Preserve Cultural Heritage on facebook page
Record and Preserve Cultural Heritage on facebook page
Video for https://fb.watch/nUq8PAPy3J/?mibextid=RUbZ1f on AAST Aswan Student Affairs Facebook page
The Faculty of Antiquities and Civilizational Heritage of the Arab Academy of Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport offers a degree in this specialty in Egypt by international quality standards.
The headquarters of the "Faculty of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage" was carefully selected as the city of Aswan - declared as the capital of Africa's Economy and Heritage 2017 - the main entrance to Africa in Egypt and to support its openness to the world to encourage and support tourism. The unique location of the campus is a point of excellence in terms of proximity to archaeological sites, museums, heritage and rich culture in Aswan City and makes it the perfect place to study antiquities and cultural heritage.
Record and Preserve Cultural Heritage on College of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Facebook page
Record and Preserve Cultural Heritage on AASTMT webpage