The Adult Education Center at Ain Shams University is holding its 20th Annual Conference entitled "Cybersecurity and Adult Education in the Arab World", which is scheduled to be held in both in-person and online attendance systems from January 28-30, 2025 in the Grand Conference Hall at the Faculty of Pharmacy at the university.

The conference is held under the patronage of Prof. Mohamed Diaa Zain El-Abedeen, President of the University, and chaired by Prof. Ghada Farouk, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, and the Conference Rapporteur Dr. Islam El-Saeed, Director of the Center.

The conference discusses several topics, including: adult education, technical and social empowerment of people with special needs in the Arab world, and the new roles of these institutions in light of the basic controls of cybersecurity, plans and programs for adult education in the Arab world, in addition to eliminating technological illiteracy, which is an inevitable necessity in the age of digital communication.

The participants will present the best international and Arab practices in the field of cybersecurity in educational institutions, the role of digital media and communication in adult education and lifelong learning, and adult education curricula in the region in light of digital communication skills.

The experts at the conference will also discuss training and preparing cadres working in the field of adult education in the Arab world to activate their role in cybersecurity in educational institutions.