The Director of Public Administration in the Association of Arab Universities (AArU), Mrs. Lina Al-Bitar, participated in the first meeting of Arab Associations experts in the League of Arab States qualitative and specialized, which was held from October 1^st to 2^nd, 2021 in the city of Sharjah. At the kind invitation of his Excellency Dr. Ahmed Al-Jarwan, who is the Chairman of the General Union of Arab Experts, President of the Executive Office of the Forum of Arab Federations in the League of Arab States, and the President of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace.

In fact, the aim of this meeting is for strengthening the relationship between experts and representatives of Associations that to unify their efforts, to support working in the process of joint Arab action, and also to share their experiences and interests. Thus, they will develop visions and implement plans for cooperation and partnership mechanisms, and also they will work on organizing joint events between Associations.

In his welcoming speech, Dr. Al-Jarwan expressed his thanks for the intensive work of the experts and the representatives of Arab Associations and their cooperation for the benefit and interests of the Arab people. Subsequently, he motivated the attendees to work together to unify and integrate efforts in their specialized areas of expertise in order to come up with initiatives that enhance joint Arab action with the aim of supporting development and prosperity in the Arab world.

Mrs. Lina Al-Bitar, the representative of AArU, presented an introductory overview of the most prominent activities of AArU and its most important projects. Hence, she pointed out the ways to activate cooperation between AArU and the General Union of Arab Experts in the areas of scientific research. Moreover, she mentioned the role of AArU in providing the General Union of Arab Experts with specialized experts in all disciplines from Arab universities those are members in AArU, and also the desire of AArU to cooperate with specialized Arab Associations.

Moreover, the representative of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, Professor Samar Ahmed, who is responsible for the activities and programs of specialized Arab organizations and societies, and the experts and the representatives of Arab Associations participated in the meeting.