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Within the framework of consolidating the Institute of Arabic Manuscripts’ relations with research and educational institutions, a delegation from the Hakim Foundation in Malaysia visited the Institute, on Monday, February 3, 2025, including a number of employees of the Foundation and graduate students from several educational institutions, such as the University of Islamic Sciences, the University of Technology, the Institute for Islamic Understanding, and the RZE-CAISS Center, as part of the annual scientific trip program. This visit aims to explore the institute, learn about its resources and artistic expertise, and learn about its valuable collection of manuscripts. The visit included an introductory lecture presented by Prof. Dr. Intisar Saghiroon, an expert at the institute, which discussed the institute’s origins, development, and strategy for preserving, archiving, digitizing, and making manuscripts available. The lecture also focused on the Institute's research and scientific contributions, including scientific courses, postgraduate programs, and educational activities such as the "Children's Journey to the World of Manuscripts" project, and the "Cultural Orbits" initiative. The lecture also reviewed the institute's scientific publications, such as the scientific journal, published books, and literature specialized in heritage. The program included a visit to the microfilm library, the restoration unit, the digitization unit, the photography unit, and the paper library. The delegation expressed interest in graduate studies programs, as a number of them met with Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim, Scientific Affairs Officer, to learn about the conditions for admission to these programs. They were accompanied by A. Abdel Azim Saqr and A. Ahmed Minshawy. The visit program concluded by presenting the institute’s publications to visitors, including the scientific magazine, which was chosen with diversity in mind to ensure the generalization of interest, in addition to a translation of the lecture into English, and introductory brochures about the institute’s activities.