Prof. Maha Aboul Ela, the Faculty QAU director, participated in a seminar about QA in Higher Education that was held in Belgium from the 27th till the 28th of March 2014. The main axes of the seminar focussed on different issues related to QA and the current situation in the Southern and Northern Mediterranean region with regard to recent trends and challenges. The seminar was attended by QA experts from different parts of the world.