As a member of the Board of Trustees of the Cyprus Research and Educational Foundation (CREF), Serageldin attended the meeting held at the Paphos Campus of The Cyprus Institute (CYL). During the meeting, a ceremony was held for the signing of a collaboration agreement between the CYL and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
The Cyprus Institute, which is established under the institutional umbrella of CREF, is a non-profit science and technology research and educational institution. H.E. President of the Republic of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias is the honorary Chair of CREF, and the Board of Trustees includes world-renowned academics as well as former presidents of Cyprus.