Abdel-Ghaffar’s announcement came only one year after President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi directed the government to establish and finance 15 modern non-profit universities.
The minister added that the new universities have so far been funded to the tune of EGP 39 billion (more than $2 billion)
El-Sisi's directives aim to upgrade the higher education system in Egypt and focus on modern sciences and scientific fields that could prepare graduates for the modern labour market whether inside the country or abroad.
The minister said that tuition and fees at the new universities would be equal to the cost of providing the educational service.
He emphasised that these universities are not seeking profit, but are partnered with public universities, helping to support them financially by transferring their surplus operating budget to them.
He revealed that the new universities will offer scholarships to outstanding students according to varying criteria.
Abdel-Ghaffar added that the Egyptian government has planned to establish these new non-profit universities, branching off from the public universities, due to the demand for new educational programs that meets the needs of a non-traditional labour market.
He noted that the new fourth-generation universities are designed to provide higher education for the developmental needs of inhabitants of the country’s newly built cities.
Egypt has succeeded in building 15 new fourth-generation cities, and there are plans still underway to build more to absorb the country’s population increase and create more real estate and developmental opportunities, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said during the Builders of Egypt Forum held in June.
The new universities are located in the governorates of Assiut, Mansoura, Minya, Menofiya, Ismailia, Beni Suef and Port Said. They will offer several specialisations including medicine, dentistry, information technology, clinical pharmacy, engineering and artificial intelligence.
The higher education minister pointed out that new universities will have an independent administration.
He elaborated that the enrollment system to the new universities will be coordinated through the government, but will be totally independent and separate from that of public universities after Thanaweya Amma (high school) results.
This year’s results are scheduled to be announced by the end of the first week in August, according to Minister of Education Tarek Shawky.
He asserted that the minimum score for joining the new faculties will be announced by the private universities council, which is a part of the Supreme Council of Universities (SCU) in Egypt.
Abdel-Ghaffar’s announcement came only one year after President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi directed the government to establish and finance 15 modern non-profit universities.
The minister added that the new universities have so far been funded to the tune of EGP 39 billion (more than $2 billion)
El-Sisi's directives aim to upgrade the higher education system in Egypt and focus on modern sciences and scientific fields that could prepare graduates for the modern labour market whether inside the country or abroad.
The minister said that tuition and fees at the new universities would be equal to the cost of providing the educational service.
He emphasised that these universities are not seeking profit, but are partnered with public universities, helping to support them financially by transferring their surplus operating budget to them.
He revealed that the new universities will offer scholarships to outstanding students according to varying criteria.
Abdel-Ghaffar added that the Egyptian government has planned to establish these new non-profit universities, branching off from the public universities, due to the demand for new educational programs that meets the needs of a non-traditional labour market.
He noted that the new fourth-generation universities are designed to provide higher education for the developmental needs of inhabitants of the country’s newly built cities.
Egypt has succeeded in building 15 new fourth-generation cities, and there are plans still underway to build more to absorb the country’s population increase and create more real estate and developmental opportunities, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said during the Builders of Egypt Forum held in June.
The new universities are located in the governorates of Assiut, Mansoura, Minya, Menofiya, Ismailia, Beni Suef and Port Said. They will offer several specialisations including medicine, dentistry, information technology, clinical pharmacy, engineering and artificial intelligence.
The higher education minister pointed out that new universities will have an independent administration.
He elaborated that the enrollment system to the new universities will be coordinated through the government, but will be totally independent and separate from that of public universities after Thanaweya Amma (high school) results.
This year’s results are scheduled to be announced by the end of the first week in August, according to Minister of Education Tarek Shawky.
He asserted that the minimum score for joining the new faculties will be announced by the private universities council, which is a part of the Supreme Council of Universities (SCU) in Egypt.
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