Presidential Decree Establishing "City University of Cairo"
Higher Education: A presidential decree has been issued to establish a private university named "City University of Cairo," announced by Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The university will have a special legal feature and its headquarters will be in New Heliopolis City, Cairo Governorate. Its primary purpose is not profit-making. The university consists of the following colleges: Engineering, Physical Therapy, Art and Design, Mass Communication , and Economics and Administrative Sciences. Dr. Adel Abdel Ghaffar, the media consultant and spokesperson for the Ministry, clarified that in the past two years, seven presidential decrees have been issued to establish universities, including Salam University in Tanta, Sphinx University in New Assiut, Merit University in New Sohag, Hayat University in Fifth Settlement, Lotus University in New Minya, Rashid University in Rashid, and May University in 15th May City, in addition to the establishment of new colleges in several existing private universities. The official spokesperson of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research also added that Egypt has witnessed a noticeable increase in the number of universities in recent years, with the government universities reaching 27 universities, including Matrouh University, New Valley University, and Luxor University, as well as new technological universities such as New Cairo, Beni Suef, and Quesna, and new private universities such as King Salman University with its branches in Sharm El-Sheikh, Ras Sedr, and El Tor, Galalah University, Alamein University, Mansoura New University, Japanese University, and Zewail University. Furthermore, there has been an increase in the number of colleges in both government and private universities. This comes in light of the keenness to increase access to higher education in different geographical regions, contributing to national development on the one hand, and developing the capacity to accommodate the increasing demand for higher education in Egypt on the other hand. It is expected that the number of students in universities and institutes will reach 4 million by 2030, compared to the current number of approximately 3 million. This requires increased investments in government, private, and private universities to accommodate the growing demand for higher education, while focusing on the new scientific specialties required by the local, regional, and international job market, and benefiting from distinguished foreign universities in modern scientific disciplines through partnerships and scientific agreements with established and newly established Egyptian universities. Media Center of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
