Cairo, London agree on establishing UK universities branches in Egypt

CAIRO - 24 January 2018: Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar considered signing a joint agreement with his British counterpart Sam Gyimah regarding the establishment of new international branches for British universities in Egypt.

Both ministers, who met on Wednesday in London, on the sidelines of the international education forum, discussed developing the two states’ cooperation in the educational field.

According to an official statement, Gyimah affirmed to his Egyptian counterpart that his country is keen on establishing several joint projects with Egypt in the coming period.

The meeting took place in the presence of several Egyptian and British officials in addition to the two ministers.

The international education forum held in London from January 21 to 26 is attended by a high-level Egyptian delegation including Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Education Tarek Shawki, Chairman of the Education Committee of the Egyptian Parliament Jamal Shiha, Chairman of the Finance and Planning Committee of the Parliament Hussein Issa, Head of Quality Education Authority Johansen Eid, Vice President of the Education Committee of the Parliament Hani Abaza, and Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education for Scientific Research, Strategic Planning and International Relations Mohammed Salehin

The British University, based in Cairo, was founded in September 2005, through an intergovernmental agreement.