Minister: Govt approves bill on establishing foreign universities

CAIRO - 2 May 2018: Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said the cabinet approved during a meeting Wednesday under Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, a bill on establishing foreign universities and regulating the work of foreign educational institutions in the country.

In a press conference at the cabinet headquarters, he said the law was sent to the State Council for ratification, adding that the law is considered a leap in the Egyptian educational system.

The minister pointed out the law stipulates that the mother universities, not just the branches in Egypt alone, grant the certificates to the graduates.