Public and Private Higher Education in Egypt

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Public and Private Higher Education in Egypt
Prof. Dr. Galal Abdel Hameed Dr. Rasha Sa
ad Sharaf Higher Education Enhancement Project F
und (HEEPF) Mobile (2012) 2129476 Website www
.heepf.org.eg Email galabdellah_at_mailer.eun.eg
/ galabdellah_at_frcu.eun.eg
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Currently operating Types of HE Institutions in
Egypt
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Number of enrolled students in 2003 per types of
institutions
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• A major dimension of the Egyptian Higher
  Education Strategic Reform Plan is to
  
• Maximize higher education sector capacity.

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• Maximize higher education sector capacity.
• Preparation of the master plan for the system of
  higher education Institution based on social,
  demographic, economic, gender considerations as
  well as national development initiatives and
  international trends. (completed)

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• Maximize higher education sector capacity.
• Working on general legislative law for higher
  education system that encompass all higher
  education institutions (public, national,
  international, private)

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• Maximize higher education sector capacity.
• Increasing access through establishing different
  modes of HEIs (non-profit)
  
• Establishing a National University A national
  project that is adopted by civic society
  institutions, stakeholders and individuals.
  (First phase starts 2006/2007)
• Establishing specialized national universities
  supported by professional organizations/stakeholde
  rs.
  
• University for Engineering sciences.
• Political, Administrative and E-commerce sciences
  University (Banks, Insurance companies
  chambers of commerce unions)
  
• Medical and pharmacological sciences universities.

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• Maximize higher education sector capacity.
• A university for distance education is to be
  established by the government and funded only for
  the first three years where it would be
  independently funded afterwards through self
  generated resources.

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• Increasing access in private universities and
  higher institutes.
  
• Developing standards, specifications and
  criteria for establishing new private
  universities higher institutes.
  
• Modified legislative laws and regulations of
  private universities (act no. 101 for 1992) to
  encompass national universities and other new
  forms of universities that local communities
  might initiate.
• Awarding preliminary approval for establishing
  new private higher education institutions
  according to developed master plan and
  regulating legislations.

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• Adopted trends
• Encouraging partnerships and joint degrees
  between Egyptian and international higher
  education institutions.
  
• Cooperation between Egyptian and international
  HEIs to provide quality HE programs.
  
• Opening and supporting branches for some Egyptian
  universities Arab and African region (Cairo
  university in Khartoum, Sudan a branch for
  Alexandria university in Guba, Sudan open
  education center in Arab region ).

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• Adopted trends
• All HEIs (public private) follow a unified
  regulatory system for Quality Assessment
  Accreditation.
  
• Encouraging private universities to increase
  access to international students (overseas
  students enrolled in undergraduate programs at
  private HEIs represent 33 of the overall
  number)
• Funding projects for higher education enhancement
  through HEEPF, TEMPUS and the National Fund.
  
• Dialogues with advanced HE systems in the field
  of technology and industry to establish
  specialized international universities.
  

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