Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, said that about 22 Egyptian universities have entered the world rankings, pointing out to 150 of the best global programs in agriculture, engineering, and technology.
Addressing a seminar entitled “Accreditation or international classification, whichever is more important", held by the American University in Cairo (AUC), Abdel Ghaffar added that the universities' global rankings have turned to psychological and material pressure.
The minister pointed out that many universities have a technology campus that provides researchers with a favorable climate for scientific research, in addition to the presence of foreign universities branches in Egypt.
“The Egyptian government ensures the independence of universities to compete with international universities,” Abdel Ghaffar added.
On his part, Dr. Amr Salama, Secretary-General of the Arab Universities’ Association, said that higher education is the most important pillar of comprehensive development because of its great importance in achieving knowledge and scientific research.
Moreover, Dr. Mohamed Latif, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Universities, said that Egypt's ultimate goal is to comply with international quality regulations, assuring that the council is committed to improving quality in Egyptian universities to meet all requirements.
Latif also stressed that the council seeks to apply the concepts of quality within universities, achieve their independence, as well as advanced rankings.
“Accreditation is a gateway to achieve quality in accordance with the council strategy,” he noted.
Dr. Ehab Abdel-Rahman, the AUC academic provost, said that the employment rate has risen from 86% to 90%.
He also added that AUC has been accredited by the American Accreditation Commission International and obtained more than 14 accreditations from different bodies.
Contributed by Nada Mustafa
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