Dr. Mohamed Othman Al-Khosht, President of Cairo University, declared an increase of 25% of the international scientific publishing awards for faculty members and researchers who published their papers in internationally in 2019.
"Researchers are an integral part of the university's success and its progress in international classifications," Al-Khosht said.
Besides, another increase of 10% in international scientific publishing awards were granted to faculty members and researchers who published papers internationally in 2017 and 2018.
Al-Khosht pointed out that the university has progressed significantly in the international rankings over the past two years.
"Several faculties are among the best in the international arena. Some are approaching the top 100, for example, pharmacy and architecture," he added.
On Tuesday, April 30, the semi-annual celebration of international publication to honor faculty members and researchers will be held at the university's Great Hall of Fame.
The awards will be distributed to 1,205 researchers in the second edition of the year 2017. It is worth mentioning that the value of their awards for published papers internationally was almost EGB17 million.