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Zewail City CEO: Name of City Will Not Be Changed


Tue 22 Oct 2019 | 08:31 PM
Wafaa Fayez

CAIRO, Oct. 22 (SEE)- Dr. Sherif Sedky, CEO of Zewail City of Science and Technology, said that the name of  Zewail City will not be changed.

He pointed out that the name of the city was in the old project is "Egypt City of Science and Technology - the city of Zewail." But the House of Representatives rejected the old name and kept the current name "Zewail City of Science and Technology."

Sedky added that the articles of Law 161 of 2012 on the city of Zewail, which is currently under discussion in the House of Representatives to amend some of its items, was keen to ensure the independence of the city of Zewail. He pointed out that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is personally interested in Zewail City.

Sedky pointed out that the city of Zewail has made great strides in recent years; three batches of the university got graduated, in addition to its contribution to the march of scientific research in cooperation with Egyptian centers and universities.