CAIRO, July 15, 2018 (MENA) – Egypt's House of Representatives, in a session on Sunday under Speaker Ali Abdel Aal, approved in principle a draft law raised by the government concerning the establishing and regulating of branches of foreign universities and educational institutions in Egypt. The bill aims at developing the higher education and scientific research system in Egypt. The law stipulates that the minister concerned will form a committee to examine and study requests to establish foreign universities and educational institutions in Egypt. The bill also says that the president will issue a decree to establish foreign universities and educational institutions after the approval by the committee, the minister and entities concerned and the cabinet.