CAIRO, July 28, 2018 (MENA) - Egyptian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said the government's program for the period 2018-2022 and sustainable development program 2030 depends a great deal on education. Abdel Ghaffar's remarks were made during the "Egyptian Person Building Strategy" session as part of the sixth National Youth Conference, which kicked off earlier in the day at Cairo University in the presence of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The minister explained that sustainable development focuses on making education available and linking it to the labor market. He underlined that a number of universities will be established in several governorates during the coming period, including Mersa Matruh, New Valley, Red Sea and Luxor governorates. In addition, he stressed the ministry's keenness to increase the number of colleges in public universities to accommodate students, as well as expanding programs in public and private universities. He underscored that the ministry is working to open a new field of technological and technical education in universities in accordance with international standards by establishing branches for international universities in Egypt.
