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Egyptian Higher Education System and Cooperation with Spain Eng. Karim Hamdy, National Erasmus+ Deputy Coordinator in Egypt
Egyptian Higher Education System and Cooperation with Spain
Eng. Karim Hamdy, National Erasmus+ Deputy Coordinator in Egypt
Part 1
Brief on EG HE System
Bonn :: November 2006 HE Education system in Egypt-2012/13
HE institutes No. of institutes
Students enrolment
Enrolled in Postgraduates
No. of staff No. of A. staff
Public Universities
Full time 23
1.1 M 270 K 41 K 30 K
Newmodes 433 K
Al-Azhar 1 410 K 16 K 4 K 6 K
Public Technical colleges 8* 126 K 0 850 605
Private Universities 20 120 K 4.1 K 2.1 K 2.6 K
Private Higher institutes 124 407 K 7 K 5 K 4.4 K
Private middle institutes 22 39 K 0 3 0
Total 198 2.6 M 297 K 56 K 43.5 K
*This includes 45 institutes + 12 Technical institutes of health +Technical Institute for Advanced Industries This includes 11 institutes + 11 branch for labor university (middle programs)
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Enrolment in Higher Education (2012)
▪ Algeria, 1,210,000
▪ Egypt: 2,600,000
▪ Israel: 290,600
▪ Jordan: 230,000
▪ Lebanon: 195,000
▪ Libya: 342,000
▪ Morocco: 343,000
▪ Palestine: 213,000
▪ Syria: 355,000
▪ Tunisia: 362,000 4
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Egypt’s Higher Education System
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Higher education landscape, Egypt, 2012/13
■ Total Number of Students: 2.6 Million
■ 80% Public, 20% Private
■ Enrolment rate:
▪ 22% in 99/00
▪ 28.6% in 09/10
▪ Projected 35% in 2017
■ 74% enrolment is Social Sciences
■ Student / Staff ratio!
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Priorities vis a vis Erasmus+ KA2
■ Joint Projects
▪ Joint / Double / Multiple Degrees
▪ Institutional Building & Linkage with Society / Industry
■ Structural projects
▪ Governance
▪ Human Resources Development
▪ NQF
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Priorities vis a vis Erasmus+ KA2
■ Teacher training and education science
■ Humanities
■ Social and behavioural science
■ Physical sciences
■ Engineering and engineering trades
■ Architecture and building
■ Agriculture, forestry and fishery
■ Health
■ Personal services
■ Others (Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary)
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Priorities vis a vis Erasmus+ KA2
■ Bologna process
■ Learning and teaching tools, including ICT, E and Blended Learning
■ Governance, strategic planning and management of HEIs
■ Internationalization
■ Quality assurance
■ Life long learning
■ Development of school and vocational education (Institutional Capacity Building)
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▪ For further information on Egyptian Higher
Education System, please check the
Overview published by EACEA:
▪ https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/sites/eacea-
site/files/countryfiches_egypt_2017.pdf
Part 2
EG Activity and
Cooperation with Spain
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Cooperation between EU & EG
TEMPUS IV Projects in Egypt (2008 – 2013)
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5
10
15
20
25
30
EM-KA2 Projects in Egypt (2008 – 2013)
Cooperation between EU & EG
Bonn :: November 2006 Erasmus+ CBHE Projects in Egypt (2014 – 2017)
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5
10
15
20
25
Cooperation between EU & EG
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• Universidad Internacional De La Rioja Sa
• Universidad De Sevilla
• Universidad De Oviedo
• Universitat Politecnica De Valencia
• Alcala University
• Universidad Pablo De Olavide
• Universidad Publica De Navarra
• Fundacion Cener-Ciemat
• Cobra Instalaciones Y Servicios S.A
• Universidad De Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
Spanish Institutions cooperating with Egypt in Erasmus+ CBHE
Cooperation with Spain
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• Fundacion Canaria Parque Cientifico Tecnologico De La Universi
• C.P.Veneranda Manzano
• Consejeria De Educación Y Cultura
• Universidad Devalladolid
• Universidad De Alicante
• Universitat Politechnica De Catalunya
• Salamanca University
• Fundacion Cepaim Accion Integral Con Migrantes
• Cruz Roja Espanola
Spanish Institutions cooperating with Egypt in Erasmus+ CBHE
Cooperation with Spain
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Year Project Tite
2014 A bottom-up approach for opening up education in South-
Mediterranean countries
2014 Smart Control Systems for Energy Management: New Master
Degree
2014 Master Curriculum, Capacity Building and Network Development in
Traffic Safety in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon
2014 Master in Health Informatics
2014 Developing skills in the field of integrated energy planning in Med
Landscapes
2014 Integrating Blended Entrepreneurial and Manufacturing Technology
Competency into Socioeconomic Development in Egypt
2016 Strengthening Capacities of South-Mediterranean Higher Education
Institutions in the Field of Solar Energy by Enhancing Links among Applied Research, Business, and Education
Previous CBHE Projects with Spanish Institutions
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Year Project Tite
2016 Euro-African Network of excellence for entrepreneurship and
innovation
2016 International E-based Diploma and Professional Certificates in
Special Education and Inclusion
2016 Smart Grid Technology - A Master Programme
2017 Wind Engineering Skills in Egypt and Tunisia
2017 Progression of Accessibilitycentres in Higher Education for Students with Disabilities in North Africa
2017 Innovative Lifelong E-Learning for Professional Engineers
2017 Integrative Multidisciplinary People-Centered Architectural
Qualification & Training
2017 Towards Excellence in Applied Linguistics. Innovative Second
Language Education in Egypt
Previous CBHE Projects with Spanish Institutions
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5
10
15
20
25
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35
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45
AhramCanadianUniv.
AinShamsUniv.
AlazharUniv.
AlexandriaUniv.
ArabAcademy
AssiutUniv.
Asw
anUniv.
BenhaUniv.
BeniSuefUniv.
CairoUniv.
DamanhourUniv.
EgyptianE-LearningUniv.
ElshoroukAcademy
FayoumUniv.
Germ
anUniv.inCairo
HeliopolisUniv.
HelwanUniv.
HighTechnologicalInstitute
KafrelsheikhUniv.
MansouraUniv.
MenofeyaUniv.
MiniaUniv.
MisrInternationalUniv.
MUST
NileUniv.
October6Univ.
PortSaidUniv.
SenghorUniv.
SinaiU
niv.
SohagUniv.
SouthValleyUniv.
SuezCanalUniv.
SuezUniv.
TantaUniv.
TheAmericanUniv.inCairo
TheBritishUniv.inEgypt
TheFrenchUniv.inEgypt
TheGerm
anUniv.inCairo
ZagazigUniv.
ZewailCity
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Overall Egyptian Universities Participation since 2002
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Yasser Elshayeb, PhD
