The Council of Universities, Headed by the Minister of Higher Education, Announces the Schedule for the New Academic Year


 Today Monday 26/7/2021, the Supreme Council of Universities holds its regular meeting, headed by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Prof Dr Khalid Abed El-Ghaffar at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, in the presence of Dr. Tariq Shawky, Minister of Education, Dr. Muhammad Latif, Secretary of the Supreme Council of Universities, and members of the Council.

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research stresses the speedy completion of announcing the results of the end of the academic year, and the start of preparation for the new academic year, and the implementation of comprehensive maintenance of buildings, facilities, auditoriums and student housing while taking into account the elements of safety and security for all university facilities.

 

The Council approves the schedule for the next academic year 2021/2022, which begins on Saturday, October 9, and continues in the first semester continue for 14 weeks to end on January 13, 2022, and the end-of-semester exams begin on Saturday, January 15, and end on February 3, 2022. The mid-year vacation begins on Saturday, February 5, and ends on Thursday, February 17, 2022, and the second semester begins on February 19, 2022, and the study continues for 16 weeks, ending on Thursday, June 9, 2022, and exams for the second semester are held during the months of June and July 2022, according to the nature of Study and exams in each faculty.