The supreme council of Education and Students’ Affairs is held today in the Faculty of Science at Kafrelsheikh University which hosts the fourth student union youth week this year in the presence of the Major General el Saied Nasr, Kafrelsheikh Mayor; Dr Ashraf Hatim, the head of the Supreme Council of Education and Students’ Affairs, the President Prof Dr Maged el Kemary and number of the presidents and the vices president of Egyptian Universities.

In the beginning, Prof Dr el Kemary welcomes the attendants and thanks the Ministry of Higher Education saying that “Kafrelsheikh University nascent made amazing steps on the architectural and academic level to provide modern and integrated infrastructure for the service of educational and research process in different specialists and scientific fields with the support of the state and in belief of the state will all its institutions and ministries that the distinct educational is to ensure the future of youth, elevate the value of science and emphasize the support of our wise leadership for the institutions of education as well as appreciate the education institutions and educational institution that confirms with its outstanding achievements the importance of the role played by education in achieving comprehensive development”.

From his side, Dr Ashraf el Shehhi, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research praises the efforts of employees at Kafrelsheikh University, good organization and the high level of the university. He also assures that the ministry seek during the coming period to increase the expansion in building more Universities in Egypt, increase the number of enrollment in the new universities for the service of different provinces and job market with the best graduates.

As well, the council discusses the increase of ratio allocated for the students obtaining the Egyptian high school certificate in science and technology to enroll on Egyptian Universities as well as provide scholarships for those students in the universities such as Nile, Zewail, the Egyptian-Japanese specialist in advanced sciences and technology.

The minister points out the need to benefit from knowledge bank and educational material that contains and the people with disability can benefit from it to develop their educational and scientific skills.