In an initiative of Kafrelsheikh University to develop the infrastructure of scientific research and to provide attractive and stimulating structure for excellence and creativity, the university council, under the authority of the president prof Dr Maged el Kemary, agrees to form research groups to enhance research work and improve the abilities of researchers, administrators, assistant lecturers and students of post-graduation and to direct their research interests for service of sustainable development.

The president assures that they evaluate the outputs of research groups annually through performance indicators to determine the viability of the research groups.

He adds that the success of research group will lead to establish research institutes, Entrepreneurship Centers, technology incubators, companies, Intellectual Property Office to register patents and increase awareness of culture which is the ultimate goal of partnership between university and industry as well as work on restructuring scientific research through continuous education, technology transfer and localization and transition from research to application.