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Under the auspices of Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, witnessed, Tuesday the 7th of March, the launch of the national strategy for higher education and scientific research in the presence of their excellencies Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and the ministers of planning and economic development, health and population, communications and information technology, finance, education and technical education, youth and sports, agriculture and land reclamation, manpower, trade and industry, as well as the presidents of public, private and national universities, and Mr. Gareth Bayley, the British ambassador to Cairo.
In his speech, Dr. Ayman Ashour gave a detailed presentation on the national strategy for higher education and scientific research, noting that the strategy is based on three main axes:
• First: The sustainable development strategy (Egypt's Vision 2030), which is based on achieving sustainable development goals (Egypt's Vision 2030) to support the geographical regions nationwide, as well as the stakeholders towards achieving a comprehensive development goal for a sustainable and successful educational sector covering all the regions of the republic, by providing a stimulating climate for the localization and production of knowledge, and linking the outputs of knowledge and innovation with the priorities of the state.
• Second: The shift towards fourth-generation universities, to keep pace with global trends by supporting the leadership of Egyptian universities in the education industry and strengthening their role as influential and decision-making bodies in meeting the needs of the labour market.
• Third: The relationship between the higher education structure, scientific research, and the comprehensive development plan for Egypt, as the higher education and scientific research sector is one of the pillars on which the measurement and evaluation of the economy’s performance depends, by supporting the economic development plan through promoting investment in the education and scientific research sectors, and building the digital infrastructure to bridge gaps and benefit from research and innovation outputs.
During the day's activities, Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, signed a cooperation protocols with partners from higher education institutions and industrial institutions as the nucleus of the Northern Region Alliance, consisting of: (Alexandria University - Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport - Matrouh University - El Alamein University - City of Scientific Research and Applications Technology - Alexandria Mineral Oils Company (AMOC) - Abu Qir Fertilizers Company - Board of Trustees of the New Borg El Arab City - Alexandria Businessmen Association), with the aim of strengthening academic cooperation with industry and the business community, qualifying students for the labour market, expanding business incubators in cooperation with industry within universities and developing them into a "Technology Park".
The events were witnessed by a group of leaders of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.