Under auspices of the Minister of Sport and Youth Eng. Khaled Abddelaziz and AU President Dr. Essam El-Kurdi, the activities of the sports forum of Egyptian universities will start on Sunday 27th of August 2017 within the celebrations of the diamond jubilee of the university. The activities will be held in the playgrounds of university cities for three days.

Alexandria University Deputy for Education and Students Affairs Dr. Hisham Gaber stated that the competitions will be held as collaboration between AU Youth Care Administration and the Ministry of Sport and Youth. He added that sports teams from 13 universities and 17 facilities of Physical Education would participate in the competitions.