Higher education in Egypt numbers and maps
The higher education sector in Egypt incorporates 18 state-run Universities & hundreds of higher institutes and technical colleges that run under the supervision of the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE). In addition, there are 17 private Universities, which are privately owned and run. The state universities employ 65,000 academic staff members to teach more than 2.7 millions under- and post-graduate students. With the constant upsurge in the population, the MOHE has to forecast and plan for the educational needs and requirements to accommodate the ever-increasing numbers of enrolled students.
The MOHE has devised a strategic plan (February 2000) that has been updated and modified (September 04) as well as a master plan, which forecasts the expected increase in the number of enrolled students in the Egyptian higher education system relevant to the population expansion until the year 2021. However, this plan, though useful, is too generic and does not consider the regional inconsistencies of the different governorates of Egypt, and does not address the exact requirements and methodology in preparation for the expected rise in the number of enrolled students. This call for developing a region-focused master plan, which will take into account the different regional social and economic needs, and the requirements and methodology for reforming higher education in select regions in Egypt. In addition, there is a need for preparing the staff members and employees of the MOHE to implement the expected changes and reform in the Higher Education system. Because of the huge and diverse needs for HE Planning in Egypt, a strategic planning unit for higher education was established in September 2006. The unit is responsible for Managing and updating of the master plan (2007-2022) as well as conducting local plans on the regional and governorate levels to ensure the sound implementation of the National HE Strategic Plan.
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