USAID to invest USD 90 mn in Egypt-US university partnerships

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will invest USD 90 mn to establish energy, water and agriculture research centers to be joint-managed by leading Egyptian and American universities, according to a press release from the US embassy. Egyptian researchers from Ain Shams University will work with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to launch an energy center, while Cairo University and Cornell University will establish an agriculture center. Alexandria University will partner with the American University in Cairo (AUC) to create a water center.