President Abdel Fattah El Sisi wants to see Egypt open 10 new tech universities nationwide, saying during a meeting with the prime minister and higher education minister yesterday that the government will lead on the porgram, an Ittihadiya statement said. The universities will specialize in technology and advanced sciences and will offer twinning programmes with high-ranking international universities. Early plans were reviewed for the construction of the institutions in Ismailia, Port Said, Helwan, Benha, Minya, Beni Suef, Alexandria, Mansoura, Assiut and Aswan, the statement added.

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