Leading private sector education outfit CIRA is planning to begin operating the first phase of its flagship Badr University in Assiut by September 2021, which will include four colleges, CEO Mohamed El Kalla told the local press. The company’s expansion plans will see it invest EGP 600-700 mn in 2021, which also includes the launch of four new K-12 schools. Two of the schools will be in Giza, one in Qena, and one in Sohag.