Alliance of German universities to establish applied sciences university in Egypt

An alliance of German Universities known as the UAS7 plans to establish a German university for applied sciences at the new administrative capital, Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said, according to Youm7. The project will be developed with support from the German government and German Development Agency (GIZ), Abdel Ghaffar said. The school should be open its doors to incoming students by 2020, he added. No further details were provided.