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Since 2002, the EU Tempus project in Egypt, with most of the Egyptian Universities<br />

participating in a total of 64 Tempus projects .The subject areas were: Urban and Regional<br />

Planning, Microfinance, Health Care, Open and Distance Learning,European Studies,<br />

Engineering and Technology, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Bio-Chemistry, Cultural<br />

Heritage, Pharmacy, Translation and Interpreting, Management and Business, Information<br />

Technologies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine and Surgery,<br />

Tourism and Leisure, Physical Education, and Biology. Though this project aims at<br />

encouraging cooperation between Egyptian, regional and international higher education<br />

systems.<br />

Tempus has had a strong influence on modernizing the Higher Education System in Egypt.<br />

The program was very timely to accompany the implementation of the Higher Education<br />

Enhancement Strategy that was introduced in 2000 and revised twice, in 2002 and<br />

2004.The main objectives of this strategy were in line with the objectives of Tempus:<br />

(modernization of curricula, Introduction of Quality Assurance in Higher Education, etc.).<br />

Although the direct impact of Tempus projects on the Egyptian Higher Education system is<br />

not directly visible, the program’s long term involvement in the country and the<br />

introduction of competitiveness in Higher Education have been the main direct outcomes.<br />

One of the main elements of impact of Tempus in Egypt is the introduction of quality<br />

education through partnerships with EU member states in different disciplines, with more<br />

than 170 IMG (individual Mobility Grants) grants being awarded to staff members from<br />

Egypt. Such a mechanism was one of the most demanded in the country, and shows the<br />

interest of Egyptian staff members in retraining and building bridges for cooperation. Many<br />

JEP (joint European projects)projects introduced new concepts and program in the<br />

education system and were considered as self sustainable success stories for the<br />

modernization of Higher Education in Egypt. Tempus has also been one of the main<br />

catalysts for the modernization.<br />

3.7.2. The Higher Education Enhancement Project Fund (HEEPF)<br />

Beside the Tempus project, the Higher Education Enhancement Project Fund (HEEPF) is<br />

another mechanism within the national higher education enhancement strategic plan<br />

(HEEP). HEEPF is part of the loan agreement dated April 2002, between the Egypt and the<br />

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to support and Finance priority<br />

areas of the strategic plan of the higher Education Enhancement Project HEEP. The amount<br />

of the loan allocated for HEEPF Grants equal to 12,000,000 USD that was increased to<br />

13,000,000 USD. The project aims at an active participation in the implementation of the<br />

strategic plan of continuous higher education enhancement through competitive<br />

mechanisms to achieve distinction in Egyptian Education institutions and upgrade them to<br />

reach the international standards.<br />

By 2000, the universities generated 150,000 graduates a year. A two-semester system for<br />

the school year was instituted in all universities in 1992. The university academic year is 30<br />

working weeks. Arabic is the medium of instruction in humanities, social studies, education,<br />

law, commerce, economics and political sciences, information, social service, tourism and<br />

hotels. English is widely used in the faculties of medicine, pharmacology, dentistry science,<br />

and engineering.<br />

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THE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SYSTEM IN EGYPT

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