Egypt university admissions to start on 22 August: Higher Education Minister

  • Date: 12-Aug-2020
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Education
  • Country:Egypt
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Egypt university admissions to start on 22 August: Higher Education Minister

The first stage of admissions to Egypt's public universities is set to start on 22 August, following the end of university admission tests, according to Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Abdel Ghaffar's comments came during his inspection tour of the Coordination of Admission to Universities Office at Ain Shams University.About 650,000 students across the country undertook their school leaving (Thanaweya Amma) exams this year. The success rate in the exams stands at 81.5%, with the student's score determining which university and faculty they can attend.Admission to public universities is divided into four stages, the first of which is reserved for top scoring students seeking admission into elite faculties.Earlier on Monday, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research said that about 77,000 students have applied