NRP third edition culminates with the unveiling of EGP 20mln in prize winners at closing ceremony

NRP third edition culminates with the unveiling of EGP 20mln in prize winners at closing ceremony

Cairo: The Research Science Institute – Egypt & North Africa, culminated its third edition of The National Reading Programme (NRP) with a grand ceremony at Al Manara International Conference Center. The event celebrated and recognized winners on a national scale. Impressively, more than 38 participants from 16 governorates clinched prizes totaling EGP 20 million. A distinctive feature of this edition was the inclusion of winners from the "Enlightenment Institutions" category, alongside participants with visual impairments and international students.

A diverse array of participants, totaling 12 million, engaged in the competition, representing schools, Al-Azhar Al-Sharif institutes, universities, teachers, enlightenment institutions, and community organizations. Meetings and qualifying rounds were held with all participants at different stages until they succeeded in reaching the podium, winning the title, and winning the project prizes after passing the competitions of cognitive competition in the programme's four dimensions which are: "Intellectual Student" among school students and Al-Azhar Al-Sahrif institutes, "Diamond Reader" among university students, "Intellectual Teacher" among teachers, and "Enlightenment Institution" among educational, cultural, social, and media institutions that support reading. The winners of the first, second, and third places in each of the four dimensions compete for a substantial monetary prizes of one million pounds, half a