Egyptian universities set tuition fees and freeze medical admission for 2026-2027 academic year

The board of Ismailia National University approved tuition fees and a first graduation ceremony, while the Supreme Council of Universities froze admission at the Faculty of Medicine in Faqous.

• The board of Ismailia National University approved tuition fees for 2026-2027, with medicine at 160,000 EGP and dental at 135,000 EGP.
• The board approved the graduation ceremony for the first batch and the equipping of eight buildings as student housing.
• The Supreme Council of Universities froze admission at the Faculty of Medicine in Faqous until the university hospital is completed.
• Dr. Hilal Afifi, vice president of Zagazig University, said 1,200 students will be transferred to the university's Faculty of Medicine and will receive degrees from Zagazig.