Egypt unveils 25.6 billion pound higher education push for Sinai and canal cities

Egypt's Higher Education Ministry has announced development projects across Sinai and canal cities totaling about 25.6 billion Egyptian pounds in investment.

• The Higher Education Ministry announced the projects, which update university infrastructure, academic programs, laboratories, and training workshops, to mark the 53rd anniversary of the October War.
• Arish University is implementing development projects with about 1.7 billion pounds in funding, said university president Ayman El-Shebiny.
• The projects include a 50-acre medical complex with a university hospital, an emergency hospital, and pharmacy and nursing colleges.
• Arish University has received approval to establish a technology valley, and work is continuing on equipping Arish Technological University.