Egypt's doctors syndicate and education ministry at odds over medical school admissions

The Doctors Syndicate has demanded stricter medical-school entry rules while the Higher Education Ministry defended its admission figures and denied favoritism.

• The General Syndicate of Physicians convened senior doctors to review medical education and admission rules.
• The syndicate demanded amending the international universities law so branches adopt national standards, citing classes that admitted 50%-scoring students.
• The ministry said universities host 138,000 foreign students among over 4 million, capped at 10% of each university's students.
• The ministry said 500 eligible applicants and 500 with international certificates entered Qasr El-Eini medical faculty, denying literary-section admissions.
• The Medical Syndicate will hold its second general assembly on October 23, 2026, after the first lacked a quorum, with admission criteria on the agenda.