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1 Arab Republic of EgyptMinistry of higher EducationGeneral Department for Non-EgyptianStudents' Admission and GrantsGuide For Non-Egyptian StudentsTranslated byThe Centre for Foreign Languages andProfessional Translation2In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most CompassionateWord from his Excellency, the Minister of higher education :Egypt is continuing its contribution to the human civilization, a civilization that goesback thousands of years, the oldest and greatest civilization known to mankind. In thelong path, learning and education have a prominent place since the days of OonUniversity in ancient Heliopolis, the Old Alexandria University and the Grand places of learning were beacons guiding those searching for knowledge,wisdom and learning.

2 They were pilgrimage sites worked for the novel sciences theygave to people coming from different pursue of this distinguished historical role, Egypt still opens its doors: the doors ofits universities and institutes to students who come to it from all parts of the world toget the knowledge and the experiences they need in all areas of knowledge and toobtain certificates enabling them to go into careers. They can obtain various bachelordegrees or go ahead for higher studies and academic degrees from diplomas tomasters and doctorate. They also obtain opportunities for professional training thatopen wide horizons for them in distinguished careers.

3 In their stay, they are givenevery care and attention on all levels: financial, social, cultural and physical, to buildtheir character in that important stage of their , that first put stone on stone to build the edifice of civilization, now keeping upits constructive role. This time the edifice is people; our sons the foreign students whogo back to their countries having drunk of sciences and learning along with the waterof the Nile and the generosity and deep-seated culture of the egyptian people. Theygo back to their countries loaded with that cultural momentum and a treasure ofEgyptian passion that, indeed, makes of them extraordinary ambassadors for conducted the first treaty in human history and it still believes in theimportance of maintaining good relations with all countries of the world.

4 It hopes tomake of the educational and cultural services offered to foreign students a notablemeans of knowledge, a solid bridge to of human interaction based on knowledge,learning and cooperation as well as the exchange of experiences among the variouscultures that shape the edifice of human offers annual grants to students coming from all over the world to study inEgyptian universities and institutes. These students receive stipends to afford the costsof study and they also get housing, sports, cultural, health and social services whilepracticing arts have the pleasure to offer to the foreign students this guide book which includesdetailed information for anyone wanting to enroll in the higher education institutesand universities in our country.

5 I wish them every of higher education and the State for Scientific ResearchDr. Amr Ezzat Salama3 Word from the First Deputy Minister and Head of the Cultural and MissionAffairs:Dear foreign students ,I welcome you to Egypt, the mother and heart of the world that embraced humancivilization from ancient times and developed an eternal human message over the agesdeclaring that human beings are brothers and partners, that knowledge and learningare the bases of progress and prosperity, and that ethics are the foundation may not come as a surprise to you if I mentioned that for centuries Egyptians rulersinvited new neighboring peoples up to the heart of Caucasia, the mountains ofTunisia.

6 And the springs of the Nile - to come and join their institutes of learning andtheir religious temples, forging a web of love and legality and a texture of knowledgeand learning that lasted for countless are now keeping up that bond of old days coming to Egypt the home place ofHager, the destination of the child Jesus, the mother of Mahfouz, Zowel and Sadat:the advocates of literature, science and various departments of the Section of Cultural and Missions Affairs welcomeyou, and the Central Department for Foreign students is developing itself to helpfacilitating your studies, cultural life and social activities.

7 It will do everything thatwill smooth your stay and increase your love for Egypt and your ties to heart wishes for you, and I hope that this book and its electronic copy will be ahelpful Dr. Ahmed Baha Al-Din KhariyFirst Deputy MinisterHead of the Section of Cultural and Mission Affairs4 Word from the Deputy Minister for Foreign students Affairs:The late poet and son of Upper Egypt, Ahmed Donkel, said that Egypt does not startfrom ancient Egypt but from the stones of Thebes. He thus encapsulated, in so fewwords, many books and studies that were and will be written about our good he mentioned, Egypt is not only the present-day country.

8 It is that civilizationaland knowledge treasure that no other nation possesses. Its unique place and regionaland international status makes of Egypt the center of the world, thanks to itsgeographical location, ancient culture, contemporary quest for comprehensiveprogress and development, and aspiration for a future to be organized and advancedby the will of its Egypt s drive to build its present and future, science and education are on the top ofits priorities. The superiority of Egypt s culture and civilization is another priority thatthe country s institutions in General and the ministry of education in particular this connection, cultural relations are a key vehicle through which egyptian cultureis taken to the world and the cultures of the world are brought to our country in aprocess of boundless and untrammeled cultural seeking to fulfill this goal, the ministry devotes special attention to the foreignstudents who come to our country for education and knowledge.

9 It offers themsignificant services in all fields through the Central Department for Foreign present guide book for Foreign students deals in detail with these services. It is aguide pointing foreign students to the educational fields they can join and the relevantconditions and ministry of higher education and its departments do not set their eyes only onthe pure activities of research and education but goes beyond this to a civilizationalrole that consolidates the values of communication and constructive dialogue amongpeoples embodied in cultural cooperation agreements signed with various countries ofthe , this guide book is compiled to acquaint students with the systems of educationin Egypt.

10 The ministry is pleased to place all its educational and administrativeresources at the service of our sons, the foreign students , trusting that some amongthem will someday attain to positions of leadership in their countries. Egypt will thenbe in their minds and hearts and they will have formed their impressions of it throughlived experience and actual by a belief in Egypt s cultural role, the Arabic Language Educational Center,affiliated to the Central Department for Foreign students , recruit specialist universityprofessors to teach and improve the learning efficiency of non-Arabic speakingforeign would like also to point out the annual grants and scholarships allocated by Egypt toforeign students and the different facilities introduced to help them to pursue theireducation and studies in different guide book has been compiled by the General Department for Admission andGrants to Foreign students .