Prof. Sherif Mohamed Sabry El-Attar, Acting President of Fayoum
University and Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, attended a
workshop on "Mechanisms and Steps for Registering International
Students." Also present were Ms. Rehab Abdel Raouf Zaki, Director General
of the General Administration for Education and Student Affairs, and directors
of the Education, Student Affairs, International Students, and Administrative
departments. The workshop was held on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at the Institute
of Research and Strategic Studies for Nile Basin Countries.
Prof. Sherif El-Attar emphasized that the workshop aligns with the
directives of the political leadership and the Ministry of Higher Education and
Scientific Research's plan to transform Egypt into a leading regional
destination for higher education. He added that Fayoum University prioritizes
international students, driven by its commitment to providing a comprehensive
educational environment that ensures their well-being and develops the academic
and administrative support system for them, enabling them to become ambassadors
for Egyptian education abroad.
He further stated that Fayoum University is dedicated to establishing
clear and streamlined mechanisms to facilitate the admission and registration
process for international students, removing any obstacles they may face, and
attracting more of them to enhance the standing of Egyptian higher education as
a distinguished educational destination.
For her part, Ms. Rehab Abdel Raouf explained that the workshop comes
within the framework of activating the axes of the Ministry of Higher
Education’s plan to care for expatriates; as it focused on the system of
expatriate students, methods of submitting an expatriate student, rules of
tuition fees, mechanisms for paying them and the exemptions granted, in
addition to the controls for obtaining a statement of status and withdrawing
the file.
