During his meeting with the top high school graduates and their families, Dr. Ahmed Hamad, Acting President of EUI, emphasized the university's commitment to attracting distinguished and talented students. He highlighted the university's efforts to provide opportunities for excellence and participation in transforming Egypt into a regional hub for future jobs and sciences, and a key player in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, rather than merely a consumer of its technological achievements, particularly in artificial intelligence.
Hamad added that the New Republic prioritizes science,
scientific research, and applied sciences to prepare a new generation of
innovators and entrepreneurs who can support the state's efforts to transition
from a traditional, limited-potential economy to a knowledge-based economy with
added value for human resources. He noted that Egypt possesses all the
capabilities to achieve a leap in its economic competitiveness and regional and
international standing, especially given the ambition and innovation of
Egyptian youth and their ability to think outside the box. This is evident in
dozens of graduation projects designed by students from the first graduating
class of EUI colleges this year.
Dr. Hamad stated that EUI stands out due to its network of
international agreements, such as its partnerships in telecommunications and
electronics engineering, and computer engineering with Purdue University,
ranked sixth globally. It also has an agreement with the University of
Minnesota, ranked 36th in computer science, and a third with Telfer School of
Management at the University of Ottawa in Canada for finance, business
technology management, digital marketing, and e-commerce, which is among the
top 1 percent of business schools worldwide. Additionally, EUI has two
agreements with two renowned French universities: CESI, ranked 54th globally,
and ISART Digital, the second-best university globally in video games. An
agreement with Lancaster University in the UK aims to bridge the gap between
academic studies and the job market, enhancing the competitiveness of EUI
graduates domestically and internationally, especially given EUI's advanced
technological infrastructure and research laboratories that rival those of the
most prestigious global universities.
He explained that EUI began receiving applications for its
scholarships for the new academic year 2025/2026, marking the fifth consecutive
year the university has offered these scholarships since its establishment in
2021.
Hamad stated that through EUI's relationships with global
companies, international universities, and Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology institutions operating in Knowledge City, the university
aims to establish an environment that benefits students and professors, and
most importantly, supports efforts to develop the information and communication
technology market, thereby enhancing the competitiveness of the Egyptian
economy as a whole.
EUI is the first specialized university in information and
communication technology in the Middle East and Africa, established by the
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in collaboration with the
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
It comprises four faculties:
The Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences, offering
programs in Computer and Information Sciences with specializations in
Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, and Data Science and
Engineering.
The Faculty of Engineering offers three programs: Electronics
and Communications Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Mechatronics
Engineering.
The Faculty of Business Technology offers four
specializations: Business Technology Management, Business Analytics, Finance,
and Digital Marketing and E-commerce.
The Faculty of Digital Arts and Design offers four programs: Game Design, User Experience Design, Digital Interior Design, and Animation Arts.