Interview: Egypt aims for regional educational hub by drawing foreign universities in: official

CAIRO, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Egypt is trying to draw more renowned foreign universities in to set up satellite campuses in the country as part of its ambitious national development plan, said Adel Abdel Ghaffar, spokesman of the country's Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry.

Under the Egypt Vision 2030 for sustainable development, "the ministry has been working on attracting world-renowned universities with high rankings to open branches in Egypt, especially in the new cities like the New Administrative Capital," Abdel Ghaffar told Xinhua in a recent interview.