This morning, the Council of Suez University held its monthly meeting at Abou Redis City in South Sinai, under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Ashraf Hnijal, the SU President, in the presence of His Excellency Major General Khaled Mubarak, the Governor of South Sinai, and members of the Council.

At the beginning of the meeting, the SU President welcomed the Governor of South Sinai, who expressed his pleasure at convening the meeting of the Council of Suez University at the Abu Redis branch. The branch's forthcoming opening next year will serve as the nucleus of an independent university in Sinai land.

Moreover, the meeting discussed strengthening cooperation between the University and South Sinai Governorate in all fields, especially consultations, health and education aspects, and the possibility of the University's supervision of Sharm el-Sheikh Hospital and South Sinai State Hospitals, which need supervision.

The Suez University Council also approved the opening of postgraduate classes at the University's branch at El-Tor in South Sinai, to facilitate our students from South Sinai Governorate.

Therefore, the Council discussed a report on the status of construction at the University branch in Abu Redis and a timeline for the finalization of the Faculty of Science building, one of the four buildings for the first phase, in preparation for the start of study next academic year at the branch of Suez University in South Sinai.

Hence, the Council discussed the possibility of opening the Nanotechnological Institute in South Sinai, which includes many rare disciplines and serves the South Sinai community, where the city of Dahab was proposed as the Institute's headquarters.

The council then discussed the establishment of a technological university in South Sinai beside the Public University and the possibility of allocating an area of 15 acres for the establishment of the university to serve the various disciplines suited to the nature of the region in the future and to contribute to the development of South Sinai Governorate.

In addition, the meeting reviewed the activities undertaken by the University during the coming period as part of a Bedaya initiative to build Egyptian human beings. The SU President stressed that all of the University's potential is geared towards contributing to this ambitious initiative. In addition to discussing topics related to student affairs, postgraduate studies and research, as well as the University's role in community service and environment development.