☆Al-Ahram newspaper | Sunday 18 May 2025 edition, page 14

☆ Written by Mr. Ahmed Yahya Jadallah, the director of the Al-Ahram Office in Suez

In line with achieving the objectives of the state`s strategy for higher education and scientific research, and Egypt's Vision 2030, and to achieve the principle of "education is a right for every citizen". The  Suez University builds its collaboration with Sinai to deepen the links of thought and education and produce a new generation of the youth capable of innovation and facing future challenges, through building a new branch of Suez University in South Sinai Governorate, to be the first branch of a public university affiliated to Suez Governorate on the land of another governorate, South Sinai, to be a new nucleus for a society seeking continuous scientific and technological progress that contributes to the renaissance of Egypt and achieve sustainable development, and to deliver education to the population of South Sinai, in addition to the aim of delivering education to the population.

Moreover, Dr. Ashraf Hnijal, the SU President, confirmed the announcement made by Dr. Ayman Ashour, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, that the state is interested in developing the Sinai Peninsula and the Canal Cities by implementing major national and developmental projects to achieve comprehensive and sustainable development following Egypt's Vision 2030, especially in the field of higher education and scientific research. He also added that population growth requires expanding the establishment of various universities, while offering modern intercultural study programs that meet the requirements of the local, regional, and international labor market to qualify students to join the labor market and develop their abilities and skills. Hence, the idea of establishing a new university in South Sinai Governorate in cooperation with Suez Governorate, represented by the university, is to serve as a link between some remote areas, such as Abu Radis and its surrounding areas.

Therefore, Dr. Ashraf Hnijal explained in his statements to Al-Ahram that the first branch of the university in South Sinai government is being established, which is the Suez University branch in Abu Radis, at a cost of about 2 billion pounds. In addition, the new branch of the university will be built on an area of 100 acres, and it will also include 17 faculties and an integrated medical complex. He also added that building and construction work is being completed for the first-stage faculties, which include the faculties of "Sciences, Commerce, Arts, and Education." At a total cost exceeding one billion and 110 million pounds for the first phase.

Hnijal explained that the second phase of the university's South Sinai branch will include the Faculty of Engineering, in addition to the "auditoriums buildings, the university residence, the university administration, the conference hall, and the library," while the third phase will include: "The fourth and final phase will include a sports city and an Olympic sports complex to serve the people of South Sinai.