Egypt's new Kayan University will open in February with places for 25,000 students
President Al-Sisi said the university will start with six faculties, including medicine and computers and AI, and that top students will have their fees paid.
Cairo — Egypt's new Kayan University will open in February 2027 with six faculties and room for about 25,000 students, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said on Sunday.
Speaking at the opening of the third medical conference of the Armed Forces College of Medicine, Al-Sisi said the university would have faculties of medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, pharmacy, engineering, and computers and artificial intelligence. He said the six faculties were created after strong interest this year from civilian students who wanted to join the Armed Forces College of Medicine.
Fees paid for high achievers
Al-Sisi directed the Tahya Misr Fund to cover tuition for high-achieving students admitted to the university, as long as they keep up their results. He also asked the Minister of Higher Education to study letting the top 10 students in Egypt's secondary-school examinations transfer to Kayan. The government will seek partnerships and twinning agreements with leading international universities.
More universities on the way
Another new university, not yet named, is expected to open on the Ain Sokhna road in March 2027, and eight existing universities are being upgraded with the aim of making them internationally competitive, Al-Sisi said. He said education and healthcare were central to Egypt's development, and that quality and professional competence mattered as much as the number of graduates. He also asked ministries to prepare a legal framework to encourage educational endowments.
The conference saw the Armed Forces College of Medicine sign a cooperation protocol with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and the heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub were among those attending.
Source: Daily News Egypt, November 2026.
