Egyptian governmental universities : an inductive study on the origin and reality of Egyptian governmental universities

Abstract EN

In its inception, Egyptian governmental universities went through many stages that affected their current reality, although this inception was affected by economic, social, and political situation, but it established a reality in which many of the strengths and challenges facing Egyptian governmental universities appear.

These challenges represent the basis that must be reviewed and studied to develop a comprehensive vision for the development of governmental universities.

The study aims to identify the challenges facing Egyptian governmental universities, thus contributing to develop appropriate futuristic plans to deal with those challenges, without neglecting the strengths of the higher education system and the Egyptian governmental universities.

based on an inductive approach in reviewing the inception of Egyptian governmental universities and the impact of this inception on the challenges they face now or in the future.

The study concluded the affection of Governmental universities' inception on its current situation because of the ence of long-term plans to deal with educational developments, or developments in the political, economic, and social nature of Egyptian society, Emphasizing the need for plans and objectives to develop Egyptian governmental universities include mechanisms to deal with all of their challenges, as these challenges represent an interlocking system that affects each other.

The study recommended to establish a comprehensive vision for the development of Egyptian governmental universities that seeks to provide an attractive educational environment capable of keeping pace with the developments that occur at the educational, political, economic, and social levels.

Reviewing the mechanisms for selecting governmental universities' sites, relevance to admissions' numbers and coverage areas for each campus, to help limiting several problems, including expatriation.

Finally, Developing Egyptian governmental universities' campus design mechanisms and criteria to keep pace with the various developments of universities' design around the world without neglecting our Egyptian reality.