Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Financial institution of Egypt (CBE), and Abdelaziz Konsowa, Minister of Larger Training and Scientific Analysis and Performing Minister of Tradition, reviewed the progress of the nationwide Future Students Fund initiative and preparations to confess a brand new cohort of scholars for the 2026/2027 educational yr throughout a gathering on the CBE headquarters.
The assembly fashioned a part of the continued coordination between the 2 sides and centered on the most recent developments of the initiative, which helps excellent, socially eligible college students at Egyptian universities. Discussions additionally coated preparations for the initiative’s second section, guaranteeing continued help for eligible college students whereas advancing its long-term targets.
The assembly was attended by a number of CBE officers, together with Tarek ElKholy, Deputy Governor for Banking Stability; Ghada Tawfik, Sub-Governor for Company Social Duty (CSR); Rascha Mansour, Sub-Governor for the Human Sources Sector; Mohamed Shaaban, Sub-Governor for the Authorized Affairs Sector; and Nihal Orkhan, Performing Head of the Company Communications Central Division.
Representing the Ministry of Larger Training and Scientific Analysis had been Maher Mesbah, Secretary of the Council of Nationwide Universities and Performing Secretary of the Council of Personal Universities; Amr Allam, Assistant Minister and Everlasting Undersecretary of the Ministry; Sherif Kishk, Assistant Minister for Sensible Governance; Mohamed El-Sharkawy, Assistant Minister for Insurance policies and Financial Affairs; Counsellor Atef Omar, Authorized Adviser to the Minister; and Adel Abdel Ghaffar, the ministry’s official spokesperson.
The Governor and the Minister reviewed the initiative’s achievements throughout the 2025/2026 educational yr, highlighting its position in supporting academically excellent college students who meet social eligibility necessities throughout numerous governorates. In addition they mentioned mechanisms to additional develop and increase the initiative throughout the brand new educational yr, enabling extra eligible college students to enrol at Nationwide Universities.
The discussions mirrored Egypt’s broader technique of investing in human capital, empowering younger individuals, and strengthening the upper training and scientific analysis ecosystem.
Either side reaffirmed their dedication to continued cooperation to help high-achieving college students and promising educational and analysis expertise, recognising them as a cornerstone of constructing nationwide capabilities able to driving Egypt’s future growth.
Abdalla mentioned the CBE stays dedicated to strengthening the upper training and scientific analysis ecosystem consistent with Egypt’s nationwide imaginative and prescient, noting that supporting excellent college students represents an funding within the nation’s future and displays the CBE and banking sector’s dedication to advancing the Sustainable Improvement Objectives (SDGs) by way of CSR initiatives.
He added that the Future Students Fund demonstrates efficient cooperation amongst state establishments, the banking sector, and civil society in implementing initiatives with long-term impression, geared toward offering equal instructional alternatives for excellent college students and equipping them with the tutorial and analysis capabilities required by a knowledge-based financial system.
Abdalla additionally praised the ministry’s position in getting ready certified graduates for the labour market throughout numerous sectors, together with banking, and highlighted its help for the CBE’s Bachelor of Banking Sciences programme, which was launched for the primary time in Egypt at a number of Colleges of Commerce throughout the earlier educational yr.
For his half, Konsowa counseled the CBE and the banking sector for supporting greater training by way of CSR initiatives, saying such efforts assist guarantee equal entry to instructional alternatives for excellent college students from socially eligible backgrounds whereas strengthening Egypt’s capability to arrange extremely certified graduates able to innovation, creativity, and international competitiveness.
He additionally careworn the dedication of each the ministry and the CBE to making sure the sustainability of the initiative and increasing partnerships with state establishments to help and empower excellent college students.
Launched as a nationwide initiative to help excellent college students at Egyptian universities, the Future Students Fund goals to supply academically distinguished college students who meet social eligibility standards with truthful and equal instructional alternatives, serving to construct a technology able to contributing to Egypt’s complete growth.
To help the initiative, Account No. 7070 has been opened at Egyptian banks to obtain contributions devoted to funding excellent college students. The fund is meant to encourage better participation by banking establishments, the personal sector, and the broader neighborhood, whereas selling social solidarity and funding in training and scientific analysis.
