Professor Dr. Hemdan Rabie Al-Metwally, President of the University, attended the regular meeting of the Supreme Council of Universities, headed by Professor Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, today, Saturday, August 24, 2024, in the presence of Mr. Mohamad Abd Al Lateef, Minister of Education and Technical Education, and  Mr. Mostafa Refaat, Secretary of the Council and members of the Council, at the Academy branch. Arab Science, Technology and Maritime Transport in New Alamein City. The Council thanked the family of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, headed by Professor Dr. Ismail Abd Al Ghaffar, President of the Academy, for hosting the meeting of the Supreme Council of Universities. Mr. Mohamed Abd Al Lateef, Minister of Education and Technical Education, explained the challenges facing the pre-university education system at the level of classroom shortages, teachers’ shortages, and the density of courses compared to education systems at the regional and international levels. The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research presented the elements of the Ministry’s executive plan to deal with these challenges at all levels. The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research directed the continued readiness of computer laboratories in all public universities to assist students throughout the period of electronic coordination for enrollment in public universities and institutes, and to provide technical support by providing qualified advisors. To help students to ensure ease throughout the coordination period. The Minister also directed the continuation of the efforts of universities to welcome the new academic year 2024/2025, to complete all maintenance work for buildings, auditoriums, classrooms, laboratories, and university cities, and to ensure the presence of safety and security means in all university facilities. To preserve lives and facilities. The Minister also directed that all university hospitals must be prepared. To receive new students, conduct the necessary medical examinations before they enroll in universities, and ensure that all logistical needs are provided; to continue its work in providing health services to citizens. The Minister directed the readiness of universities to participate in the “Learn Healthily” initiative, in light of the state’s interest in human development and the imminent start of implementation of a new initiative to support the Egyptian citizen under the name (A New Beginning for Human Building) for a period of 100 days, with the participation of many ministries, as the Ministry of Higher Education will participate. Through the “Learn Healthy” program to evaluate the physical fitness of all new students at the university, estimated at approximately 650,000 students. This is through the participation of university hospitals and student hospitals. The initiative aims to conduct a field study of physical efficiency and benefit from the results in improving the efficiency and general health of students through awareness, health guidance and clinical advice based on proper evaluation. If the program is successful for first-year students, the idea will be gradually circulated for students of other years at the university. The Minister also directed that universities be prepared to participate in the “100 Days of Sports” initiative, coinciding with the International Day of University Sports (next September 20 and the beginning of the new academic year). It is intended to allocate 30 minutes to practicing sports and various different activities every day, and it is targeted for about 50 people to participate. A university with at least 10,000 male and female students in each participating university, bringing the total number of students to 500,000 male and female students. Professor Dr. Ayman Ashour praised the activities in which universities participate in New Alamein City, including the universities’ participation in the car rally, which received the participation and sponsorship of Professor Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, with the participation of 43 student teams from 28 Egyptian universities, with the participation of 750 male and female students in the current year’s edition, in addition to the participation of universities. At the “Alamein World” Festival, in all cultural, artistic and sporting activities. The Minister also praised the achievements achieved in terms of international university classification, including the inclusion of 8 Egyptian universities among the top 1,000 universities in the world in the Chinese Shanghai General Classification for the year 2024. The Minister directed the necessity of universities continuing to provide support to researchers to increase scientific publishing in prestigious scientific journals. To improve the ranking of Egyptian universities in major international classifications. The Council heard a report on the most prominent activities of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research during the month of August, the most important of which was the presence and honor of Professor Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, of the Egypt Electric Car Rally “EVER”, which was organized by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in cooperation with the company. United Media Services, hosted by New Alamein City, in the presence of Professor Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and a group of ministers. Professor Dr. Ayman Ashour chaired the first meeting of the ministerial committee to implement the project to harmonize study outcomes with the labor market, in the presence of the Minister of Education and Technical Education and the Minister of Labor, where ways of developing training programs to suit the requirements of the labor market, providing real job opportunities for graduates, and linking education to the labor market were discussed. Searching for mechanisms to link higher education outcomes with the needs of different sectors, and encouraging cooperation between universities and companies. Professor Dr. Ayman Ashour participated in the first meeting of the ministerial working group concerned with studying the recommendations concluded by the study submitted by the Senate Youth Committee under the title “Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges,” and reviewing what is being implemented with regard to artificial intelligence programs and applications over the past years in the fields of the various work, as well as the future needs and challenges facing them, in order to identify the points of similarity and difference between what exists on the ground and what the study can provide in the field of artificial intelligence, within the framework of unifying efforts among all state institutions.