Higher Education Reform Strategy

The Higher Education Reform Strategy (HERS) introduced consisting of 25 sub-projects in the diverse areas related to improving quality, efficiency and relevance of higher education. These projects continue to be implemented till 2017. Three plans were prepared for the implementation of these projects:

• Short-term plan from 2000 to 2002.
• Middle-term plan from 2000 to 2007.
• Long-term plan from 2000 to 2017.

HEEP Six Priority Projects (2000-2007)

• Higher Education Enhancement Project (HEEPF),
• Information and Communications Technology Project (ICTP),
• Egyptian Technical Colleges Project (ETCP),
• Faculty of Education Project (FOEP),
• Faculty Leaders Development Project (FLDP),
• Quality Assurance and Accreditation Project (QAAP).

In August 2004, the priorities of the strategic plan have been modified to cope with the requirements of quality assurance and accreditation as well as the governmental efforts to enhance the higher education and scientific research. In this direction, two extra paths have been added. The first one is the enhancement of the post graduate studies and scientific research. The second one is giving more attention the students’ activities.

Because of the dynamic nature of the enhancement strategy which requires revising the priorities of each phase, the Strategic Planning Unit (SPU), which follows the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), has been established in order to assure the sustainability of the planning and evaluation during the overall lifecycle of the Enhancement project. Moreover, a new Students Activities Project started as it is part of the requirements for accreditation like the scientific research and post graduate studies.