In the meeting which was held today 18/4/2020 in its session No. 699, the Supreme Council of Universities discussed all issues related to future plans of study system for the second semester exams for the academic year 2019/2020 in frame of the global developments of the spread of corona virus.
The Council started its session by presenting resolutions of the Prime Minister No. 606 of 2020 concerning the suspension of all activities that require any large gatherings of citizens and 717 of 2020 concerning study in all schools, institutes and universities and 768 of 2020 concerning the comprehensive state plan to protect citizens from any possible repercussions of Corona virus and Decision No. 852 of 2020 Whereas the Supreme Council discussed all the options and alternatives available for the continuation of the educational process in order to achieve the basic requirements of criteria for completing the curricula, in light of the difference in the nature and study system in each faculty.
The Council unanimously decided:
–First: The Supreme Council of Universities decided to complete the curricula with distance education system until 30/4/2020 for all classes.
–Second: for all transport classes in faculties:
1- The Supreme Council of Universities decided to cancel the oral and written exams for the second semester for the current academic year 2019/2020; the grades that were scheduled for them are excluded from the total grade for all academic years (cumulative total). The Supreme Council of Universities also decided to replace these exams -based on a decision by the University Council- with one of the following alternatives:
– Preparing (Research articles-Research project- reference research) in the study curricula or conducting electronic exams to all students in the academic curricula
– Universities will announce all the details of the research papers, the schedules and methods of submitting the research, as well as all the details and the scheduled dates of exams, the deadline of electronic exams no later than Thursday 7/5/2020 to begin submission of the research or conducting electronic exams on Sunday 31/5/2020.
– For faculties whose requires practical or clinical training and practical exams:
The training will be complete in the second semester after the end of suspension period or at the beginning of the new academic year
Third:-For Final Year students of all faculties:
Examinations which were decided to be held at the end of the second semester are postponed until the end of the period of study suspension.
Universities will present the schedules and controls needed to implement this, taking into consideration giving students an appropriate period of time before performing the exams, overcoming all obstacles that face students as a result of their delay in graduation
Fourth: postgraduate studies will be left to every university to be decided after study suspension period, the suspension period of study is not counted within the duration of study required to obtain the degree.
Fifth: The supreme council decided to form a committee headed by:
Prof/ Essam Al-Kurdi _ President of Alexandria University
And the membership of:
Prof/ Majid Negm – President of Helwan University.
Prof/Tareq El-Gammal – President of Assiut University.
Prof/Ashraf Abdel-Baset – President of Mansoura University.
Prof/ Mohamed Latif – Secretary of the Supreme Council of Universities (member and rapporteur).
Prof/ Siddik Abdel-Salam – Secretary of the Council of Private and national Universities.
Prof/ Hassan Ahmed Mohamed – Adviser to the Minister of Higher Education for Institutes Affairs.
The Counselor/ Mohamed Al- Minshawi – Legal Adviser to the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
- The Committee will follow up the implementation of the decisions of the Supreme Council of Universities, receiving any inquiries from universities related to their application, examine any special cases resulting from the application of those decisions, to express an opinion on them, and coordinate between universities in this regard, and communicate with the concerned authorities to work to overcome any obstacles that prevent implementing the council decisions and preparing periodic reports to be presented to the Council on the implementation of the measures taken to complete the second semester in light of those decisions and to consider issues referred to it by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in matters related to its field of work, and the Committee should submits its recommendations to the Council for approval.