Zewail City of Science and Technology is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of a distinguished group of individuals. The list includes six Nobel Prize winners in physics, chemistry, medicine and economics; the current president of Caltech; the current president of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (and former president of MIT); the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; and world-renowned scientists, medical doctors, engineers, economists and entrepreneurs.
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Zewail City of Science and Technology with its three constituents – the university, research institutes, and technology park – is designed to bring about effective participation in 21st Century science, to elevate local technologies to the world level, and to increase national productivity. We aim to contribute to building a knowledge-based society founded on creative thinking by providing a merit-based education and engaging with the public-at-large.
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Zewail City of Science and Technology has three essential sub-structures that are interlinked, but each with a separate mission. In addition, there will be a think tank center for strategic studies of large-scale national projects and the assessment of the benefits and risks involved. The three sub-structures are planned to be coherently interactive for optimum collaboration and benefit, both scientifically and physically. Such a structure offers students and researchers the best possible environment for learning and...
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For millennia, Egypt has made significant contributions to the progress of mankind and to the advancement of society. As a cradle of civilization and a beacon of knowledge, Egypt was a leader in scientific discoveries and innovations that defined the foundations of many fields including astronomy, chemistry, medicine, and of course engineering whose supremacy can still be seen today in the majestic architecture of the Pyramids and Karnak. Indeed, Egypt is a living testimony to the nexus between the...
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