Zewail City of Science and Technology has three essential sub-structures that are interlinked, but each with a separate mission:
- the core university for advanced learning;
- the research institutes for excellence in research and development;
- and a technology park, the Technology Pyramid, for the transfer of technology to national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the global market.
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 contributing to the creation of new knowledge.
Zewail City of Science and Technology will not be an isolated island of excellence in its main location in 6th of October City on the outskirts of Cairo. It will coordinate and cooperate with universities and research centers nationally and in other countries.
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is now conducting a survey of all national centers of R&D. Collaborations will be established between Zewail City and selected centers for the enhancement of national productivity. The City will also be the medium for partnerships in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and an agreement has already been made with the Ministry of Education for STEM schools.
