Egypt To Inaugurate Its 1st Nanotech Center Today

Egypt’s Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Eng. Atef Helmy, is opening today two scientific research centers designated for the new headquarters of Cairo University in Sheikh Zayed 6th October City.

Ministers of Housing, Higher Education alongside Giza Governor ,Cairo University’s President and the chairman of Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) will also attend the inauguration ceremony of the two centers.

For the first center, it is assigned to conduct nanotechnology researches to contribute to preparing high-calibre scholars specialized in the nanotech to work in fields of water desalination and solar energy.

The nanotechnology center will be the first of its kind in Egypt financed by Science and Technological Development Fund (STDF).

For the second center, it is related to nuclear studies aiming to prepare high-calibre scholars in field of the peaceful uses of nuclear reactors.

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