Prof. Mohamed Hussein: Empowering people with disabilities is a national priority and a translation of President Sisi's directives to build a more just and integrated society

Prof. Elsayed Alajouz: The debates were conducted according to precise medical and scientific principles to ensure justice and equal opportunities for the applicants

      Prof. Mohamed Hussein, President of Tanta University, announced the end of the work of the committee formed to debate students with disabilities, integration, the blind, the deaf, the mute and the hard of hearing, headed by Dr. El-Sayed El-Ajouz, Vice President of the University for Education and Student Affairs, which debated 116 male and female students to determine their eligibility for admission and registration in the faculties of Arts, Commerce, Law and Specific Education, without being bound by the condition of obtaining the minimum admission requirement for these faculties, according to the organizing rules and regulations.

     Prof. Mohamed Hussein stressed that the committee's work comes within the framework of the integrated measures and policies taken by the Egyptian state to support and empower persons with disabilities, in implementation of the directives of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, and to consolidate their right to education, integration and full participation in society, in a way that enhances the principles of justice and equal opportunities and ensures the availability of appropriate educational paths for each student according to his abilities and needs.

    The university president added that Tanta University deals with the issue of people with disabilities as one of the main axes in building the human being and developing the university education system, stressing that the university works to provide an inclusive and stimulating educational environment that provides students with disabilities with real opportunities to learn, develop their skills and invest their capabilities, in line with the state's orientations towards achieving comprehensive integration and social sustainability.

    Prof. Muhammad Hussein explained that the debates took place through a specialized medical committee and through precise and objective mechanisms, ensuring that each case is evaluated according to its nature and needs, and achieving a balance between providing the appropriate educational opportunity and adhering to the rules regulating university admission.

    For his part, Prof. Al-Sayed Al-Ajouz, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs and Chairman of the Committee, explained that the committee assessed 116 students, including 66 students with intellectual disabilities enrolled under the inclusive education system, 19 students with motor disabilities, 25 students who were deaf or mute or had hearing impairments, and 6 students with visual impairments.

    He added that the committee's work aimed to achieve an accurate and objective assessment of each case through specialized medical debate, ensuring that decisions are made on fair scientific grounds and providing appropriate educational opportunities for deserving students.

The committee convened at the Medical Administration headquarters in Sebrbay, attended by Dr. Amr Abdel-Moneim, General Supervisor of the Medical Administration at Tanta University, and the heads of the Orthopedics, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry and Neurology, Ophthalmology, and ENT departments at the Faculty of Medicine—who are members of the relevant medical committee.