First: Study Missions (Scholarships & Fellowships) Teaching assistants and assistant lecturers are dispatched on missions to obtain academic degrees, categorized into:
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External Missions: The member is dispatched abroad at state expense to obtain an academic degree, provided their age does not exceed 30 years.
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Internal Missions (Joint Supervision): Obtained through joint supervision, combining the advantages of internal and external study programs. Under a joint supervision system involving a co-foreign supervisor alongside the national supervisor, the student can travel abroad for up to two years to collect scientific material for their thesis or conduct research, then return to the homeland to defend the thesis toward earning the degree.
Second: Grants & Scholarships These include grants offered by foreign governments to the Egyptian government to qualify teaching assistants and assistant lecturers to earn their academic degrees, where funding is the responsibility of the donor government. There are also personal grants that members can obtain individually through their own contacts; the university’s role is to grant them paid or unpaid study leave in accordance with general regulations.
Third: Scientific Missions This refers to the temporary dispatch of faculty members on scientific missions outside the university for a duration of one year, renewable once, during which the delegate receives their full salary throughout the mission. The mission may be private (resulting from personal contacts), a government mission provided by the Egyptian government for domestic PhD holders, or scientific missions provided by foreign universities or governments, each subject to specific rules and conditions.
Fourth: Scientific and Cultural Exchange Includes the following activities:
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Cultural Exchange: Procedures and contracts are executed to implement cultural exchange agreements between the university and medical institutions abroad. The member receives a one-year leave, renewable for another year or according to the terms of agreements and contracts signed between members and foreign institutions.
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Visiting Professors: Inviting or dispatching qualified assistant professors as visiting professors for a temporary period to spend a sabbatical leave, deliver lectures, or undertake related academic activities.
Fifth: Conferences Encompasses faculty attendance at scientific conferences domestically and internationally, divided into:
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Scientific conferences funded by the university according to required conditions.
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Scientific conferences at the member's personal expense.
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Seminars, courses, and workshops domestically and internationally, with university financial contributions subject to standard regulations.
Master’s and PhD Bonuses Disbursed after earning the degree:
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Master’s degree bonus: EGP 450.
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PhD degree bonus: EGP 750.
Teacher Preparation Course The Faculty of Education announces the schedule for this course twice a year, and enrollment procedures are taken by demonstrators and assistant lecturers at the faculty seeking to complete it.
All the aforementioned items require a decree issued by the University President following the approval and opinion of the Faculty Council and the relevant Department Councils. All are subject to established administrative procedures pursuant to the Universities Regulation Law, in coordination with administrative bodies including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Higher Education, and other relevant authorities. No action is taken without prior recourse to the University Administration, with which ongoing communication is maintained.