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2009 Category 2: Egypt<br />

Western Asia<br />

Egypt<br />

2009 Category 2 W<strong>in</strong>ner<br />

“e-Tanseek”, University Enrollment Project<br />

M<strong>in</strong>istry of State for Adm<strong>in</strong>istrative Development<br />

Recipients on behalf of the <strong>in</strong>stitution<br />

Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Tobal,<br />

Education Projects General Manager, Government Services Development Program<br />

M<strong>in</strong>istry of State for Adm<strong>in</strong>istrative Development<br />

Eng. Mohamed Mohamed Ibrahim, Deputy Operation Manager,<br />

e-Government Gateway, M<strong>in</strong>istry of State for Adm<strong>in</strong>istrative Development<br />

Description<br />

Admission to public universities <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>stitutions <strong>in</strong> Egypt operates through a centralized<br />

office, University Enrollment Co-ord<strong>in</strong>ation Office. This office enrolls over 450,000<br />

students annually.<br />

Summary<br />

Through the <strong>in</strong>itiative entitled “e-Tanseek”, the M<strong>in</strong>istry of State for Adm<strong>in</strong>istrative<br />

Development of Egypt developed an onl<strong>in</strong>e portal to facilitate the enrolment of students<br />

at colleges <strong>and</strong> universities. The system serves more than 450,000 high school<br />

students <strong>and</strong> has resulted <strong>in</strong> a sav<strong>in</strong>gs of more than US$7 million each year.<br />

The Problem<br />

The Egyptian Higher Education enrolls 450,000 students from school to college each<br />

year. In addition to tackl<strong>in</strong>g the balance between the dem<strong>and</strong>s for certa<strong>in</strong> faculties or<br />

majors <strong>and</strong> the number of seats available <strong>in</strong> those majors, the Admission management has<br />

to deal with an <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g number of new high school graduates each year. This system is<br />

prone to mistake because until recently it was done manually by data-entry operators.<br />

The Solution<br />

To solve the problem the M<strong>in</strong>istry of State for Adm<strong>in</strong>istrative Development <strong>in</strong>itiated<br />

a comprehensive web-based application that accepts student university enrollment<br />

applications, <strong>and</strong> is supported by a 24/7 call centre for support. This free of charge<br />

<strong>and</strong> ubiquitous onl<strong>in</strong>e application provides the students with guidel<strong>in</strong>es, rules <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>teractive help as well as the ability to update personal data or make changes to their<br />

chosen faculties <strong>and</strong>/or majors. Enrollment results are communicated to students by<br />

regular mail, emails <strong>and</strong> SMS.<br />

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