Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University, is a member of the National Universities Council

Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, announced the issuance of Prime Minister Dr. Mustafa Madbouly's decision No. 692 of 2022 regarding the formation of the Council of Private Universities.

The Council of Private Universities is formed for one year, headed by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and the membership of each of: the Secretary of the Council of Private Universities, the presidents of private universities, the Secretary of the Supreme Council of Universities, the Secretary of the Supreme Council of University Hospitals, the Minister’s advisors in private universities, and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the French National University In Egypt, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Nile University, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National University of E-Learning, and Dr. Mohamed Ayman Ashour, Deputy Minister of Higher Education for University Affairs, and Dr. Yasser Refaat, Deputy Minister of Higher Education for Scientific Research Affairs, and Dr. Saleh Hashem, former president of Ain Shams University, former president of the Association of Arab Universities, and Dr. Johansen Eid, President of the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education, and Secretary of the Council of Private Universities, Dr. Mohamed El-Sayed Daadour, President of Damietta University, and Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University, and Dr. Abdel Aziz Qansouh, President of Alexandria University.