Nine professors vie for Cairo University presidency

By Ashraf Khaled. Nine academics, including six professors of medicine, are vying for the presidency of Cairo University, which is Egypt’s most prestigious state-run institution. The 27 June election for a new leader will be the second since a 2011 revolt toppled Egypt’s long-standing president Hosni Mubarak. The contenders include Ezz Eddin Abu Steit, an agriculture professor and the university’s vice president; Gaber Nassar, the law faculty’s deputy dean; Alia Abdul Fatah, a medical professor and the first woman to run for the institution’s presidency; and Mohi Mansour, an engineering professor who came second in the 2011 election. Read more...