Coordination Office Decision Dashes Engineering Aspirations for Technical Diploma Holders
cairo,Egypt – A recent decision by the Coordination Office is sparking outrage among technical diploma holders seeking admission to engineering institutes,effectively ending their pathway after years of anticipation. The move,impacting the 2025 graduating class,reverses a previously established process where students with qualifying scores could nominate engineering programs through the Coordination Office’s designated acceptance site.
For years, technical diploma graduates relied on the Coordination Office to facilitate their entry into engineering programs, a system now abruptly halted. Parents and students are voicing concerns that this decision disregards the efforts of students who have dedicated the past three years to achieving the minimum required grades, with some earning totals exceeding 90%. The change leaves many fearing lost opportunities as the technical diploma coordination period nears its close.
The decision stems from a recent directive by the Council of special Institutes of Supreme Institutes, allowing private high institutes with 33 academic accreditations to directly enroll students after the official coordination period concludes. This has ignited criticism that the move undermines equal prospect and fair distribution of placements, possibly favoring private institutions and opening the door to unregulated educational entities.
Complaints have flooded the Egyptian government portal, with parents demanding an exception for the 2025 cohort. Critics argue the Coordination Office possesses data on high-achieving students and that this decision eliminates healthy competition among accredited institutes, effectively steering students towards specific, pre-approved programs. The admission guide published on the Coordination Office website previously affirmed the right of students to accept placements at private institutes, further fueling the controversy.
