Notes from Egypt Forum

Salah al-Ghazali Harb believes that the “Egypt Forum” failed to achieve its stated goal of enabling comprehensive societal dialogue. Officials took up most of the time presenting achievements, while challenges and failures were not discussed sufficiently. He criticized the focus on increasing the number of international students to improve university rankings at a time when universities face funding shortages and professors’ incomes are declining. He also relayed academics’ and journalists’ objections to limited participation and the lack of space for dissenting views. He concluded that the forum should have focused more on the cost of living, prices, health, education, and housing, and opened a broader discussion about shortcomings and how to address them.

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