Alexandria University Council during its latest session on Tuesday 22 August 2017 headed by the Rector Dr. Essam El-Kurdi reviewed the final preparation for the new academic year 2017/2018 that will begin on 16 September 2017. The Council stressed on all faculties to finish all maintenance work for all facilities and to prepare lectures tables and students Id's before study starting date.

Dr. Kurdi pointed out the importance of holding meetings with the students to provide information about the faculties and its academic departments and activities. He emphasised all the facilities that don't work with credit hours system to prepare a plan to update it's regulations in preparation to work with credit hours system.

Alexandria University Council headed by the University President Dr. Essam El-Kurdy during its last session approved the proposal of accepting 21,424 students in the coming academic year (2017-2018). The university accepts the students who have obtained general secondary certificate or equivalent. The council also approved accepting 646 students in university faculties in Matrouh branch.

The Council discussed faculties' preparations for exams and emphasized taking all necessary precautions for the exams.

Dr. Hisham Gaber, the vice president of Alexandria University for Education and Students Affairs declared that all university faculties had finished the second semester exams.

He stated that the exams were implemented smoothly while faculty members will announce the results as soon as possible. He added that there were 584 cribs during the current exams almost of them were in the faculty of Law.