Dr. Hassan El-Nomany, President of Sohag University, confirmed that Masar institutions at the university seeks to support the efforts of the Egyptian state in promoting entrepreneurship and supporting medium, small and micro enterprises, which represent the backbone of the Egyptian economy, in light of the participatory approach adopted by the university with all active and concerned parties in development in Egypt.
Al-Nomany said that during 2024, Masar institutions graduated 18 start-up companies in various fields, 12 of which were led by girls.
These start-up companies went through a journey within the institutions from the idea stage to the first model stage and going to the markets, through a distinguished package of training, workshops and field trips, in addition to guidance and networking services, in cooperation with “Inroot for Development” and with funding from the Dutch government.
Al-Nomany added that there are 3 companies working in the field of industry, one of which manufactures a smart talking calculator to serve the blind, and the other works on manufacturing the coil used in gluing furniture foam, which is imported from abroad, in addition to a company that produces smart sports shoes, and there are 3 mobile phone applications, one of which serves the deaf.