In reference to the presidential decree number 363 for 2005, Sinai University was established.
According to the provisions of law number 101, SU has been opened since 1992.
Regarding the private universities that has been replaced by law number 12, SU has been operating since 2009.
Concerning the private and civil universities and its executive regulations issued by the presidential decree number 302, SU has been innovating education since 2010.
University Council award the following academic degrees upon the request of college boards:
The university also awards honorary degrees and training certificates.
The significance of establishing a university and research centers in the North of Sinai is not only due to the lack of such universities in this area, but also to the special importance of having a world-class education to support the economic development of the region, also to tie the Egyptian economy to the changes and transformation of the international economic system in the 21st century.
Specialized high institutes are also needed; hence many countries tend to set up more universities, academies, institutes, and cities, the idea is to increase the flexibility in different economic sectors by securing a base of specialists who account for the genuine starting point for economic growth, this fact does not invalidate the risk of establishing this university in Sinai, which represents a real challenge for national participation in the development of this region.