Dr. Hassan Al-Nomany, President of Sohag University, stated that the university dormitories finished, through the last five days, the drug test of male and female students inside their buildings after the end of their school day, in cooperation with the Narcotics Control Center, where the total number of male and female students who were subjected to the drug analysis reached 2,101 students.
Dr. Abdel Nasser Yassin, Vice President of the University for Education and Student Affairs, said that drug testing is one of the conditions for admission to the university campuses, this is on the basis of the directives of the University President and out of concern for the interest of our students and to prevent severe crowding, the drug analysis was postponed until finishing the students accommodation.
Mr Hamed Al-Khouly, Director General of the University dormitories, said that the drug test included all University dormitories buildings, and was carried out based on a timetable, noting that building heads and supervisors in the university dormitories are educating the students about the dangers of drug abuse and its negative impact on the academic and personal life, by providing the necessary advice to them and hold awareness seminars about addiction.