The total number of Egyptian delegates traveling abroad on scientific missions increased by 17.9 percent in 2014, reaching 822 delegates, compared to 697 in 2013, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) reported in its annual bulletin on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the total number of delegates traveling abroad during the years 2011 – 2014 reached 2,567 people.
The largest amount of delegates are active in the field of medical science.