According to vetogate website, the program was attended by Yasmin Al-Hussary, daughter of Sheikh Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, eminent Egyptian Quran reciter, who started the project.
The college is a branch of Al-Azhar Islamic University and affiliated to Bani Mazar Center in Bahnasa town, north of Minya city.
Umar Abdul Kafi, Egyptian preacher and Mahmoud Abdul Hafiz, representative of Al-Azhar University were also present in the program.
The main objective of the establishment of the new college is to serve the Holy Quran and Quran students in this region.