Requirements for applying the criteria of the European Model of Institutional Excellence (EFQM) in Egyptian universities in light of The developments of The Digital age.

  Excellence in Universities is the main entrance and component of Institutional excellence through the adoption of a system of institutional values ​​supported by a comprehensive vision and mission that is achieved by work strategies to confront internal and external environmental changes. The European Foundation Model (EFQM) is one of the most important models of institutional excellence that can be applied to higher education institutions Which has proven its success and spread in international institutions as one of the main frameworks for evaluating the quality of the organization's performance, and evaluating the professional status of employees.
    The research aimed to seek to find out the reality of institutional excellence in Egyptian universities in light of the criteria of the European Model (EFQM) and the innovations of the digital age from the point of view of academic and administrative leaders in Egyptian universities.
     The research relied on the descriptive approach in view of what this approach involves of monitoring reality, and the subsequent analysis and interpretation of this reality based on studies and research.
     The research found that there are a set of obstacles facing Egyptian Universities and limiting the possibility of applying the criteria of the European Model for Institutional Excellence (EFQM) in the light of the developments of the digital age from the point of view of academic and administrative leaders in colleges.
     At the end of the research, a set of proposed requirements for implementing the criteria of the European Model for Institutional Excellence (EFQM) in Egyptian universities was developed in the light of the developments of the digital age.