Egyptian Ministry of Education
Heated discussion in parliament over spending of USAID education fund
Egypt
January 10, 2011
Heated discussion in parliament over spending of USAID education fund
A heated discussion broke out in parliament on Sunday over the allocation of a LE2.7 billion USAID fund obtained by…
University exams to be shifted for Coptic Christmas
Egypt
December 25, 2010
University exams to be shifted for Coptic Christmas
End-of-term exams originally scheduled for 6 and 8 January will be shifted to allow Coptic Orthodox Christians to celebrate Christmas,…
Education ministry bans mobile phone use by school students
Egypt
November 10, 2010
Education ministry bans mobile phone use by school students
A number of schools throughout Egypt have begun implementing a year-old Education Ministry directive banning the use by students of…
Second private school put under ministry supervision for violations
Egypt
September 7, 2010
Second private school put under ministry supervision for violations
Education Minister Ahmed Zaki Badr ordered that the Gozour private school be put under his ministry's supervision for violating regulations…
Ministry of education to cut book budget
Egypt
July 22, 2010
Ministry of education to cut book budget
The Ministry of Education will downsize its budget for printing school books this year, according to a senior ministry source.…
Education ministry staff protest in Gharbiya
Egypt
July 5, 2010
Education ministry staff protest in Gharbiya
Gharbiya--Employees of the General Authority for Educational Buildings staged a protest yesterday in front of the Tanta branch in Gharbiya,…
Fixing Egypt’s schools: “We need to compete”
Egypt
February 24, 2010
Fixing Egypt’s schools: “We need to compete”
When Egyptian schoolchildren returned to their classrooms after the mid-year break this week, they faced far bigger challenges than simply…