Minister of Education
Egypt to expand online education system amid coronavirus outbreak
Egypt
June 9, 2020
Egypt to expand online education system amid coronavirus outbreak
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Monday said that the government will expand its online education system in order to…
Zahi Hawass recommends Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs be taught in schools
Egypt
February 12, 2020
Zahi Hawass recommends Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs be taught in schools
Prominent Egyptologist and former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass implored Minister of Education Tarek Shawky assign schools to begin teaching ancient…
Second semester is not postponed due to Coronavirus: Egypt’s Education Ministry
Egypt
February 4, 2020
Second semester is not postponed due to Coronavirus: Egypt’s Education Ministry
Minister of Education Tarek Shawki on Monday denied claims that Egypt’s second school semester would be postponed due to the…
Egypt’s Ministry of Education develops new curricula to discuss social issues and more
Egypt
September 9, 2019
Egypt’s Ministry of Education develops new curricula to discuss social issues and more
The Egyptian Ministry of Education’s Educational Curriculum Development Center has developed a new curricula to discuss issues such as preventing…
Egypt in talks with Germany to establish academy for schoolteacher training: ambassador
Egypt
July 18, 2019
Egypt in talks with Germany to establish academy for schoolteacher training: ambassador
Egypt’s ambassador to Berlin Bader Abdel-Ati said on Wednesday that his country is discussing with German officials the establishment of…
Education Minister announces internal networking system to be used for school tablets
Society
May 14, 2018
Education Minister announces internal networking system to be used for school tablets
Minister of Education Tarek Shawki announced that school tablets, which will be provided for free by the ministry, will operate…
Secondary school students continue protests against new grading system
Egypt
October 20, 2015
Secondary school students continue protests against new grading system
Dozens of secondary school students staged protests against the recently implemented attendance and disciplinary grading system on Tuesday. The students staged…
Education minister off Facebook after viral jabs on misspelling
Egypt
September 20, 2015
Education minister off Facebook after viral jabs on misspelling
Newly-appointed Education Minister al-Helaly al-Sherbiny was so overwhelmed by a wave of jabs and satire over several instances of misspelling…
Education minister sought jamming devices to combat exam cheating
Egypt
May 21, 2015
Education minister sought jamming devices to combat exam cheating
Egyptian Education Minister Moheb al-Rafie said he had approached the Communication and Information Technology Ministry for devices which could jam signals from…
Classrooms empty on first day of school
Egypt
November 10, 2011
Classrooms empty on first day of school
Schools were empty of teachers and students on the first school day after the Eid vacation, while students were seen…