Schools
Draft law to criminalize Egypt’s unauthorized private education centers: Minister
Egypt
October 28, 2018
Draft law to criminalize Egypt’s unauthorized private education centers: Minister
Deputy Minister of Education Mohammed Omar announced that the ministry has prepared a draft law that would criminalize unauthorized…
Parents protest abolition of high-level curricula at Egypt’s language schools
Egypt
October 9, 2018
Parents protest abolition of high-level curricula at Egypt’s language schools
The parents of language school students protested in front of the Ministry of Education against the minister’s decision to…
School in Sohag finds snake in lab, causing panic
Egypt
September 23, 2018
School in Sohag finds snake in lab, causing panic
On the first day of new academic year in Egypt, a school in Sohag city dove into panic after…
Egypt’s international public schools are not privatizing education: minister
Egypt
September 17, 2018
Egypt’s international public schools are not privatizing education: minister
The availability of distinguished international education at appropriate prices by the Ministry of Education is not leading to the…
Egypt to scrap exams before fifth grade: minister
Egypt
September 10, 2018
Egypt to scrap exams before fifth grade: minister
There will be no more exams in Egypt between the first and fourth primary grades, under a new educational system…
Back to school for French kids… without their phones
Life & Style
September 3, 2018
Back to school for French kids… without their phones
Texting under the table should be a thing of the past when French children return to class Monday following…
‘Controversial’ politics, marketing banned from schools: Education Ministry
Egypt
September 3, 2018
‘Controversial’ politics, marketing banned from schools: Education Ministry
A booklet issued by the Education Ministry has warned school staff in all educational directorates against addressing any controversial politics,…
Parliament committee head demands June 30 schools be listed as ‘terrorist entities’
Egypt
July 10, 2018
Parliament committee head demands June 30 schools be listed as ‘terrorist entities’
Jamal Shiha, Head of the Committee on Education and Scientific Research in the House of Representatives, suggested that the Muslim…
Admission for Egyptian-Japanese schools opened for the school year 2018-19
Egypt
July 3, 2018
Admission for Egyptian-Japanese schools opened for the school year 2018-19
Online registration for the Egyptian-Japanese schools — an education project between the Egyptian and Japanese governments — opened on…
Education development strategy to cost $2bn over 14 years: minister
Egypt
April 17, 2018
Education development strategy to cost $2bn over 14 years: minister
The estimated cost of Egypt’s education development strategy is approximately US$2 billion over a period of 14 years, Education Minister…