education
Teachers call for strike as school year rolls to a start
Egypt
September 13, 2011
Teachers call for strike as school year rolls to a start
Several teachers’ movements on Tuesday called for a mass rally next Monday in protest of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s "disregard…
Hundreds protest to elect university deans, increase research funding
Egypt
September 11, 2011
Hundreds protest to elect university deans, increase research funding
Nearly 700 teaching staff from several Egyptian universities protested on Sunday outside the cabinet building in downtown Cairo, demanding the…
One-third of household spending on education goes to private lessons
Business
August 17, 2011
One-third of household spending on education goes to private lessons
A recent government study revealed that an average of 33 percent of household spending on education goes to private lessons,…
Children’s corner: A mini-city is an innovative edutainment experience
Life & Style
July 22, 2011
Children’s corner: A mini-city is an innovative edutainment experience
Combining education and entertainment for children has never been easy to achieve. But KidZania Egypt has an unusual and innovative…
In search of a ‘national project’
Opinion
July 6, 2011
In search of a ‘national project’
There’s a Sufi parable about the fictional Mullah Nasruddin who is crossing a river by ferry with a learned man…
Kuwait to recruit Egyptian teachers in July
Egypt
May 30, 2011
Kuwait to recruit Egyptian teachers in July
A Kuwaiti education official said the Kuwait Education Ministry has agreed to form committees to hire Egyptian and Tunisian teachers…
Egypt’s organic food seduces the West and Egyptian farmers
Environment
May 2, 2011
Egypt’s organic food seduces the West and Egyptian farmers
This article is the first of a weekly series launched by Al-Masry Al-Youm English Edition in collaboration with the Wadi…
Nationwide protests against educational sector heads
Egypt
April 17, 2011
Nationwide protests against educational sector heads
A number of protests calling for the resignation of senior figures in the education sector took place on Sunday. Sixteen…
Industrial education students protest outside ministry
Egypt
March 30, 2011
Industrial education students protest outside ministry
Dozens of industrial education students on Wednesday continued their sit-in in front of the Ministry of Higher Education in downtown…
AUC embarks on post-revolution endeavors
Egypt
March 4, 2011
AUC embarks on post-revolution endeavors
Since its establishment nearly 100 years ago, the American University in Cairo has developed an enviable array of programs. But…