education
Egypt’s Education Ministry: school attendance no longer mandatory amid COVID-19 surge
Egypt
December 21, 2020
Egypt’s Education Ministry: school attendance no longer mandatory amid COVID-19 surge
In the midst of a surge in coronavirus cases, Egypt’s Education Ministry announced on Monday that school attendance is no…
Egypt’s Education Minister resists school closures amid second wave of COVID-19
Egypt
December 14, 2020
Egypt’s Education Minister resists school closures amid second wave of COVID-19
The Egyptian Education Minister Tarek Shawky announced on Sunday that the ministry has no intention to close schools as coronavirus…
Cabinet: Egypt jumps ten places in UN Global Knowledge Index in one year
Egypt
December 11, 2020
Cabinet: Egypt jumps ten places in UN Global Knowledge Index in one year
The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center has released three infographics presenting Egypt’s ranking in the 2020 Global Knowledge…
Health Minister thanks Harvard University for choosing Egypt in medical programs
Egypt
December 8, 2020
Health Minister thanks Harvard University for choosing Egypt in medical programs
Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed on Sunday thanked Harvard University for choosing Egypt as part of several medical…
Over 60 Egyptian universities apply for 2021 Hult Prize worth US$1 million
Egypt
December 3, 2020
Over 60 Egyptian universities apply for 2021 Hult Prize worth US$1 million
More than 60 Egyptian universities have applied to compete in the international Hult Prize competition, which awards US$1 million in…
Egypt’s Education Minister: Thanaweya Amma exams will be held online
Egypt
December 1, 2020
Egypt’s Education Minister: Thanaweya Amma exams will be held online
Egypt’s Ministry of Education has decided that the June 19 Thanaweya Amma (high school exams) will be held online for…
Egypt’s Education Ministry announces regulations for expat students’ exams
Egypt
November 19, 2020
Egypt’s Education Ministry announces regulations for expat students’ exams
The Egyptian Minister of Education, Tarek Shawky, has approved the procedures and conditions for exams of expatriate students for the…
Almost 400 Egyptians make Stanford’s list of world’s most-cited scientists
Science
November 16, 2020
Almost 400 Egyptians make Stanford’s list of world’s most-cited scientists
At least 396 Egyptians have secured spots on US-based Stanford University’s list of the world’s top two percent of the…
Egypt’s Education Ministry suspends 2020/2021 increase of fees for private, international schools
Egypt
November 4, 2020
Egypt’s Education Ministry suspends 2020/2021 increase of fees for private, international schools
The Egyptian Education Minister, Tarek Shawky, decided on Wednesday to cancel the annual fee increase for private, language, and international…
Egypt’s Education Minister presents education alternatives in anticipation of possible ‘second wave’
Egypt
October 22, 2020
Egypt’s Education Minister presents education alternatives in anticipation of possible ‘second wave’
In the face of a second wave of coronavirus, the Egyptian Minister of Education, Tarek Shawky, announced on Wednesday that…