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Education Ministry mulls returning 2nd semester fees to parents amid school closures
Egypt
March 27, 2020
Education Ministry mulls returning 2nd semester fees to parents amid school closures
Egypt’s Education Ministry is currently mulling returning second semester tuition fees at private schools to parents, Education Minister Tarek Shawky…
Egyptians in South Korea call for exams to be postponed
Egypt
March 10, 2020
Egyptians in South Korea call for exams to be postponed
The Egyptian community in South Korea sent an urgent appeal to the Korean government to postpone exams due to the…
Egyptian cabinet media center denies rumors of coronavirus at schools
Egypt
February 19, 2020
Egyptian cabinet media center denies rumors of coronavirus at schools
Egypt’s cabinet media center denied the validity of audio messages on social media claiming that coronavirus would spread among school…
Egypt bans ‘mahraganat shaabi’ music from schools, concerts
Music
February 18, 2020
Egypt bans ‘mahraganat shaabi’ music from schools, concerts
The undersecretary of the Ministry of Education in Cairo Mohamed Attia issued a decision on Monday banning “mahraganat shaabi” (electronic…
Winner of Mohamed bin Zayed teaching award to be granted LE1 mn
Egypt
November 30, 2019
Winner of Mohamed bin Zayed teaching award to be granted LE1 mn
On Thursday, the Ministry of Education organized a conference on Thursday to launch the Mohamed bin Zayed Award for Best…
Egypt’s school curricula to teach children about dealing with tourists
Egypt
November 14, 2019
Egypt’s school curricula to teach children about dealing with tourists
The Egyptian Tourism Ministry signed on Wednesday a protocol of cooperation with the Ministry of Education aiming to spread awareness…
Egypt’s education ministry investigates child locked in school
Egypt
October 20, 2019
Egypt’s education ministry investigates child locked in school
Egypt’s Education Ministry initiated an urgent investigation over a child locked in a school and left behind after the end…
Egypt dismisses 1,070 teachers for ‘extremist thoughts’
Egypt
October 8, 2019
Egypt dismisses 1,070 teachers for ‘extremist thoughts’
Minister of Education Tarek Shawki announced that the ministry has dismissed 1,070 teachers for adopting extremist ideas, with some having…
Education Ministry launches campaign to address use of corporal, verbal punishment
Egypt
September 30, 2019
Education Ministry launches campaign to address use of corporal, verbal punishment
The Ministry of Education in cooperation with the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, launched a campaign dubbed “Quietly, not…
Egypt’s new school year starts Saturday
Egypt
September 21, 2019
Egypt’s new school year starts Saturday
Egypt’s 2019-2020 school year for students of the old educational system in grades from third primary to third secondary in…