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Azhar students resume exams, others protest in Nasr City
Egypt
December 30, 2013
Azhar students resume exams, others protest in Nasr City
Dozens of pro-Muslim Brotherhood students at Al-Azhar University protested around the dormitories in Nasr City on Monday, blocking Mostafa al-Nahhas…
Officials: Azhar University exams will not be postponed
Egypt
December 30, 2013
Officials: Azhar University exams will not be postponed
Al-Azhar University President Osama al-Abed said that examinations “will not be postponed under any circumstances.” Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper also quoted official…
Exam cancelled after question attacks NSF
Egypt
April 5, 2013
Exam cancelled after question attacks NSF
The Ministry of Education has announced it will postpone an Arabic language exam in an Alexandria preparatory school after part…
High school exams marathon ends Tuesday
Egypt
July 3, 2012
High school exams marathon ends Tuesday
Egypt’s 419, 829 high school students on Tuesday took the national education and high level exams as the high school…
Update: Students protest security steps at Cairo University, Morsy apologizes
Egypt
June 30, 2012
Update: Students protest security steps at Cairo University, Morsy apologizes
Dozens of students demonstrated outside Cairo University to protest the cancellation of exams and the closing of the university for…
Students block Hurghada road over exam difficulty
Egypt
June 27, 2012
Students block Hurghada road over exam difficulty
Dozens of secondary school students and their parents on Wednesday blocked the road and paralyzed traffic outside the education department…
Technological advances innovate cheating in Egyptian schools
Egypt
June 26, 2012
Technological advances innovate cheating in Egyptian schools
High school teaching in Egypt may be moribund and low tech, but students are harnessing the power of innovation and…
High school exams begin, hotline to receive complaints
Egypt
June 9, 2012
High school exams begin, hotline to receive complaints
Egypt’s high school exams started on Saturday, with 419,829 students taking Arabic language and religious education exams on the first…
Sunday’s papers: A happy start for Thanaweyya Amma exams amid much political debate
Egypt
June 12, 2011
Sunday’s papers: A happy start for Thanaweyya Amma exams amid much political debate
First reactions to the much-feared high school exams, Thanaweyya Amma, fill the papers as students celebrate the easy Arabic language…
Education minister: Will expel university security guards and allow veils
Egypt
February 27, 2011
Education minister: Will expel university security guards and allow veils
Egypt’s Minister of Education Ahmed Gamal Eddin Moussa said previous court orders to expel police officers from universities and allow…