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AUC meets student demands, classes to resume Wednesday
Egypt
October 1, 2012
AUC meets student demands, classes to resume Wednesday
The American University in Cairo will resume sessions Wednesday after negotiations between students and the administration met some of…
Protesting Nile University students attend lectures in tents
Egypt
September 26, 2012
Protesting Nile University students attend lectures in tents
Protesting Nile University students set up tents Wednesday outside the university's walls so they could attend lectures. Nancy Mostafa, one…
Clashes at the German University after referendum on regulation list denied
Egypt
September 22, 2012
Clashes at the German University after referendum on regulation list denied
Clashes erupted Saturday morning between students and German University security in the Fifth Settlement neighborhood of Cairo after students…
Five Nile University students released
Egypt
September 18, 2012
Five Nile University students released
The District Attorney in the Abdeen neighborhood of Cairo ordered Tuesday the release of five Nile University students who were…
AUC students set to resume blockade Wednesday
Egypt
September 17, 2012
AUC students set to resume blockade Wednesday
Members of the American University in Cairo student movement blocked the university gates Sunday, not allowing students to enter. Many…
Minister: Nile University dispute to be resolved within hours
Egypt
September 15, 2012
Minister: Nile University dispute to be resolved within hours
Minister of Higher Education Mostafa Mossad said Saturday afternoon that a solution for the Nile University and Zewail City for…
Nile University sit-in opposes ‘political’ land deal
Egypt
August 30, 2012
Nile University sit-in opposes ‘political’ land deal
Nile University (NU) students began an open-ended sit-in on Tuesday after a year and a half of struggle which has…
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…
Student union resigns in solidarity with expelled students
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Student union resigns in solidarity with expelled students
The German University in Cairo's student union resigned Wednesday after university administrators demanded that five students expelled for protesting offer…
Students clash with police in Senegal
World
February 1, 2012
Students clash with police in Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal — College students set fire to a bus and threatened to march on Senegal's presidential palace on Wednesday,…