student unions

Brotherhood students defeated in Ain Shams University elections
Egypt

Brotherhood students defeated in Ain Shams University elections

Muslim Brotherhood university students have received a fresh blow after losing to independent candidates for student union elections at Ain…
Student union elections marred by legal ambiguities
Egypt

Student union elections marred by legal ambiguities

Cairo University, Egypt’s largest public university, voted for its student union this year weeks after the vote was initially scheduled,…
Seven student union heads withdraw from national union elections
Egypt

Seven student union heads withdraw from national union elections

Student union heads from seven universities have withdrawn from meetings of Egypt’s Coalition of Student Unions after Muslim Brotherhood students…
Revolutionary forces call for protest in solidarity with GUC students
Egypt

Revolutionary forces call for protest in solidarity with GUC students

A number of revolutionary forces in Egypt called for a protest in a statement Thursday, to be held Friday outside…
Students object to minister’s intervention in university bylaws
Egypt

Students object to minister’s intervention in university bylaws

Long-standing government intervention remains an obstacle to reforming the organization and makeup of university student groups, giving high ranking government…
Students angry over their University’s ‘lack of principles’
Egypt

Students angry over their University’s ‘lack of principles’

Students at the privately owned German University in Cairo (GUC) have accused the university’s administration of “lacking principles” after the…
University student unions call for general strike
Egypt

University student unions call for general strike

Student unions at several state-run and private Egyptian universities called for a general strike and civil disobedience starting 11 February…
University workers threaten civil disobedience
Egypt

University workers threaten civil disobedience

Workers at Egyptian universities threatened civil disobedience at the beginning of the academic year after their demands were ignored by…
Student protests planned to remove university leaders
Egypt

Student protests planned to remove university leaders

The Coalition of Egypt’s Student Unions, which is comprised of 17 student unions in addition to faculty members, has called…
Student union elections present litmus test for campus politics
Egypt

Student union elections present litmus test for campus politics

Student elections around Egypt are underway for the first time in a free and unhindered way.  Hopes that these elections…
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