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Student union elections kick off November 16
Egypt

Student union elections kick off November 16

Elections for student unions throughout Egypt's public universities are beginning on November 16, with candidacy applications starting Monday and the…
Beheira upholds dismissal of 10 students over army insult
Egypt

Beheira upholds dismissal of 10 students over army insult

The Administrative Court in Beheira upheld a decision by the chairman of al-Azhar University, on Monday, to dismiss 10 students found…
Govt yields to students protests, cancels attendance marks
Egypt

Govt yields to students protests, cancels attendance marks

Following weeks of protests by high school students, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail rescinded on Saturday an earlier decision by Education…
South Africa’s Zuma freezes 2016 university fees
World

South Africa’s Zuma freezes 2016 university fees

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma ruled out fee increases for universities next year following a week of nationwide protests by…
Student protests against attendance, discipline grades spread across provinces
Egypt

Student protests against attendance, discipline grades spread across provinces

Student demonstrations condemning a recent decision by the Education Ministry to add marks for attendance and discipline extended outside Cairo…
Hundreds of students continue protests over attendance, discipline grades
Egypt

Hundreds of students continue protests over attendance, discipline grades

Hundreds of General Secondary School students protested Thursday outside the Education Ministry headquarters in different governorates, including Minya, Sharqiya and…
High school students continue protests against discipline, attendance marks
Egypt

High school students continue protests against discipline, attendance marks

Dozens of high school students resumed demonstrations on Thursday morning outside the Education Ministry against recently added grades for attendance and…
Controversial new grading system for students was coordinated with presidency: minister
Egypt

Controversial new grading system for students was coordinated with presidency: minister

A newly-adopted high school grading system, which measures students’ commitment to attendance and good behavior were coordinated in advance with…
High school students protest attendance, discipline grades
Egypt

High school students protest attendance, discipline grades

Dozens of high school students protested outside the Education Ministry, on Sunday, against Minister al-Helaly al-Shirbiny’s decision to add 10…
Education minister probes omission of Al-Aqsa from history textbooks
Egypt

Education minister probes omission of Al-Aqsa from history textbooks

Education Minister al-Helaly al-Sherbiny has promised an investigation into the absence of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam's holy sites,…
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