universities
AUC reaches agreement with protesting students and workers
Egypt
September 20, 2011
AUC reaches agreement with protesting students and workers
On Tuesday the American University in Cairo (AUC) reached an agreement with students and workers who have been on strike…
AUC protesters tear down American flag on campus
Egypt
September 16, 2011
AUC protesters tear down American flag on campus
Student and worker protesters at the American University in Cairo (AUC) further escalated their demonstration on Thursday by taking down…
University students demand removal of senior staff with NDP links
Egypt
September 13, 2011
University students demand removal of senior staff with NDP links
Hundreds of students and faculty at Egypt’s two largest public universities held demonstrations on Tuesday calling for immediate university reform,…
Students plan protests on Tuesday calling for dismissal of university heads
Egypt
September 12, 2011
Students plan protests on Tuesday calling for dismissal of university heads
University students and faculty members are planning to hold protests on Tuesday to call for the dismissal of the heads…
Hundreds protest to elect university deans, increase research funding
Egypt
September 11, 2011
Hundreds protest to elect university deans, increase research funding
Nearly 700 teaching staff from several Egyptian universities protested on Sunday outside the cabinet building in downtown Cairo, demanding the…
Student protests planned to remove university leaders
Egypt
August 31, 2011
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…
Academic year postponed for two weeks
Egypt
August 27, 2011
Academic year postponed for two weeks
The Supreme Council of Universities in Egypt, headed by the Minister of Higher Education Moataz Khurshid, on Thursday decided to…
University faculty coalition to go forward with planned boycott
Egypt
August 12, 2011
University faculty coalition to go forward with planned boycott
The Coalition of University Professors announced today that they will continue their plan to boycott the coming academic year, in…
University presidents decline order to resign
Egypt
August 5, 2011
University presidents decline order to resign
New Minister of Higher Education Motaz Khorshid, in a meeting with various university faculty members on Wednesday, said certain university…
Cabinet approves bill to remove university administrations
Egypt
July 3, 2011
Cabinet approves bill to remove university administrations
The cabinet approved a bill on Sunday to remove current senior university administrators. The bill, which amends some of the…