universities
National considerations
Opinion
September 9, 2015
National considerations
On April 23, 2014, the Court of Administrative Justice in Alexandria forced the Higher Education Minister to implement the geographic…
NCHR concerned over university geographical allocation exemptions for sons, daughters of senior officials
Egypt
September 3, 2015
NCHR concerned over university geographical allocation exemptions for sons, daughters of senior officials
The National Council for Human Rights expressed extreme concern Wednesday over a confidential authorization from the Supreme Council of Universities…
Democracy Index: Students staged 807 protests in 2014-2015
Egypt
August 24, 2015
Democracy Index: Students staged 807 protests in 2014-2015
Egyptian students staged 807 protests during the 2014-2015 academic year extending between October 2014 and June 2015, an independent report has…
Campaign calls for detained students to be allowed to attend exams
Egypt
June 4, 2015
Campaign calls for detained students to be allowed to attend exams
A new campaign is calling for hundreds of students detained during anti-government protests since the 2013 ouster of former president…
‘Top secret’ letter indicates necessary travel approval of security services for professors
Egypt
June 2, 2015
‘Top secret’ letter indicates necessary travel approval of security services for professors
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained a copy of a ‘top secret’ letter attributed to Higher Education Minister Al-Sayyed Abdel Khaleq, addressing…
NGO: 20 students die on campus in 2 years
Egypt
May 20, 2015
NGO: 20 students die on campus in 2 years
A human rights organization has announced that 20 university students have died on campus during clashes with security since 2013. The Association…
Four Egyptian universities among world’s top 800
Egypt
May 7, 2015
Four Egyptian universities among world’s top 800
Four Egyptian universities, including three public ones, have been included in the list of world's top 800 universities, in the…
Higher Education Ministry considers development of university admission systems
Egypt
May 5, 2015
Higher Education Ministry considers development of university admission systems
The Higher Education Ministry is considering taking advantage of the opportunity to work with the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie…
Egyptian universities excluded from BRICS ranking
Egypt
April 13, 2015
Egyptian universities excluded from BRICS ranking
No Egyptian university has been included in the 2015 BRICS ranking of the top 100 universities in developing countries.. Last year,…
Controversy erupts over decision exclude professors over 70 years old
Egypt
April 2, 2015
Controversy erupts over decision exclude professors over 70 years old
The independent union of universities faculty members slammed on Thursday the decision of Supreme Council of Universities that would exclude…