Latest in Tag: education Highlight
Latest in Tag: education
Egypt’s history education ‘hyper-nationalistic’: EIPR study
Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights argues that widely feared “Islamisation” of education under the Brotherhood is largely over exaggerated
Culture of cooperation and common goals key to Germany’s victory: WEF
By Evline Meshreky A blog published by the World Economic Forum (Davos) attributed Germany’s success in football as well as economically to sustaining a culture of cooperation and common goals, and long-term policies to support those goals. The article relates the young average age in the German football team, 26.31, as opposed to 28.92 in …
North Africa approaching universal access to primary education: UN report
Primary education enrolment increased from 80% to 99% in North Africa over 22 years
Interior ministry arrests student accused of leaking exam answers
Student allegedly used Facebook to transmit answers for matriculation exams
Reducing energy subsidies is ‘good’ but may raise prices: Egyptian Steel chairman
Investors welcome the move to reduce energy subsidies, but ask government to protect the poor from expected price jumps through social programmes
FY 2014/2015 state budget referred to presidency for approval
Budget witnesses major changes in health, education, electricity and petroleum products subsidies.
Intel Science fair representative refuses to return to Egypt
Teenager cites fear of imprisonment on charges of torching a policeman’s car
Communication of Egyptian government needs improvement: OECD
Report criticises labour market and education system; describes them as structural weakness
Alexandria students interrogated for filming movie offensive to military
AFTE to provide legal aid to students
Children’s rights centre calls for protection of children in schools
Centre identified a series of violations that children were subjected to after the resumption of school
South Sudan backs Egypt bid for African Union reinstatement
Prime Minster discusses ways to strengthen relations with South Sudan
Higher Education in Egypt
The principal challenges
Dayma’s everlasting effect
Dayma teaches students about the importance of nature’s genius and what they can learn from it
Tahrir Academy: Empowering self-education through video on YouTube
Tahrir Academy is one such entity that has taken self-education and self-empowerment to the web with the power of video
FEDCOC to assist in technology upgrades for Egyptian education
Computer devices will be supplied to student and teachers in schools nationwide
Galal approves allocation of EGP 1.31bn funding to healthcare, education, other sectors
Allocations aimed at improving public services for citizens, finance minister says
‘Beyond More’ minimises the gap between Egyptian and foreign students: Mostafa Metwalli
Mostafa Metwalli, one of the participants in El Mashrou3, seeks funding for his project
La Moakhza explores controversial subjects with tact
Salama’s film is ultimately about a boy growing up, and despite the sensitive issues it brings up, the protagonist is still the main focus, making it all the more balanced.
New constitution raises spending on health, education and science: Moussa
Moussa also said it provides equal opportunities for women regarding all rights and obligations
Egypt’s veil of ignorance and the social contract
“[A]pply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him. Will he gain anything by it? Will it restore him to a control over his own life and destiny? …
Online education sites offer self-teaching alternative
The newest addition to the online free education scene is iversity.org, with a range of courses available in terms of video lectures, updated every week.
Educate girls to alleviate poverty
By Dr Cesar Chelala Inequality and unequal access to education holds millions of girls and women back across the world. While the “gender gap” in education has narrowed over the past decade, girls are still at a disadvantage, particularly in getting access to high school education. And women still constitute two-thirds of the world’s illiterate …
CIC’s Photo School applications are now open
CIC offers an extensive curriculum for its Fall 2013 PhotoSchool
The Business of Education
University students and graduates reflect on the quality of education they received in Egyptian universities compared to the fees they paid
KidZania opens in Cairo
Global “edutainment” brand KidZania opens in Cairo, with more than EGP 145m investments, to provide kids unique educational and entertainment experience
Syrian school children allowed same access to education as Egyptians
Statements released by the UNHCR and Egyptian delegation highlight the Syrian refugee situation in Egypt and internationally
Education, a waste of money?
“Zahma moot, (it is very crowded) and it’s not yet 9 AM.” The taxi driver is complaining. Traffic is already gridlocked early in the morning (yes, Egyptians consider 9 AM early). And then he asks, “how bad is it going to be when schools open?” It got me thinking; maybe schools should be cancelled all …
Government to pay tuition fees of public school students this year
The cost of exempting public school students from paying the tuition fees is EGP 700m
The bridge between the educational life and the professional one is Injaz Egypt
Injaz Egypt works on developing generations of entrepreneurs to benefit the community
Education, the spy-duck and threats to Egypt
“The police had confiscated a spy-duck.” This was how my reporters greeted me five days ago. At first I thought it was another pun by DNE’s wily reporters until they showed me the links in Arabic; the police confiscated a duck carrying a “strange” device. Two days later, after the intervention of animal activists, the …