universities
NGOs slam decision to rerun student union elections
Egypt
December 28, 2015
NGOs slam decision to rerun student union elections
Sixteen rights advocacy groups have lambasted the Higher Education Ministry for deciding to rerun elections for the union of Egypt’s…
University student unions defy election reruns
Egypt
December 27, 2015
University student unions defy election reruns
Student unions from 17 Egyptian universities have rejected a decision made by a Higher Education Ministry commission to rerun elections…
Court voids prison sentence for 19 pro-Morsi students
Egypt
December 27, 2015
Court voids prison sentence for 19 pro-Morsi students
Egypt’s highest appeals court annulled a five-year prison sentence handed down against 19 students on Saturday.
Ministry to rerun student union polls, opponents unhappy
Egypt
December 25, 2015
Ministry to rerun student union polls, opponents unhappy
A commission supervising elections for Egypt’s union of university students has accepted appeals against election results, which saw independents routing…
Challenges threaten legitimacy of Egypt’s student union votes
Egypt
December 16, 2015
Challenges threaten legitimacy of Egypt’s student union votes
Legal challenges are threatening to revoke the results of elections for the Union of Egyptian University Students that ended a…
Egyptian universities see varied voter turnout as student elections begin
Egypt
November 17, 2015
Egyptian universities see varied voter turnout as student elections begin
Voter turnout varied on Monday as elections for student unions and clubs kicked off at universities across Egypt, with tightened…
Student union elections kick off November 16
Egypt
October 31, 2015
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…
343 UK academics announce Israeli universities boycott
Middle East
October 27, 2015
343 UK academics announce Israeli universities boycott
Hundreds of British academics said Tuesday they would boycott contact with Israeli universities over the state's "intolerable human rights violations"…
Pro-Morsi students call for protests despite minister’s warning
Egypt
September 28, 2015
Pro-Morsi students call for protests despite minister’s warning
University students loyal to former president Mohamed Morsi called for fresh protests against the incumbent government Monday, in line with the…
Security attacks protesting students, reporters near Cabinet
Egypt
September 9, 2015
Security attacks protesting students, reporters near Cabinet
Security forces dispersed a protest by university applicants outside the Higher Education Ministry on Qasr al-Aini Street near the Cabinet in…