universities
Police will not return to university campuses, minister claims
Egypt
October 31, 2013
Police will not return to university campuses, minister claims
Higher Education Minister Hossam Eissa has said he does want to see the return of security forces on Egyptian university…
University students continue campus protests
Egypt
October 23, 2013
University students continue campus protests
Dozens of students affiliated to the Students Against Coup movement, founded by the Muslim Brotherhood, staged a march at Cairo…
Misr International University: Classes won’t resume until students end sit-in
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Misr International University: Classes won’t resume until students end sit-in
Misr International University will not resume classes until students end their sit-in and repair the damages they caused, said Hamdy…
Scholars protest to demand university jobs
Egypt
September 26, 2012
Scholars protest to demand university jobs
Dozens of citizens with Master’s degrees and PhD’s demonstrated in front of the Cabinet Wednesday to demand jobs at universities…
Labor protests on the rise, with demonstrations across sectors
Egypt
September 17, 2012
Labor protests on the rise, with demonstrations across sectors
A wave of fresh labor protests has hit the country this week at schools, universities and government bodies, mostly demanding…
AUC students set to resume blockade Wednesday
Egypt
September 17, 2012
AUC students set to resume blockade Wednesday
Members of the American University in Cairo student movement blocked the university gates Sunday, not allowing students to enter. Many…
Student union elections marred by legal ambiguities
Egypt
April 29, 2012
Student union elections marred by legal ambiguities
Cairo University, Egypt’s largest public university, voted for its student union this year weeks after the vote was initially scheduled,…
Seven student union heads withdraw from national union elections
Egypt
April 29, 2012
Seven student union heads withdraw from national union elections
Student union heads from seven universities have withdrawn from meetings of Egypt’s Coalition of Student Unions after Muslim Brotherhood students…
University security releases student who touted anti-military activist’s seminar
Egypt
April 10, 2012
University security releases student who touted anti-military activist’s seminar
Security agents at Suez Canal University in Ismailia released on Tuesday a student who had given out pamphlets about a…
Education Ministry to submit draft law on secondary education
Egypt
April 5, 2012
Education Ministry to submit draft law on secondary education
Head of the General Education Sector at the Education Ministry Reda Mossad told Al-Masry Al-Youm Thursday that the secondary school…