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Sisi receives Japanese academic experts in Sharm

Egypt Today  President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi met with Japanese personnel; who will be supervising Japanese schools in Egypt.  According to a presidential statement, “Sisi underscored the importance of the Japanese schools’ project for Egypt, referring to its strategy to enhance the capabilities of Egyptian citizens”. The Japanese education system focus …

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Reform and resistance in education

Why has knowledge ceased to be a factor in Egypt’s educational system? Amina Khairy   Throughout the past five or even six decades, Egyptian youth have suffered from severe negligence and underestimation. They have been regarded as a headache that can be cured by painkillers every now and then. But …

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Egypt and Elsevier cooperate in education and research

Egypt Today   Education Minister Tareq Shawqi said Egypt is looking forward that Elsevier; the Dutch information and Analytics Company and one of the world’s major providers of scientific, technical, and medical information – would boost cooperation with various universities and research institutions in Egypt. He cited the government’s ambitious …

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Technical error affects new digital school examination system

Egypt Independent   First year high school students in Egypt found themselves overwhelmed on Sunday after they were unable to take their experimental exams on the Education Ministry’s new electronic platform throughout 26 governorates due to technical failure. Speaking to Al-Masry Al-Youm, Education Minister Tarek Shawki said that over 2 …

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Technology at Egyptian schools

Reem Leila – Al-Ahram Weekly   The Ministry of Education and Technical Education recently kept its promise by distributing tablets to grade 10 students. Tablets numbering 708,000 were sent to around 2,000 schools in 20 governorates. The ministry is introducing tablets as part of its plan to reform and digitise …

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Education for the technological era

Technology can help develop creativity and originality among students of all ages when properly used in education Ahmed Abdel-Tawwab   Have you ever heard of an educational system based on innovation and creativity? Is there a relationship between the use of technology on the one hand and an increase in …

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£12M UK grant for education reform in Egypt

As Egypt embarks on reform program to improve its education system at all levels; the latest was introducing open book exams, the UK makes a supporting gesture Ahram Online   The UK has allocated £12 million for a project of integrated educational services for needy children in Egypt, in a …

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Training Egyptian school teachers in Japan

Egypt Independent   Egypt’s Ministry of Education announced that the mission for Egyptian-Japanese schools, including 21 headmasters and 21 teachers, arrived at Japan for a four-week-visit to study school management and the “tokkatsu” school activities at the University of Fukui. The ministry said that the Egyptian-Japanese schools present a different …

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Education is a fundamental priority

This year has been designated as the Year of Education in Egypt, with the reform of the country’s education system being identified as a top priority, writes *Hussein Hassouna   Hussein Hassouna   Egypt is currently undertaking a major reform of its education system. By declaring the year 2019 to …

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From good schooling to better learning

Millions of children in the Arab world are being left behind in education, with experts concurring that a major push is now necessary to make good on the region’s deficit of learning, writes Amina Khairy   Amina Khairy   When it comes to education in the Arab world, more is never …

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