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Arab League urges support for Palestinian students

Egypt Today The Arab League (AL) urged for “maintaining Arab support for the Palestinian educational process and alleviating the suffering of Palestinian students”. AL Assistant Secretary General Said Abu Ali made the remarks during a virtual meeting of the committee for educational programs in occupied Arab lands. He said the …

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Italy invest £E40M in Egypt’s applied technology schools project

Egypt Today International Cooperation Minister Rania al Mashaat and Education Minister Tareq Shawqi signed an agreement with Italian Ambassador in Cairo Giampaolo Cantini to expand a project of applied technology schools at £E40.8 Million. The project aims to develop technical education curricula at 11 applied technology schools, which were opened …

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Egyptian internet providers promote online shopping amid COVID-19 spread

Egypt Independent   The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has agreed with mobile phone operators in Egypt, to promote the buying and selling of goods or services online. The offer promotes using electronic payment services on telecom companies’ websites, to encourage citizens to stay home amid the coronavirus outbreak. Customers …

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British Council Egypt launches ‘Schools Now’ conference

Ahram Online   Schools Now, an international conference by British Council’s Partner Schools Global Network (PSGN), was inaugurated in Cairo on Wednesday by Elizabeth White, Country Director of the British Council in Egypt and Sir Geoffrey Adams, the British ambassador to Egypt. The conference was attended by deputy minister of …

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UNHCR selects Mo Salah ambassador for ‘Instant Network Schools program’

Egypt Independent   The United Nations has announced their selection of Egyptian football star and Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah to become the first Ambassador for Instant Network Schools, a program that connects refugee and host country students to opportunities for high-quality online education, according to a UNHCR statement. The organization …

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Zahi Hawas calls for teaching ancient Egyptian language in schools

Mira Maged – Egypt Independent   Prominent Egyptologist and former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass urged minister of Education Tarek Shawky assign schools to begin teaching the ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs language, during a television interview with the “Al-Hayah al-Yom” program on Tuesday. “Art teachers could instruct students on how to draw …

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Cairo hosts learning conference in Africa and Middle East

Egypt Today   The High-Level Conference on Accelerating Learning in the Middle East and Africa began Thursday, under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah al Sisi. The two-day event is organized by the ministry of Education and Technical Education in collaboration with the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) …

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USAID invests $6M supporting education in North Sinai

Egypt Today  The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Egypt have signed a bilateral education aid agreement worth $6 million.  According to a statement issued by the US embassy, “the agreement aims at increasing educational opportunities and strengthening the livelihoods of the people of North Sinai”.  “The amendment …

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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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Tunisia introduces sex education in School curricula

Egyptianstreets Tunisia has become the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to introduce sex education into its school curricula, Tunisian news publication Kapitalis reported. The initiative comes as part of a collaborative effort by the Tunisian Ministry of Education, the Tunisian Association for Reproductive Health (Association Tunisienne de …

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