Education

Can Egypt's education reforms overhaul broken system?

Analysts believe the problem of public education can’t be solved through monetary means alone, but rather with reforms to the entire educational system.

Egypt

Israeli association aims to teach children tolerance through dolls

Armed with dolls, a small Israeli organization aims to make Israel’s increasingly diverse society more tolerant by educating children.

Israel

Mosul’s Fine Arts Faculty picks up pieces in destroyed city

Cleaning up burned classrooms and destroyed statues, professors and students have reopened the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Mosul and even launched an art exhibition.

Iraq

Egypt’s education system set for major overhaul

Egyptians hope the new education reforms announced by the Ministry of Education will bring about major changes to address longstanding problems in public schools.

Egypt

Gaza's schoolchildren get first taste of interactive learning

A publishing company in the West Bank is introducing e-books and interactive learning to primary school students, which despite the power outages has been a success so far.

Palestine

Turkey's university faculties unite against being divided

Turkish academia is in upheaval following the government’s decision to split up 13 major universities to form new ones, while university departments say that the proposal is fueled by ulterior motives and that resources are already spread too thin.

Turkey

Teacher strike puts Tunisian kids' year of studies at risk

This school year might not be counted in the Tunisian educational system unless the striking teachers and the government can resolve their differences.

Tunisia

Syrian students explore college education online

Good universities can be hard to find in a country besieged by war for seven years, so some Syrian students are turning to online schools to pursue their education.

Syria

Egypt’s science-minded women show off their skills

A competition organized by the British Council shows that young Egyptian women neither shy away from science nor think it is a man’s domain.

Egypt

Gaza’s graduates finally get recognition they've demanded

The Palestinian Ministry of Education announced a plan to recognize certificates issued by unaccredited universities established in the wake of the 2007 division in the Gaza Strip, allowing graduates to pursue higher degrees and work in public sector jobs.

Palestine

As fighting rages in Egypt's north Sinai, students get lessons online

Schools are closed while Sinai is rocked by fighting during an anti-terrorism operation, and a new online program is helping students continue learning while they wait for calm to return.

Egypt

Iran’s Islamic Azad University rocked by layoffs of pro-reform professors

In Iran, conservative elements appear to be targeting pro-Reformist professors at Islamic Azad University.

Iran