Your top education stories of the week:

  • The House of Representatives’ general assembly approved an anti-cheating bill to impose fines and jail time for leaking exam materials.
  • The Education Ministry now requires American Diploma students to complete the ACT standardized test to enter Egyptian universities.
  • University exams kicked off on 1 July, and the 2019-2020 academic year has been extendedto 15 September (instead of 31 July) as a result of the delayed start of exams.
  • Nurseries have been allowed to reopen at 50% capacity and under other health guidelines from the Social Solidarity Ministry.
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