Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

A paper delivered by an American rabbi at Ain Shams University signalled the beginning of open season at the Ministry of Higher Education, reports Mona El-Nahhas

In a few days secondary school students will have finished their exams, writes Dena Rashed, but the phenomenal pain of the process -- it ain't over yet Looking at Sahar Zakaria, a mother of two, you'd think she was the one taking the thanawiya amma (TA) exams. It's actually her daughter. For two years now Zakaria has been following up on her daughter's studies, making sure she does her work and, well, worrying.

Reem Leila discovers ways of leveraging technology
Minister of Education Yosry El-Gamal, Minister of Higher Education Hany Helal and Minister of Communication and Information Technology Tarek Kamel joined international education experts, civil society representatives, students, school teachers and university professors at a one-day conference to discuss ways of improving the education system.