Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, said on Sunday that classes for university students will resume on February 27. During a phone interview with “Hadith al-Qahira” (Cairo Talk) show on the “al-Qahira wal Nas” (Cairo and the People) channel on Sunday, Abdel-Ghaffar stated that his ministry cannot rely on research reports and online exams. Colleges of theoretical subjects will hold their exams online, whereas technical college exams will have in-person exams, he said. Public schools are scheduled to begin in-person teaching on March 10, and international schools have the option to restart on February 21. Minister of Education Tarek Shawki has denied claims that exams would be cancelled and replaced with research reports, nor would they be postponed until May.

Source: Egypt Independent February 15, 2021 09:33 UTC