The International Day of Education is marked on January 24 every year. The Egyptian constitution recognizes education as one of the fundamental human rights.
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The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) expressed its dismay at the decision issued on 26 November by the Administrative Court’s Justice Chamber of the State’s Council that rejected 19 of the petitions EIPR had filed against the Mini
As the world marks the Teachers' Day today, there is an intense debate in Egypt concerning the lack of education infrastructure and the shortage of teachers – as an estimate of 470,000 teachers are needed nationwide.
Egypt is grappling with a significant crisis in the number of teachers and their poor salaries, whether those with permanent, temporary or freelance contracts. The shortage in the number of teachers in Egypt is estimated at tens of thousands. According to the current minister of education, Reda Hegazy, 20,000 teachers are needed annually to fill the deficit, while many teachers retire due to reaching retirement age.