Educational institutes across Egypt have begun preparing for the first semester exams and the resume of study, applying all necessary precautionary measures and disinfecting classes. Minister of Education Tarek Shawki denied claims that exams would be cancelled and replaced with research reports, nor would they be postponed until May. Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar stressed the need for university hospitals to prepare to resume studies and to provide all medical supplies. Abdel-Ghaffar said that following the end of the mid-year vacation on February 20, educational life will return to normal and studies in the second semester will resume once more. The Cabinet’s spokesperson Nader Saad said that the meeting reviewed the necessary preparations for conducting the first semester exams.

Source: Egypt Independent February 13, 2021 11:06 UTC