The source added that the Minister refused schools demanding a 20 percent increase, stressing that the rate of increase should be 15 percent for all stages at international schools, not only for newcomers. Abeer Hany, the head of the Ministry’s public department of private and international education, said a new law is being finalized to organize the work of privately-owned and international schools before the beginning of Ramadan. 420 and 422 on private and international education will be merged together. The new law, according to Hany, will include all the chapters on private and international education. In related news, Shawqy said during the conference for the Egyptian National Competitiveness Council: “The current education system is totally inefficient.

Source: Egypt Independent May 17, 2017 09:11 UTC