Pre-med decreases to 5 years instead of 6 in Egypt

CAIRO – 23 January 2017: The State Council drafted amendments to law 415/1954 on medical practice decreasing pre-med study years from six to five while increasing residency to two years instead of one.

Students must take the National Exam for Qualification administered by the National Authority for Mandatory Medical Training after fulfilling the aforementioned requirements in order to earn the degree.

The amendments also include shifting to a credit system. These amendments will be applicable to freshmen starting academic year 2018/2019.

Minister of Education Tarek Shawqi and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghafar left on Sunday for London to take part in the Education World Forum (EWF), held in London on January 21-24.

Shawqi is scheduled to deliver an address at the forum, according to MENA.

Head of Parliament Education Committee Khaled Sheha and Parliament Undersecretary Hani Abaza are accompanying the two ministers.

The event is supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the Department for Education (DfE), the Department for International Trade (DIT), the Department for International Development (DfID), the British Council and the EWF industry partners.

The forum offers three days of insight and inspiration from leading education pioneers, policy makers and education experts, with many of the sessions given by some 100 education ministers themselves as part of an honest assessment of the countries’ common issues and challenges.