Title:
Egypt’s Universities Adopt Academic Credit-Hour System
Author:
Tarek Abd El-Galil
Published:
Al-Fanar Media, 28 June 2021
From the article:
The Egyptian government has approved draft legislation enabling public universities to set the time required for a student to graduate in hours rather than academic years. Officials say this will allow some students to complete their degrees in three years instead of four and so reduce the cost of higher education to the state.
The credit-hour system has been applied in some disciplines since 2011, but not in conformity with the law. The Supreme Council of Universities has begun work to amend regulations so the new system can apply to all students starting their studies in the next academic year, 2021–2022.