For the first time.. High school exams for students in the Gaza Strip begin in Cairo

Cairo - Together - - Today, Saturday, the first session of high school exams for students in the Gaza Strip, who are currently in Egypt, was launched in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for the first time, due to the ongoing aggression on the 260th day, and coinciding with the start of high school exams in the West Bank governorates and schools. Palestinian abroad. For his part, the Ambassador of the State of Palestine in Cairo, Diab Al-Louh, and the staff of the Cultural Affairs Department at the embassy made an inspection tour of the examination committees, in the presence of the Director General of the Mokattam Educational Administration, Awatif Mohanni, stressing that the directives of President Mahmoud Abbas, the instructions of Prime Minister Mohamed Mustafa, and the Minister of Education and Higher Education, Amjad Barham, were sponsored by The Egyptian Ministry of Education led to the completion of enrolling approximately 1,100 Palestinian students to take the Tawjihi exams for the current year 2023-2024 . Ambassador Al-Louh pointed out that holding exams for this number of our children, in circumstances like these, embodies a victory for the will of the Palestinian people, despite the adversities and the human and structural losses of the educational sector, and is a message of our people's commitment to the future of their children, and their keenness to build a bright tomorrow. He pointed out that depriving 39,000 high school students from the Gaza Strip represents a great loss. All frameworks and institutions of the State of Palestine will work to find solutions to compensate for these losses and preserve their rights and opportunities to complete their educational journey. The Ambassador of Palestine also appreciated the role of the Palestinian Ministry of Education, its cadres and volunteers in undertaking the supervision and follow-up process related to the examination committees, in cooperation with the academic staff present in Egypt, expressing sincere thanks on behalf of the Palestinian leadersh ip to the Egyptian presidency, represented by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and the working Egyptian state agencies. At all levels, which did not hesitate to make all efforts to facilitate the lives of our Palestinian people and advance the educational and academic process, after the destruction and genocide that the education sector was subjected to. He also appreciated the role of the Palestinian leadership and government and their keenness to make every effort to support our students and support them in building their educational and practical future, and the continuation of the efforts of the State of Palestine, represented by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Education and Education, and all state institutions to work together, in the Crisis Management Cell, in order to continue the educational process for the children of Palestine. , at all educational levels, and facilitating them to complete their educational journey. It is noteworthy that holding the exams for the first session will continue until July 8, 2024, as a total of 776 male and female students attended the first exam in Islamic Education, including 403 female students, 326 male students, and 47 from the Vocational Education Department. A delegation from the Ministry of Education supervised the conduct of the exams. The high school included professors Ghassan Rashid, Arif Asaira, and Ahed Ayyash, the staff of the Cultural Affairs Department of the Embassy of the State of Palestine, a team of the administrative and academic staff of the Ministry of Education, and a team of volunteer academics present in the Arab Republic of Egypt. Source: Maan News Agency