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Egypt is one of the countries that is full of ancient heritage in every field and became a fundamental step for the old civilization of humankind. Nowadays, Egypt is well known for its mosques, and one of the best countries for having Islamic knowledge. History There is no exact date when education started in Egypt, but according to historians, it began approximately 4000-5,000 years ago. At that time Egyptians were learning subjects that we are learning nowadays, for example, astronomy, math, physics, health care, and so on. Even the education system was similar to the modern education system, both in style and curriculum. Archeological evidence and images depict that there were classrooms for students, and in some classrooms, there were desks as well. They were able to make a calendar based on the movement of the sun and moon. Only boys were allowed to attend schools, girls were taught at home by their mothers. Formal education began at the age of 7. Several subjects were taught which were similar to modern education, like, maths, sport, writing, reading and other social subjects. However, children from the lower class rarely attend to education due to the high cost, family background, and limited spaces for schools. Evolution of education in Egypt After the reign of pharaohs, the educational evolution in Egypt has been influenced by several political developments. Initially, Ottomans established a European-style system in the early 19th century. Under the British occupation, the education system changed drastically, and focused on mainly public schools, The British tried to refashion and rematch to British education system. During the year of the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser, education was one of the main purposes of the modernizing system. In the 1950s, he announced a free education for all citizens, starting with schools and later extending this to include higher education. The Egyptian curriculum became a bright example, and greatly influenced other Arab education systems, and soon it showed its result that other Arabic countries hired Egyptian teachers. Nasser also offered guarantees that all university graduates would be able to find employment in the public sector, a promise that contributed to a rapid increase in university enrolment rates in the following decades. There was also a private education system that dates back to President Anwar Sadat’s ‘Open Door’ policies of the 1970s. Education system in modern Egypt Now, Egypt has the better education system in the Middle East and North Africa, despite it has gone through some revolution in the past decade. Education system in Egypt divided into 3 stages: 1.Pre-school (Nursery) 2.School Education (Pre Higher Education): Ministry of Education holds an authority on this stage. 3.Higher Education: Ministry of Higher education holds an authority on this stage.

School system:

Government Schools:

There are normally two types of government schools, one is Arabic language school and the second one is experimental language school which uses English, and adds French or German as a second foreign language in preparatory education. It is similar to Uzbekistan education system, slightly different. One is Uzbek language school, other is Russian language school.

Private Schools: There are 4 types of Private schools: 	Ordinary School: Their curriculum is similar to that of government schools in Egypt, but they are slightly different in terms of giving proper attention to every student. 	Language Schools: They teach most of the curriculum in English and also add French or German as a secondary language. They provide better facilities to students as compare to other schools. That is why their fees are quite on the higher side. 	Religious schools: They are basically religiously oriented school as Azhar or Catholic schools. 	International’s schools: They are those schools which offer curriculum of different countries like that of American, British or French System and the degrees offered by them are certified from Ministry of Education.

Bachelors in Egypt

Students can enroll for various bachelors programs in Egypt universities. The time period is typically, four to six years. Medical degree is given to the student in Egypt with six academic years along with one year of practical work. On completion of General Secondary Certificate of Education, students can enroll in bachelors program. The eligibility criteria for every bachelors program is 70 percent in secondary grade.

Masters in Egypt After bachelors, students can enroll for master’s degree in Egypt universities. The time period is typically two to five years. The eligibility criteria for every master’s program are 50-60 percent in graduation. Masters generally comprises of research and training along with thesis work. Doctorate in Egypt Students with successful completion of master’s degree from accredited universities can enroll for doctorate in any recognized Egypt universities. The Phd or Doctorate comprises of advanced research and thesis work. The time period is typically three years. Academic Year In Egypt, academic year starts at second or third week of September. The first term approximately lasts for 15 weeks and end in Mid January. Then there are mid- term vacations for one month. Then second term starts with mid February and lasts for 15 weeks i.e., mid June followed by summer vacation for three months.

Conclusion

Education in Egypt has gone through many challenges and periods so far. Even though, reputation of it leveled down a bit, it is still being noticed with its remarkable and unique systems in the world. Every year, thousand of students visit to Egypt for studying, especially for learning Islamic knowledge. Uzbekistan send hundreds of students to Egypt too. Education system is almost similar in both countries, apparently, Egypt started the revolution in education much more earlier than Uzbekistan. Nowadays, Uzbekistan is going in the same way. In addition, as majority of Uzbek are muslim, it would be great to work collaborately to organize Islam universities and schools. There is Islam University in Tashkent and also several mosques, but it is not enough. And also, it has limited space for access.