Why are Egyptian Youth Burning Their University Diplomas? The Overeducation Crisis in Egypt

Habibi, Nader; Hamidi, Fatma El

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3054086

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“…She noted severe crowding, decline in quality, out dated curriculum, limited educational facilities and resources and reliance on private tutoring. Similar observations were made by Holmes (2008), Schomaker (2015) and Habibi & El-Hamidi (2016), which shows that even many years later the symptoms were still there. Loveluck (2012) added other perspectives including: over-centralized control, focus on rote learning for examination, inadequate access and funding & research capacity.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…This is the case as 27.8% of the population were below the poverty line in 2015 (UNDP Human Development Report 2015), and the percentage is expected to be more today. Although, the percentage of students working and studying is unknown, evidence of this phenomenon is cited in the work of Habibi and El-Hamidi (2016), who were quoting the words of a student objecting to the proposal of increasing the bench fees for students attending governmental universities in Egypt.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Business Analysis Perspective for Engineering Education in Egypt

Elsafty¹,

Elsayad²,

Shaaban³

2020

JETS

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This work examines engineering education in Egypt provided by state (government funded) universities. There have been concerns from all stakeholders about the graduates’ knowledge and skills. The chronic problems with higher education in Egypt in general have been previously reported in the Literature, but this paper provides insights form engineering academics with many years of experience in Egyptian engineering education and a fresh look from a business perspective at the phenomenon. In this manuscript, the institutions are analyzed using the integrated business anatomy model, in order to identify the underlying causes of the problems observed. The structural, operational and environmental (both external and internal) challenges that lead to the current status are clearly detected. The analysis highlighted several constraints that hinder radical reforms. Amongst these constraints is the legal and organizational framework in which the state funded universities operate. Other social, technological and economic factors also play important parts. The recipe for improvement provided by the authors has taken all these elements into consideration. This work hopes to provide focus and direction for future reform efforts.

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confidence: 86%

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A Business Analysis Perspective for Engineering Education in Egypt

Elsafty¹,

Elsayad²,

Shaaban³

2020

JETS

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“…She noted severe crowding, decline in quality, out-dated curriculum, limited educational facilities and resources and reliance on private tutoring. More recently, similar observations were made by Holmes (2008), Schomaker (2015) and Habibi & El-Hamidi (2016), which showed that many years later the symptoms were still there. Loveluck (2012) added other perspectives including: over-centralized control, focus on rote learning for examination, inadequate access and funding & research capacity.…”

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confidence: 73%

Educating Engineering Students in Egypt: Recommendations for Improvement

Elsafty¹,

Elsayad

Shaaban³

2020

IJHE

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Egyptian schools of engineering (government faculties, private faculties and private higher engineering institutes) award degrees to 35000 graduates annually. There have been concerns from the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate, experienced engineers, local & international employers, parents and other society stakeholders about the knowledge and skills gained by engineering graduates. In this article, first the institutions were analyzed from a fresh business perspective. The analysis highlighted several constraints that hinder radical reforms. In part two of this article the aspirations of stakeholders were collected and identified. In part three, recommendations were made based on the experiences of engineering education providers worldwide.

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“…The rising number of student enrolment further stretches the already limited resources of universities in the country. Habibi and El-Hamidi (2015) warned that a lack of investment in higher education risks damaging the quality of education in Egyptian higher education and the value of university degrees. Many classrooms are poorlymaintained and ill-equipped (Richards, 1992;Holmes, 2008).…”

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“…The university libraries are under-funded and there is limited amount of books and academic publications available for students (Richards, 1992). Some university campuses have been the sites for political instability and unrest with student unions staging protests in front of the Higher Education Ministry due to inadequate educational resources and funding (Habibi and El-Hamidi, 2015;Emira, 2014).…”

Section: Overcrowded Classesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can Online Collaborative Works Offer a Solution to the Over Crowded Classes in Egyptian Universities?

Ismail

Kinchin

2019

IJMAR

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This study investigates tutors' perception towards students' group work when they learn online as a proposed solution for overcrowded classes. The study context is the Egyptian Higher Education (HE) system and the research participants were 20 HE tutors who either teach in a blended learning environment or virtual classroom. This research adopted a phenomenological qualitative approach and data were collected through focus groups and one-to-one interviews. The study concluded that online collaborative learning offers opportunities for studying outside the standard brick-andmortar classroom and potentially overcoming the problem of overcrowded classes. Although such option has certain advantages, it also presents its own challenges. Tutors acknowledged the benefits of online collaborative learning; however, the tutors also raised some cultural and pedagogical concerns they deemed as hindrances to the learning effectiveness as a whole. Recommendations concerning the effective implementation of online collaborative learning are given.

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Why are Egyptian Youth Burning Their University Diplomas? The Overeducation Crisis in Egypt

Cited by 6 publications

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A Business Analysis Perspective for Engineering Education in Egypt

A Business Analysis Perspective for Engineering Education in Egypt

Educating Engineering Students in Egypt: Recommendations for Improvement

Can Online Collaborative Works Offer a Solution to the Over Crowded Classes in Egyptian Universities?

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