Egypt begins new academic year with Egyptian Baccalaureate tracks for secondary students

Egypt's Ministry of Education has launched the new academic year with the Egyptian Baccalaureate system, under which second-secondary students select one of four tracks.

• Minister Mohamed Abdellatif participated in a workshop with the International Baccalaureate Organization and UNICEF on implementing the Egyptian Baccalaureate and reviewing curricula.
• The ministry said all tracks share Arabic, a first foreign language, and History, with students choosing one additional subject per track.
• For Medicine, students choose Physics or Mathematics; for Engineering, Chemistry or Programming and Artificial Intelligence; for Business, Accounting or Business Administration; and for Arts, Psychology or a second foreign language.
• The ministry said Financial Culture is not added to the total score, while Physical Education is mandatory and graded practically only.