Wagdy Sawahel

Journalist at University World News

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Concerns raised over killing of nuclear 14 scientists

1 week ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

IRAN-ISRAEL Human rights groups have raised concerns over Israel’s killing of Iranian nuclear scientists and Israeli researchers have voiced dismay after Iran conducted a retaliatory attack on the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. On 16 June, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced the assassination of nine Iranian nuclear scientists in the opening strikes of its operation against Iran’s nuclear programme.
Academics, students join North African land convoy to Gaza

2 weeks ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

NORTH AFRICA Academics, students and unions representing professionals including doctors, engineers, journalists and lawyers, have joined civil society associations from Tunisia, Mauritania, Morocco and Algeria in a North African convoy that is heading to Gaza to support the Palestinian people amid a worsening humanitarian crisis – in breach of Israel’s 18-year blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Trump’s travel ban affects students from 19 countries

2 weeks ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

GLOBAL US President Donald Trump’s proclamation of a complete and partial travel ban preventing citizens from 19 countries’ citizens across Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America from entering the United States (US), came into effect on 9 June. The complete travel ban will put approximately 19,000 international students at risk of losing access to US universities.
Anger as government fails to pay scholarship students abroad

3 weeks ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

MAURITANIA Unions and associations of Mauritanian students who are studying abroad have embarked on simultaneous sit-ins in front of Mauritanian embassies in various host countries, demanding the disbursement of scholarships that have been delayed for months. Photos of the sit-ins were posted on the Facebook page of the National Union of Mauritanian Students, or UNEM.
‘World first’ alumni house for graduates from France

3 weeks ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

MOROCCO-FRANCE Morocco has launched a new initiative to support alumni of French higher education institutions that have returned home by opening a special house for them in Casablanca, the country’s commercial hub. In what is called a ‘world first’, the goal of the House for Alumni is to strengthen ties between Moroccan graduates from French universities and to promote cooperation between the two countries.
Students force Israeli ambassador to leave university

1 month ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

SENEGAL Students at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Senegal, in a protest to express their solidarity with Palestine, have forced Israel’s new ambassador to flee the campus. Israel’s ambassador to Senegal, Yuval Waks, was forced to leave the university campus in Dakar on 27 May after students protested his presence and chanted pro-Palestinian slogans, according to a video circulating on social media.
First ‘development university’ in the north approved

1 month ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

MAURITANIA The government of the West African nation of Mauritania has approved the establishment of the first university in the north of the country focused on development needs, in the city of Nouadhibou. It will be ready to receive students for the 2025-26 academic year. The draft decree for the establishment of the University of Nouadhibou was approved at a meeting of the Mauritanian Council of Ministers earlier in May.
Health education: Ethical body donation programmes needed

1 month ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

AFRICA The sourcing of bodies of the deceased for medical education and training remains a critical challenge for West African universities. A recent study shows that 63% of all unclaimed and unidentified bodies from mostly health facilities are used for training healthcare professionals in anatomy education, research and clinical skills. This highlights the need for developing body donation programmes and establishing ethical guidelines.
Study flags possible greenwashing in research on eco-ranking

1 month ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

GLOBAL Academics conducting a systematic literature review of journal articles about the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings say they might have detected a self-selection reporting bias on the part of participating universities and countries, which demonstrates the potential use of the ranking as a means of greenwashing.
Several arrested after probe confirms masters degree scam

1 month ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

MOROCCO The investigating judge overseeing financial crimes at the Marrakech Appeal Court (Cour d’appel de Marrakech) in Morocco has ordered the arrest of several suspects, including a university professor, who are allegedly part of a network accused of selling masters degrees in exchange for financial and political power.