Wagdy Sawahel

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Poor data and code sharing undermine open science principles

1 week ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

GLOBAL “Formalistic policies and prevalent policy-practice gaps in high-profile medical journals undermine data and code transparency, necessitating a supportive publication ecosystem that empowers authors to uphold scientific responsibility and integrity.” This is the message that emerged from a study titled “Formalistic data and code availability policy in high-profile medical journals and pervasive policy-practice gaps in published articles: A meta-research study”, prepared by a group of...
Algeria drops French, adopts English as university language

1 week ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

ALGERIA The Algerian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has decided to replace French with English at universities, starting in September when the new academic year begins. The ministry’s move was outlined in a directive at the beginning of April, instructing all public universities to begin transitioning first-year medical and scientific courses entirely to English, starting from the next academic year (September 2025).
Encrypted digital exam will help to combat cheating

1 week ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

MOROCCO A Moroccan university has used an encrypted digital exam for the first time, as part of its efforts to tackle cheating and protect the integrity of the process. This technology was introduced at the pharmacy department of the Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University’s faculty of medicine, pharmacy and dentistry (FMPD), according to a recent statement posted on the faculty’s official Facebook page.
Council takes a stand against misuse of honorary doctorates

2 weeks ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

MALAWI-AFRICA The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has urged Malawi’s public and private universities to adhere to its guidelines for the awarding of honorary doctorate degrees to maintain the integrity and value of these degrees and prevent their misuse.
Student falls to death after attempt to hang Palestinian flag

2 weeks ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

NORTH AFRICA A Tunisian student fell to his death after attempting to hang a Palestinian flag on the building of the Higher School of Design Sciences and Technologies in Dandan in the Manouba Governorate, northern Tunisia, during a protest demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.
New digital platforms set up to modernise science sector

3 weeks ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

ALGERIA Algeria has unveiled a plan for setting up three new digital platforms, namely, a cloud computing, a drone-focused and a business incubator platform, as part of its efforts to promote research, entrepreneurship and job creation – and to accelerate sustainable development.
More plans afoot to halt Tunisia’s graduate brain drain

3 weeks ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

TUNISIA Tunisia is considering measures to facilitate the return of talent from abroad – an estimated 1.4 million people – to curb the brain drain of the country’s graduates, in particular doctors and engineers.
Tunisia adopts blockchain system to curb academic fraud

4 weeks ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

TUNISIA Tunisia has adopted a blockchain-powered system to verify education credentials to combat academic fraud – a move that is expected to facilitate student mobility between national and foreign universities, along with enhancing graduate employment in the country and beyond. The recently launched unified Arab system for diploma authenticity verification was integrated into the student data-management systems of three universities after a pilot project.
Student union issues list of demands to the president

1 month ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

MAURITANIA The National Union of Mauritanian Students, or UNEM, has written an open letter with demands to the country’s president, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, following its exclusion from a meeting the head of state had with students. The open letter signed by Mohamed Yahya Mustafa, the secretary general of UNEM, was issued on 20 March, the same day as the president’s Ramadan Iftar banquet, which took place at the modern University of Nouakchott.
Boost for the role of universities in economic development

1 month ago | universityworldnews.com | Wagdy Sawahel

ALGERIA A new initiative to create synergies between academia and economic sectors has been unveiled to help retain talent and to drive Algeria’s industrial and technological growth.