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In early July 2026, Kuwait and Egypt announced heightened security for high‑school English exams and urged students to use only official channels. Kuwait’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research prepared electronic registration continued preparations for the first phase of 2026‑2027 university placement (2026‑2027) cycle, publishing electronic registration procedures and published minimum scores score requirements for key science tracks. By late July, Kuwait listed colleges admitting Colleges accepting students with at least 60 % in the scientific track, covering track now include faculties such as of education, tourism, industrial technology, fisheries and specialised institutes. Egypt’s Council of Private Universities released private‑university application conditions, while the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research issued released its fourth guidance booklet. booklet for the 2026‑2027 admission coordination. The booklet confirmed confirms that the first‑phase preference registration runs from 29 July to 2 August and a 70 % scientific‑track minimum for several faculties, and a 300 EGP fee per subject for exam appeals. On 31 July, the ministry launched 2026 via the electronic university admission official coordination for 2026‑2027, opening the first‑phase preference window from 5 August to 9 August. The guidance details how students can view assigned colleges, print admission cards, website, and stresses reliance on official ministry sources. The booklet also published new‑system reiterates minimum score thresholds for the first phase: 292 new system—292 points (91.25 %) for scientific‑science, 275.5 points (86.09 %) for scientific‑math and 229 points (71.56 %) for literary streams, with corresponding streams (with old‑system thresholds equivalents of 369, 347 and 270 points. Colleges accepting points). A list of colleges that accept a 70 % scientific score include is provided, covering the Faculties of Primary Education, Agriculture, Nursing, Early Childhood Education and Fine Arts. Dr. Adel Abdelghafar serves as Students can view assigned colleges, print candidate cards after results are posted, and are warned to rely solely on official ministry sources. Both ministries stress the ministry’s spokesperson, while Minister Dr. Abdulaziz Qansowa (also acting Minister of Culture) emphasizes alignment use of official channels for applications and exam information, aligning higher‑education expansion with national labour‑market goals. objectives.