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Egypt’s Tareq Shawqi and Rania al-Mashaat, who happens to be the Education Minister and International Cooperation Minister respectively, have signed a bumper agreement with Italy. The ministers signed the agreement with Giampaolo Cantini, Italy’s Ambassador, in Egypt’s capital city, Cairo. The deal was to further expand the applied technology school project at LE 40.80 million.
The primary focus of this project is to build technical education in the country. Furthermore, the Ministry of Education had successfully established 11 applied technology schools across the nation, in the space of two years. It achieved this feat by collaborating with prominent industrial firms, including education institutes across the country.
The International Corporation, headed by Rania al-Mashaat, gave an insight into the relevance of this project. The ministry said its purpose is to fulfill number 4 of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), which entails Quality Education.
Tareq Shawqi was full of praise for Italy and the Italian Ambassador present, for the confidence they had shown in Egypt. The minister also highlighted the vital role the project would play in making youths ready to succeed in the labor market and create job opportunities for others with knowledge gained.
According to the scope of the agreed project, 130,000 students will participate in the applied tech schools throughout the country. Over 3000 teaching and administrative personnel will also receive training by 2030.
According to Mohammed Megahed, the Deputy Minister, Egypt’s Ministry of Education and Technical Education’s target is to introduce at least 10 of the applied technology schools in the country annually. Consequently, by 2030, there would be approximately 100 schools across the nation.
The official also made it known that it will be difficult for the country, Egypt, to reach its full potentials in terms of development if there are no technical experts skilled enough for the ever-growing industrial sector. Mohammed Megahed also stated that attracting prominent industrial partners for the training of students in the country was a huge milestone achieved by the ministry.
The deputy minister also made it known that the curricula required for the training are up-to-date and in synergy with international standards. He made the statement during the inauguration ceremony of a newly established technology school situated in Nasr City. Another critical point he raised was that students would receive financial incentives from their industrial partners, and that would be to encourage them to join the technical education program.
