100 Egyptian-Italian and 38 Egyptian-German schools at the start of the academic year
Cairo - Ahmed Sabri: The Egyptian Ministry of Education announced the launch of 100 Egyptian-Italian schools and 38 Egyptian-German schools at the start of the next academic year.
Shady Zolta, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Education and Technical Education, stated that a meeting held by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, the Prime Minister, and Mohamed Abdel Latif, the Minister of Education and Technical Education, focused on monitoring the state’s efforts to develop the pre-university education system, with an emphasis on technical education and the Egyptian Baccalaureate certificate.
In radio statements, Zolta clarified that the Minister of Education presented to President el-Sisi the details of efforts to develop the technical education sector, which includes approximately 2.35 million students across 3,213 schools. He noted that over the past two years, the ministry has worked to expand the conversion of schools into Applied Technology Schools in partnership with the private sector, ensuring curriculum development aligned with labor market needs and providing students with practical training within the schools.
He added that the ministry is proceeding with a plan to internationalize Applied Technology Schools by forming partnerships with several countries, aiming to award students internationally certified certificates, thereby enhancing their employment opportunities with major companies in Egypt and abroad.
He highlighted that among the most prominent of these partnerships is an agreement with the Italian side to launch 100 Egyptian-Italian Applied Technology Schools at the start of the next academic year, alongside strengthening cooperation with Germany following the Minister of Education’s recent visit, which resulted in an agreement to launch 38 new Egyptian-German schools at the beginning of the next academic year.
Zolta emphasized that the German side will, for the first time, award certified certificates to technical education graduates outside Germany through cooperation with Egypt, reflecting international confidence in the Egyptian technical education system and underscoring the importance of this sector in supporting economic development plans.
Regarding the Egyptian Baccalaureate certificate, the official spokesperson clarified that the meeting addressed updates on the preparation of the new system, noting that the ministry is currently reviewing the educational frameworks of the curricula in collaboration with the International Baccalaureate organization to ensure alignment with global standards while preserving Egypt’s national identity and the distinctiveness of its education system.
He pointed out that the Egyptian Baccalaureate includes four academic tracks, with each track containing three specialized subjects. He affirmed that the new system represents an optional alternative to the General Secondary Certificate, aiming to alleviate the psychological and nervous pressures faced by students and parents by reducing the number of subjects and providing multiple opportunities for examinations.
