Egypt, US Sign Agreements to Establish 6 New Int'l Applied Tech. Schools

Egypt and the United States (US) signed partnership agreements to establish six new International Applied Technology Schools across Egypt, in fields including retail, electronics, and artificial intelligence.

These schools are the newest development in the U.S. Government’s $1.7 billion (EGP 26.7 billion) investment in education in Egypt over the past 40 years. The schools will promote innovation and creativity, encourage a culture of entrepreneurship, and connect students to jobs in partnership with the private sector.

U.S. Ambassador Jonathan R. Cohen said, “The United States and Egypt are upgrading technical education to meet the needs of the private sector in line with the Government of Egypt’s education strategy. These six new schools are part of the U.S. Government’s $70 million Workforce Egypt project that will prepare 100,000 students for jobs in the private sector, in Egypt and globally.”

The new schools will be located in Sharqia, Assiut, Alexandria, Giza, and Minya, and will be established in partnership with the following companies: Afro Egypt, Deifallah Group, El Sewedy Electrometer, Fathalla Markets, Fresh Group, and Misr Insurance.

These are the first six of the ten schools the U.S. Government will help establish. Through coordination with the Ministry of Education and Technical Education and the private sector, Egyptian technical education will better meet the needs of the labor market and connect skilled young people to private-sector jobs.

The United States’ support for technical education in Egypt and engagement with the private sector is part of the $30 billion (EGP 471 billion) that the American people have invested in Egypt through USAID since 1978