Exclusive: Canadian Ambassador: Egypt puts Education as a top priority

In an exclusive interview for 'SEE', his Excellency the Canadian Ambassador Jess Dutton explains to Editor 'Hana Khaled' how his country sees the significance of Education as a soft power that is able to attract new comers to Canada, especially from Egypt. he talked also about how he sees Education in Egypt and the willingness of Ottawa to open new universities here.

** How education changes the image of Canada?

"We're very proud that Canada's education system is one of the leading models in the world. We see more and more students from Egypt and around the world willing to come to Canada and  join Canadian schoold and universities, more than joining Canadian institutions in Egypt.

It is our great mean to attract people to Canada and introduce them to Candaian culture and society. Students can have a Canadian degree and they can return to their home countries again."

**How do you see the governmental efforts exerted in Egypt have you visited any Egyptian institutions before?

"The government in Egypt put education as a top priority, to make sure it fullfils the needs of Egyptian people today.  I visited many schools, primary and secondary and even refugees hostels and got to learn about the Egyptian model in this regard.

** Will there be more Canadian universities opening in Egypt?

"Now we have 3 Canadian schools already in Egypt. There is the Canadian International College which offers a degree from university of Cape Breton. We're hoping to have more in the coming years."