Hurghada to Host 4th Edition of "Egypt Can" Conference

By: Nawal Sayed

CAIRO, Dec. 15 (SEE) - Minister of Immigration and Expatriates'Affairs Nabila Makram arrived Saturday in Hurghada city to attend the official inauguration of the "Egypt Can…By Education" Conference which is due to take place on Sunday.

In cooperation with eleven concerned institutions and ministries of Education and High Education and Scientific Research, the conference will be run until Dec. 18.

Makram and Red Sea Governor Major-General Ahmed Abdallah inspected the final preparations for the conference. She hailed the organizers' efforts and enthusiasm.

On his part, the governor praised the sincere endeavors that the Migration ministry's teamwork has been doing to make the conference successful.

It's expected that 28 Egyptian scholars and experts living abroad will attend the conference and deliver talks about their experiences in the field of education.

The conference includes six various sessions. All of them will tackle different aspects of improving the educational system in Egypt.

Makram stressed that the conference reflects the Egyptian leadership’s interest to improve the educational system.

“Earlier, President Sisi announced that 2019 is dedicated for education’s improvement,” she said on Dec 6.

The minister elaborated that the conference is the fourth edition of ‘Egypt Can’ initiative that aims to connect expats with the local issues so that talented persons may contribute to solving Egypt’s domestic problems.

Worth noting is that the first edition of the conference was held in Dec. 2016 in Hurghada under the motto of ‘Egypt Can’ by scholars and experts. Dozens of Egyptian expatriates participated in that event.

The second edition took place in Cairo in July, 2017, under the motto of “Egypt Can By Women” in coordination with the National Council of Women; 32 female scholars attended it.

In Feb, 2018, Luxor hosted the third edition of the conference under the motto of “Egypt Can By Nile Sons.” It was dedicated to agriculture and water resources management.