Sisi Meets President of Hiroshima University 

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met today Mitsuo Ochi, President of Hiroshima University in Yokohama with on the sidelines of TICAD7 Summit.

“Ochi welcomed President El Sisi in Japan, reviewing the student exchange activities undertaken by the University with Egypt,” said Presidency Spokesman Bassam Rady. “He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Egyptian Japanese University of Science and Technology.”

Rady pointed out to the partnership between Galalah University and Hiroshima University to run the colleges in accordance with the education systems at Hiroshima University.

“Sisi confirmed the Egyptian government's interest in developing the higher education and scientific research sector,” Rady added. “The president praised the Egyptian-Japanese University for Science and Technology model, as one of the most important cooperation projects between the two countries.”

El Sisi expressed his hope to deepen this cooperation by generalizing the Japanese experience in education in Egypt and increasing scholarships for Egyptian students to Japan.

It is noteworthy that TICAD7 is held in Yokohama, Japan from August 28 to 30. It is the third time for Yokohama to host this biggest international event happening in Japan.

The forum will be attended by 1,500 Japanese businessmen, and 50 Egyptian businessmen. More than 4,500 (based on attendance of TICADV) heads of state and government, as well as representatives of international and regional organizations, civil societies, NGOs and the private sector will participate in the summit.

The agenda of the three-day forum includes several plenary sessions in the morning and the afternoon, in addition to around 170 various sideline sessions

TICAD plays a role to promote connectivity and enhance the capacity of African’s private sector via technical support, experience sharing on SMEs, promotion of agro-industry expansion, learning from Japan’s Kaize experience to leap-frog technological development for Africa.