The Minister of Education discusses with the Chinese Ambassador enhancing cooperation in projects of common interest in the field of developing pre-university education
Mohamed Abdel Latif, Minister of Education and Technical Education, received Liao Liqiang, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Cairo, and his accompanying delegation. To discuss a number of topics of common interest to develop pre-university education in Egypt.
At the beginning of the meeting, Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif expressed his deep appreciation for the fruitful relations that bring together the two countries to develop education, Stressing that this cooperation is a role model that enhances the exchange of experiences to improve the quality of the educational process in light of the latest technologies and innovations in the field of education to ensure a better future for future generations.
The Minister of Education appreciated the support. Chinese side His continued commitment to strengthening these bilateral relations in various fields, especially in the field of education, stressing the Ministry’s aspiration to continue cooperation in the field of applied technology schools, developing educational technology, and expanding into new fields that contribute to the development of the educational system for the benefit of both sides.
During the meeting, the Minister reviewed the Ministry’s experience during the past 6 months in confronting the challenges facing the educational system, including high student densities, the deficit in the number of teachers, and the solutions taken by the Ministry in In this regard, he stressed the interest in learning about China’s experience in dealing with student populations, and learning about the mechanism for dealing with filling the deficit in the number of teachers.
For his part, the Chinese ambassador conveyed Greetings from the Chinese Minister of Education to Mr. Mohamed Abdel Latif, expressing his happiness at this fruitful meeting, and the interest of the Egyptian Ministry of Education in strengthening cooperation between Egypt and China in the field of pre-university education, stressing the close partnership between the two countries and his country’s commitment to supporting Joint efforts to advance the educational process in Egypt, and provide all the necessary capabilities to achieve common goals, praising the efforts of Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif in developing the educational process and the positive changes witnessed by the pre-university education sector in Egypt.
Liao Liqiang appreciated the civilizational role of the two countries, as well as the clear boom in bilateral relations in light of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, which was reflected in strengthening cooperation in various fields.
As the Chinese ambassador explained, Egypt is the only country on the African continent that includes two Le Pen workshops, which is a model for Chinese-African cooperation, which has contributed to strengthening relations between the two countries and practical cooperation between them. Chinese companies present in Egypt also employ a number of technical education graduates who have studied the Chinese language in Egypt every year, pointing out that The Chinese language has gained great popularity among teachers and students, and there is an effort to increase the number of schools in this field within the framework of the memorandum of understanding that will last for 6 years and end in 2025.
The meeting witnessed ways to enhance cooperation between the two sides in Using technology in education to address the challenges facing the educational process, and expanding the teaching of the Chinese language in Egyptian schools, as the number of schools that teach Chinese as a second foreign language is 21 schools, as well as continuing interest in the Chinese Model School in the 6th of October, and the Freedom Model School in the city of Menouf. As well as cooperation in the field of developing Chinese language curricula. The meeting also discussed cooperation with the Chinese side in the field of developing technical education, especially applied technology schools specializing in tourism and hotels in tourist-attracting areas, as well as developing the Luban Workshop at the Advanced Technical School for Maintenance Technology, and increasing the number of scholarships for outstanding technical education students who graduate from the Luban Workshop schools to complete their studies. In the People’s Republic of China and benefiting from Chinese companies working in the field of technology in Egypt.
