Egyptian Minister of Education and Technical Education Mohamed Abdel Latif met on Tuesday with Pakistan’s Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training, Wajeeha Qamar, to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral co-operation in the development of pre-university education.
During the meeting, Abdel Latif outlined Egypt’s ongoing efforts to modernise education system, highlighting key priorities including reducing classroom overcrowding, addressing teacher shortages, and expanding the use of educational technology and digital learning platforms to enhance the quality of the educational process.
The minister also reviewed Egypt’s experience in curriculum development, noting efforts to align curricula with learning outcomes, simplify educational content while maintaining quality standards, and introduce programming and artificial intelligence courses in co-operation with Japanese partners.
Abdel Latif further highlighted the ministry’s initiatives to advance technical and vocational education, citing successful models of international co-operation in this field.
Both sides reaffirmed Egypt’s and Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening their strategic partnership in education and building on successful experiences in both countries, in a manner that contributes to the advancement of education systems and improved learning outcomes.
For her part, Minister Wajeeha Qamar outlined Pakistan’s education reform agenda, particularly initiatives aimed at unifying national education standards. She also highlighted Pakistan’s experience in developing technical education through innovative initiatives designed to enhance graduates’ employability.
The two ministers discussed expanding co-operation in technical education across several priority sectors, as well as promoting the exchange of students and trainers between the two countries.
