Egypt is taking a new step to strengthen education co-operation with Japan through plans to introduce a financial literacy curriculum for secondary school students, aimed at enhancing modern skills and economic awareness among young people.
The initiative was discussed during a meeting between Minister of Education Mohamed Abdel Latif and Mitsuo Ochi, head of Hiroshima University, with both sides preparing to sign a memorandum of understanding in co-operation with SPRIX. The programme seeks to help students better understand saving, investment and entrepreneurship, and to equip them to respond to economic changes.
Abdel Latif highlighted Egypt’s interest in benefiting from Japan’s advanced education system, stressing that expanding financial literacy among students would enhance their awareness and decision-making abilities.
He also reviewed ongoing co-operation between Egypt and Japan in teaching programming and artificial intelligence through the “Kiryu” platform, which has seen strong participation from first-year secondary students. Students who pass the TOFAS exam receive a certificate accredited by Hiroshima University, supporting their readiness for the digital labour market.
The minister underlined the importance of continuing co-operation in teacher training and capacity-building to improve overall education quality.
For his part, Ochi expressed satisfaction with the partnership, praising the success of previous joint programmes, particularly in programming and AI education, and confirming Hiroshima University’s readiness to expand co-operation with Egypt.
The meeting also discussed preparations for signing the agreement and plans to provide advanced training programmes for Egyptian teachers in Japan.
