The Korean International Co-operation Agency (KOICA) conducted the 2023-2025 Country Training Programme for employees of the Ministry of Environment.
The training programme Capacity Building on Geographic Information System for Environmental Planning and Management is being implemented in co-operation with the Ministry of Environment.
The first two-week online programme, which began on 14 June and ends on 27 June, will be repeated over the next three years.
The trainees will also be invited to train in the Republic of South Korea during their second and third years to enhance the effectiveness of environmental planning and management in Egypt by establishing and activating an effective geographic information system.
Environmental Researcher Mariam Safwat said, “This training taught me how to create an action plan and impressed upon me the importance of geographic data in forecasting natural disasters.”
IT specialist Faten Ragab said: “The professors were highly knowledgeable and had a very clear teaching style. Class interaction was excellent and all of my questions were addressed.”
“I’ve learned a lot about managing Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technologies. I intend to take more classes from KOICA in the future,” she added.
KOICA Egypt Office hopes this training will contribute to strengthening relations between the two countries.
The ministry’s capacity building training is the first that the KOICA Egypt office is giving this year.
KOICA is a Korean government agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dedicated to implementing grant aid programmes. KOICA aims to combat poverty and support sustainable socio-economic growth in developing countries around the globe. KOICA Egypt Office provides technical training education for youths in Egypt supports the digitisation of government services and systems and carries out programmes to strengthen women’s empowerment and support vulnerable groups.
