Minister of Education and Technical Education Mohamed Abdel Latif, met yesterday with several members of the Japanese Parliament from the Japan-Africa Parliamentary Friendship League to discuss ways to strengthen partnerships in various educational fields.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the minister’s participation in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), being held at Yokohama City, Japan.
Minister Abdel Latif affirmed Egypt’s commitment to expanding its educational offerings, including general, technical, and special needs education. This will provide diverse models that strengthen partnerships with Japan and open broader horizons for cooperation, particularly in the exchange of expertise and capacity building.
He also gave a detailed presentation on implementing Japanese Tokkatsu activities in Egyptian-Japanese schools, which have contributed to developing students’ personalities and enhancing their life skills.
Moreover, Minister Abdel Latif reviewed the Applied Technology Schools (ATS) model, describing it as a sophisticated and successful model that links education to the labor market and prepares graduates with specialised skills.
For their part, members of the Japanese Parliament expressed their great happiness with the Egyptian-Japanese schools project, emphasising that its success symbolises the deep friendship between the two countries. They stressed that Egypt is a civilisation that is especially valued by Japanese society, as Egyptian history is at the forefront of what students study in school.
They also explained that many of them had previously visited Egypt on tours and expressed their appreciation for the depth of Egyptian civilisation they had witnessed during these trips.
Japanese MPs affirmed their desire to support proposals for partnerships with the private sector in education, as a means of raising public awareness of the importance of these projects and ensuring their sustainability.
