15 New Egyptian-Japanese schools set to open in September

Egypt’s network of Egyptian-Japanese schools will soon expand, with 15 new institutions scheduled to open this September. The announcement was made during a meeting between Egypt’s Minister of Education and Technical Education, Mohamed Abdel Latif, and Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Abei Toshiko, during her first official visit to Egypt.

The meeting focused on strengthening educational cooperation between the two countries, particularly in relation to the Egyptian-Japanese school model, which has grown to 55 schools nationwide. The addition of 15 more schools later this year reflects the government's continued commitment to the programme, which incorporates Japan’s ‘Tokkatsu’ activities into its curriculum. These activities are designed to enhance students' social, behavioural and personal skills alongside academic learning.

The ministers also reviewed joint efforts in technical education. This includes Applied Technology Schools established in collaboration with leading Japanese companies such as Toyota, Casio and Yamaha. According to Abdel Latif, Egypt currently has 90 frameworks for these schools, and is seeking further cooperation with Japan to improve a broader network of 1,270 schools across the country.

Both ministers affirmed the importance of deepening the partnership and expanding collaboration to raise educational standards and offer more diverse learning models to Egyptian students.