Egyptian education ministry directs staff to update data for external secondment applications

Egypt's Education Ministry has instructed staff seeking external secondments for the 2027/2028 academic year to update their data ahead of electronic application.

• The Ministry of Education sent a formal letter to educational directorates requiring employees to update their records on the statistics database system.
• The ministry said data updates will enable electronic applications for secondments, with the portal's opening date announced later.
• The ministry said the measure precedes the annual secondment movement to Arab and non-Arabic-speaking countries for 2027/2028.