Egypt, Japan advance plan to convert 20 technical schools into applied technology schools

Egyptian Education Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif met the head of Japan's Kyoto Ikueikan Group to advance a deal converting 20 technical schools into international applied technology schools.

• Abdel Latif met Hidataka Matsu, Kyoto Ikueikan Group CEO, and a Kyoto University delegation to review implementation of the technical education agreement.
• The agreement, signed during the minister's recent Japan visit, converts 20 technical schools — 10 in nursing, 5 in IT, 5 in elderly care — to Japanese-standard international models.
• Abdel Latif said the ministry aims for study at the converted schools to begin next academic year.
• The sides agreed to continue coordinating equipment upgrades and training programs for the schools.