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Egypt Launches Digital Training Initiative and AI-Integrated Medical Curricula
July 13, 2026 at 06:57 PM
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Egypt's Ministry of Communications opened applications for a fully funded digital training program, while Galala University became the first Egyptian university to integrate AI and engineering into its medical curricula.
- The Ministry of Communications opened applications for a new cycle of the "Builders of Digital Egypt" initiative, fully funded and targeting recent graduates.
- The eight-month program covers digital arts, cybersecurity, software development, AI, and data science, and offers internationally accredited certificates.
- Galala University President Mohamed El-Shanawany announced that the university will include AI and engineering in its medical programs for the first time in Egypt.
- El-Shanawany said the Italian ambassador requested that the university's nursing graduates support Italy's health sector, and that students undergo hospital training every two months.


