Education
Egypt's prime minister directs conversion of 200–250 schools to a private-partnered applied technology model
October 6, 2026 at 11:29 AM · Updated 10d ago
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Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has ordered a major expansion of Egypt's applied technology school network in partnership with the private sector.
- Madbouly tasked the finance and education ministers with preparing a sustainable incentive package to encourage private sector management of applied technology schools.
- Madbouly directed converting 200–250 schools into the applied technology model in partnership with the private sector.
- Education Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif said Egypt operates 225 applied technology schools, including 100 Egyptian-Italian and 38 Egyptian-German schools.
- The Education Ministry signed cooperation protocols with RATP Dev, AFD, an Italian academy, and Elsewedy Electric to establish new applied technology schools.
- The government aims to expand Egypt's applied technology school network to about 1,000 schools by 2030.


