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Minister of Education and Technical Education Mohamed Abdellatif hailed the outstanding cooperation between Egypt and Japan, especially in pre-university education.

During a meeting with Japanese Ambassador in Cairo Oka Hiroshi and his accompanying delegation, Abdellatif asserted his ministry's commitment to promoting cooperation and expertise sharing with Japan, which ranks among the top countries with the best education systems in the world, to improve the Egyptian education system.

He said the political leadership in Egypt attaches significant attention to the Egyptian Japanese schools (EJS), citing ongoing efforts to establish more of them, pursuant to presidential directives.

Egypt has 55 of these schools, accommodating over 16,00 students in 26 governorates.

The meeting also took up cooperation for applying Japan's Tokkatsu system, which focuses on developing children's non-cognitive skills such as autonomy, social skills, and interpersonal relationships, at 1,700 public schools by the 2026/2027 school year.

The two sides also discussed cooperation for ensuring high quality pre-university education, building teacher capacity, implementing joint education projects to promote cultural exchanges between preparatory school students in both countries, and boosting cooperation for enhancing the quality of technical education. Up till now, 30,000 teachers have been trained on the Tokkatsu activities at public schools.

Meanwhile, Hiroshi added that the Egyptian education system is moving forward in a systematic and distinctive manner, highlighting the progress of primary school students at Egyptian-Japanese schools, in acquiring new skills, thanks to joint efforts of the Egyptian and Japanese governments, as well as the positive role played by parents.

Hiroshi also welcomed further cooperation with Egypt, sharing Japanese expertise in education, strengthening the robust partnership between both countries, building teachers' capacities, and improving management at Egyptian-Japanese schools.

Source: Egypt Today