Elsewedy Technical Education (STA) has signed an MoU with the Education Ministry to establish 10 vocational schools in the next five years, the company said in a statement (pdf). The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the 2020 graduation ceremony on Tuesday. Social Solidarity Minister Nevine El Kabbaj said that El Araby Group and the Ghabbour Foundation are also in talks with the government to set up new vocational schools. Authorities plan to establish over 100 vocational schools in partnership with the private sector by 2030. STA also signed an agreement that will see Finnish Global Educational Solutions provide the company with new educational and teacher programs, and a pact with IBM Egypt to introduce the P-Tech model for students of computer science.

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