{"id":609958,"date":"2023-11-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/blackboards\/the-higher-education-ministry-wants-local-unis-to-start-offering-foundation-courses\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T00:00:00","slug":"the-higher-education-ministry-wants-local-unis-to-start-offering-foundation-courses","status":"publish","type":"blackboard","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/blackboards\/the-higher-education-ministry-wants-local-unis-to-start-offering-foundation-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"The Higher Education Ministry wants local unis to start offering foundation courses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is Egypt making a breakthrough in the internationalization of education? <\/strong>Egyptian students looking to study at universities abroad might be able to take their UK foundation year here in Egypt, a senior government source told Enterprise. The Higher Education Ministry is studying a proposal to offer the foundation year at universities in Egypt to students who wish to study overseas, they told us \u2014 a positive step towards the internationalization of Egypt\u2019s education system as well as curbing the country\u2019s debilitating FX crunch and the ongoing \u201c<\/p>\n

What is a foundation year?<\/strong> Students enrolling in British and other international universities are able to take an introductory \u201cfoundation\u201d year to prepare them for undertaking an undergraduate degree. Over the course of the year, students study a variety of subjects in their chosen field of study \u2014 whether that\u2019s accounting or business, or humanities or arts and design \u2014 helping them make the jump to university education. Foundation years are popular with mature students, international students, and students who didn\u2019t didn\u2019t achieve the requisite exam results.<\/p>\n

The outflow of Egyptian students is both a brain and an FX drain: <\/strong>Previous ministry estimations showed that around 27k students spend a combined EGP 20 bn to study at European and American universities, the government source added. The total number of Egyptian students taking their degrees abroad has more than tripled over the past two decades, rising from 8.8k students in 2000 to more than 50k during the school year 2022\/2023, according to the latest data from Unesco<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The amount of spending by Egyptian students abroad has risen in recent <\/strong>years<\/strong>. However, it is difficult to reach a conclusive figure because parents use several ways and various exchange rates to pay for overseas tuition fees, making it difficult to estimate the real value of the transferred FX, the source explained.<\/p>\n

Want to study abroad? Completing a local foundation year may become a requireme<\/strong>nt<\/strong>, according to our source, who told us that the ministry wants them to become a prerequisite for international study. <\/p>\n

Expect the wheels to be in motion by the beginning of the 2024-25 academic year<\/strong>, our source told us. Under a soon to be announced plan, seven international universities<\/a> are expected to offer foundation years, including the University of London in the new capital which already has a foundation year program.The university offers the foundation year through its branch hosted at the European Universities in Egypt<\/a> (EUE). More institutions are expected to start offering their own programs at a later date.<\/p>\n

Offering foundation courses could convince Egyptian students to stick with Egypt:<\/strong>Rolling out new programs will encourage students to consider enrolling in the Egyptian system, which has increased in quality and diversity, said Obada Sarhan, president of Future University in Egypt.<\/p>\n

Striking academic partnerships to build Egyptian unis\u2019 knowledge and reputation: <\/strong>Under regulations, universities planning to launch new faculties and departments must establish an academic partnership with a university overseas. This measure will give Egyptian universities the opportunity to advance and expand their capacity and build a reputation abroad, Sarhan said. <\/p>\n

The international branch campuses program is a key feature of the higher education <\/strong>reform process. <\/strong>Under regulations<\/a>, foreign universities can open branches in Egypt by establishing their own campuses, such as the German International University of Applied Sciences, or by collaborating with Egyptian educational hubs that host branches of international universities, such as the Knowledge Hub. They can also permit foreigners to own and run educational institutions and grant them complete academic independence, separate from the Egyptian system.<\/p>\n

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