{"id":676499,"date":"2025-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/blackboards\/govt-plans-to-convert-1-6k-public-technical-schools-into-internationally-linked-institutions\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T00:00:00","slug":"govt-plans-to-convert-1-6k-public-technical-schools-into-internationally-linked-institutions","status":"publish","type":"blackboard","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/blackboards\/govt-plans-to-convert-1-6k-public-technical-schools-into-internationally-linked-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t plans to convert 1.6k public technical schools into internationally linked institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>The Madbouly government is working on a large-scale plan to convert <\/strong><strong>public technical schools into specialized international schools<\/strong> to better support the labor market and help globalize technical education. Since the start of the year, the Education Ministry has inked a series of agreements aimed at enhancing technical education and tying it to labor market needs \u2014 while also creating a clearer role for the private sector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>(Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The government has a plan to convert 1.6k public technical schools into specialized, <\/strong><strong>internationally linked institutions<\/strong>, aligning with the country\u2019s new industrial and technology narrative. All schools will be open to private-sector participation \u2014 whether through management, operation, or technical partnerships that include hands-on training inside factories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Italy looks set to play an important role in this push. <\/strong>The Education Ministry inked a partnership with the Italian government to create an Egyptian-Italian bridge for transforming local technical education into internationally accredited programs that meet global standards. The move will give students unique opportunities to develop their skills and earn international certificates that open doors to jobs both at home and abroad. The initiative is being rolled out with some of Italy\u2019s largest technical academies and institutes and will bring a qualitative shift to Egypt\u2019s technical and vocational training landscape. As part of the cooperation, 18 MoUs were signed to establish and operate 89 applied technology schools beginning academic year 2026-27 across various industrial and service sectors \u2014 all meeting top global quality standards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The move follows <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/269f800e-f14b-4ef5-bee2-770f23f15fa8\/egypt,-south-africa-eye-closer-economic-ties-as-madbouly-meets-business-leaders-in-johannesburg\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last week\u2019s announcement<\/a><\/strong><strong> by the Egyptian and South Korean <\/strong><strong>presidents<\/strong> that the two sides are studying a proposal to set up a Korea-branded science and technology university in Egypt, alongside exploring the opening of Korean schools. This also follows earlier steps to expand <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/646edc14-fa25-4d12-8889-eb04ac67dc63\/egypt-launches-the-first-of-100-german-public-schools\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">German<\/a> and Spanish schools and deepen a range of international education partnerships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s in the Egypt\u2013Italy package?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>15 pharma and chemical industries schools;<\/li>\n<li>10 hospitality schools;<\/li>\n<li>6 schools specialized in electrical and mechanical fields studies;<\/li>\n<li>3 schools specialized in engineering industries (mechanics, electricity, welding) through cooperation between the Arab Organization for Industrialization and Italy\u2019s Engim San Paolo;<\/li>\n<li>10 schools specialized in iron and steel studies through cooperation between Ezz Steel Group and Italy\u2019s Danieli to train technicians for the Egyptian and global labor markets;<\/li>\n<li>5 water, irrigation, and desalination technology schools;<\/li>\n<li>10 schools specialized in agriculture and food-processing studies through cooperation between the Agriculture Ministry and Italy\u2019s ITS Agro Academy;<\/li>\n<li>26 schools specialized in modern agriculture and irrigation technologies;<\/li>\n<li>One sustainable transport and logistics school through cooperation between the Elsewedy Technical Academy and Italy\u2019s G. Caboto Institute;<\/li>\n<li>One school specialized in textile and spinning studies;<\/li>\n<li>One school specialized in metals-industry studies, particularly aluminum production and line maintenance;<\/li>\n<li>And a fashion and ready-made garments school through cooperation between Elsewedy Technical Academy and Italy\u2019s ITS Meta Academy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Starting next academic year, Egypt will start applying the Italian technical and vocational <\/strong><strong>training model known as 4+2 <\/strong>\u2014 four years of technical schooling followed by two years of structured vocational training, a source told EnterpriseAM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Foreign partnerships in technical education will accelerate knowledge transfer and <\/strong><strong>curriculum modernization<\/strong>, our source told us. Under the new framework, teachers and students will be sent to Italy to learn the language and train on advanced curricula before the new schools open their doors \u2014 especially given the limited availability of Italian-language training centers in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The source added that the government is counting on private-sector partners to expand <\/strong><strong>their role<\/strong> across Egypt\u2019s 1.1k technical and vocational schools \u2014 including Japanese schools, applied technology schools, and the Italian and German models \u2014 to move beyond traditional technical education and create a direct bridge between schools and employers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The government\u2019s push to involve private players in providing training and jobs will help <\/strong><strong>bridge the gap between skilled labor demand and supply in the job market<\/strong>, Dabur Egypt General Manager Moheb Kaiser told EnterpriseAM. Dabur Egypt recently signed a partnership to train students from Electro Misr School for Applied Technology inside the company\u2019s factory as part of initiatives to upgrade technical education.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The push will also open up job offers overseas for graduating students while also <\/strong><strong>securing labor needs here at home<\/strong>, the owner of maritime services company Nautix, Magdi Ghali, told EnterpriseAM. Nautix is coordinating with the Industry Ministry to open a specialized school for ship mechanics training in partnership with major German manufacturers, which will give students a certificate accredited by those companies alongside their Egyptian qualification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sweeping overhaul of technical education is underway as Egypt partners with Italy and ramps up private-sector involvement to equip students with globally competitive skills<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":676500,"template":"","categories":[7211],"tags":[7095,73,870,179,72],"class_list":["post-676499","blackboard","type-blackboard","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blackboard","tag-blackboard","tag-education","tag-education-ministry","tag-enterprise-blackboard","tag-enterpriseam","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"4669156b-257c-4e09-b764-6c5c804f74e4","order":"12","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"2","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/6\/117.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Egypt eyes turning 1.6k public technical schools into internationally linked institutions","related_issue":[676479],"teaser":"A sweeping overhaul of technical education is underway as Egypt partners with Italy and ramps up private-sector involvement to equip students with globally competitive skills","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/12\/.b22122e9-cefd-4561-83b9-bba6733c40f4.mp3"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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