- Japan’s Education Minister Toshiko Abe visited Egypt to boost educational and scientific ties with African nations ahead of TICAD9.
- She held high-level talks with Egyptian ministers to strengthen projects like E-JUST, Egyptian-Japanese Schools, and the upcoming EJ-KOSEN technical education initiative.
- Site visits included educational institutions and the Grand Egyptian Museum, reflecting Japan’s commitment to collaborative learning and cultural exchange in Africa.
Toshiko Abe, the Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology visited Egypt as part of an effort to strengthen educational and scientific cooperation with African nations ahead of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9).
While acknowledging Egypt's region-wide leadership and proactive move to adopt Japanese educational methodology most specifically the 'tokkatsu' (special activities) approach Minister Abe conducted a series of high-level meetings and site visits designed to further bilateral cooperation.
Throughout her visit, Minister Abe also met with Egypt's Minister of Education and Technical Education Mohamed Abdel Latif and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ayman Ashour. The talks centered on the growth of major cooperative projects like the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) and the Egyptian-Japanese Schools (EJS), which have been a total of 55 throughout the country to date, and another 15 are set to open during the upcoming fall season.
The officials also discussed advancements on the next EJ-KOSEN project, a technical education program scheduled to begin in September, intended to develop exceptionally skilled engineers and experts. Both parties manifested interest in expanding future cooperation between them in industrial human resource development and inclusive education for people with special needs.
Minister Abe also conferred with Amr Adly, the President of E-JUST, to discuss how to further enhance institutional partnership. She also visited an applied technology school where secondary-level technicians are trained, the Japanese School in Cairo, and the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).
Her trip also entailed consultations with the World Bank Country Director in Egypt and Cairo University President, highlighting a collective commitment to educational innovation and global collaboration.
