On the sidelines of the “Human Capacity Initiative” conference The Minister of Education meets with his Saudi counterpart

Dr. Reda Hegazy, Minister of Education and Technical Education, met today with Mr. Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan, Minister of Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Human Capacity Development Program, on the sidelines of the “Human Capacity Initiative” conference, held at the King Abdulaziz International Convention Center in Riyadh. Under the patronage of His Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Human Capacity Development Program Committee.

Dr. Reda Hegazy expressed his happiness at participating in the “Human Capabilities Initiative” conference, thanking Minister Yousef Al-Benyan for the kind invitation.

Dr. Reda Hegazy explained that in light of digital transformation, industrial revolutions, and artificial intelligence, jobs will disappear and new ones will appear, and therefore there must be different learning outcomes and a focus on the learning process and future skills, pointing out that the importance of this conference lies in enhancing the readiness of human capabilities to keep pace with changes. Rapid technological and economic growth in the world.

In this context, Dr. Reda Hegazy stressed that the strategy of the Egyptian Ministry of Education 2024/2029 emphasizes preparing students and arming them for the future by studying future sciences such as artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, languages, and major concepts of academic subjects, and enabling them to produce knowledge, think critically, and confront and solve problems. In innovative ways, the ability to be creative, and armed with personal skills, problem solving, entrepreneurship, languages, and all the lifelong learning and soft skills needed for future success.

The meeting discussed strengthening the existing cooperation relations between Egypt and the Kingdom in the field of education, and ways to enhance cooperation with regard to future investment opportunities in the education sector in the two countries. They also discussed supporting coordination and integration mechanisms in aspects of education and training between the two brotherly countries, in a way that keeps pace with modern technical and professional changes.

The two sides stressed the importance of the “Human Capacity Initiative” conference in providing the opportunity to unleash the potential of human capabilities, and stimulating international cooperation in this field, in addition to exchanging experiences and expertise to contribute to the development and development of human creativity, and providing innovative solutions in the educational fields that are compatible with 21st century skills. .

This morning, Dr. Reda Hegazy participated in the opening session of the Human Capacity Initiative Conference, under the slogan “Preparing for the Future.”

Dr. Reda Hegazy also met on the sidelines of the opening session with Prince Dr. Faisal bin Abdullah Al-Mishari Al Saud, Executive Director of the National Center for Measurement and Evaluation, where the meeting discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the field of educational development.

The opening activities included the keynote speech on human capacity and readiness for the future, and in terms of life skills dialogue, future prospects were discussed in the dialogue of education and training, investment, the future of work and welfare, unleashing human capabilities in the era of artificial intelligence, enhancing human capabilities in the industrial field, and building capacity. On resilience - and what it will take to focus artificial intelligence with a human face, and to focus on human jobs, skills and capabilities.

There were also extensive discussions held by the participants in the first dialogue sessions held within the conference about investing in human capital to create a world more prepared for the future and enhancing education, skills and economic opportunities to accelerate potential and enhance human capacity to ensure prosperity.