The Ministers of "Education" and "Tourism and Antiquities" discuss raising tourism and archaeological awareness and enhancing tourism ethics among school students.
Dr. Tarek Shawky: We seek to create a passion among school students to learn more about the tourism and antiquities sector in Egypt
Dr. Khaled Al-Anani: The Ministry is working to raise tourism and archaeological awareness among school students and link them to their history by organizing trips for school students to different tourist governorates
Monday 22nd February 2021
Dr. Tariq Shawqi, Minister of Education and Technical Education, received today at the Ministry’s general office, Dr. Khaled Al-Anani, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, to discuss a number of cooperation files between the two ministries, especially with regard to increasing tourism and archaeological awareness and enhancing tourism ethics among school students.
At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. Tariq Shawky welcomed the attendees, stressing the ministry's keenness to raise student awareness of the importance of the tourism and antiquities sector and work to implement tourism ethics, especially among future generations.
Shawky indicated that this will contribute to motivating students to learn more about the field of tourism, antiquities and the ancient Egyptian Pharaonic history and creating a passion for them later to learn more about this sector, which is in line with the broader goal of the new education system 2.0.
He explained that the Ministry of Education seeks to include knowledge and awareness materials within the educational curricula of the basic education stage, with the aim of clarifying how to deal with tourists and welcoming them as guests in our country, and instilling the values of a culture of acceptance and respect for the other among young people in the kindergarten and basic education stage, and reviewing special school curricula. In technical, hotel and tourism education schools with the aim of modernizing them, as well as publishing a number of awareness materials on the EKB and the educational channels and electronic platforms launched by the ministry.
For his part, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Dr. Khaled Al-Anani said that the ministry is working to revitalize the internal tourism movement by organizing trips for school students to the various tourist governorates, in addition to establishing tourism and archaeological activities and awareness programs to raise tourism and archaeological awareness among all segments of society, including youth and the elderly. And school and university students, and people with special needs.
The minister stressed the importance of learning tourism ethics and how to deal with tourists, as they have a very important impact on forming a positive mental image of the Egyptian tourist destination and contributes to increasing the competitiveness of the sector.
The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities indicated that today's meeting comes within the framework of strengthening the efforts made by the state and the interest of the political leadership in consolidating the principles of tourism awareness, and spreading the ethics of tourism among all segments of the Egyptian society to know the extent of the importance of the tourism sector and its role in supporting the national economy, explaining that the ministry has many Various awareness programs and activities such as the "Tourism Ambassador Program" and "Know Your Country" program, which contribute to spreading tourism and archaeological awareness among school students.
The meeting dealt with the various methods of cooperation between the two ministries to work on enhancing and exchanging experiences to contribute to increasing tourism and archaeological knowledge and awareness among school students.
The meeting was attended from the Ministry of Education, Ms. Sherine Hamdy, Supervisor of the Minister's Office Sector, Dr. Randa Shaheen, Head of the Public Education Sector, Dr. Nawal Shalabi, Director of the Curriculum Development Center, and Ms. Ilham Ibrahim, Head of Services and Activities Sector, and from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Ms. Yumna Al-Bahar, Assistant Minister for Technical Affairs. Dr. Suha Bahgat, Advisor to the Minister for Training, and Dr. Rasha Kamal, Director General of the Cultural Development and Community Communication Department.