The Minister of Education and Technical Education witnesses the activities of signing a cooperation protocol
Dr. Reda Hegazy, Minister of Education and Technical Education, witnessed the activities of signing a cooperation protocol between the Professional Academy for Teachers and the Arab Union for Private Education regarding the qualification of special education teachers, school leaders, educational supervision and guidance, and the development of professional standards for private education teachers in the member states of the Arab Union. for special education.
In his speech during the protocol activities, Dr. Reda Hegazy welcomed the attendees and thanked those in charge of organizing the signing of the protocol. In an effort to support efforts to develop private education in our Arab world, wishing success for all these efforts, initiatives, and contributions aimed at developing education throughout the Arab world, in a way that supports and gives the ability to catch up with the rapid developments and challenges in the field of education, to achieve sustainable development for all sectors, which All of them are based on an advanced and creative education that is able to compete globally.
The minister affirmed that the political leadership supports and encourages investment in the field of education, pointing out that the ministry is making all efforts and providing all facilities to investors wishing to invest in the field of education.
Dr. Reda Hegazy explained that the ministry has many successful educational models, referring, for example, to Nile Schools, which is an internationally recognized Egyptian certificate from Cambridge, stressing that the ministry aims to encourage investment and expansion in this model of schools, which witnessed a great boom and excellence for its graduates.
The Minister also reviewed the STEM schools model, indicating that it is one of the schools in which many of its students receive scholarships in all countries of the world, and outstanding students in the preparatory certificate join it after undergoing many tests, pointing out that tests will be added to enter the side. The technician also explained that the ministry aims to make this educational model available to the brotherly countries, whether inside or outside Egypt.
During his speech, Dr. Reda Hegazy explained that the number of students in Egypt is 25 million, the number of schools is 60,000, the number of private schools is 10,450, and the number of students in private education is close to 3 million.
The minister added that the development of the education system in all its aspects in Egypt comes at the top of the Egyptian state's priorities, stressing that the real investment is investment in education, as the school curricula have been developed to achieve learning outcomes and build the students' personality.
The minister indicated that the ministry has a mechanism for the promotion of teachers, explaining that the Professional Academy for Teachers focuses its work on ensuring the quality of professional development and setting standards for improving teacher performance and promoting teacher performance, starting from an assistant teacher to a senior teacher according to specific criteria, and not to providing training programs, indicating that The professional development system includes the trainer and the training material "training bags" in addition to the training environment or the training place, and the academy has arms and branches that implement and approve the training.
Dr. Reda Hijazi added that the ministry, with the support of the political leadership, follows a mechanism for selecting teachers to ensure quality and in light of the real needs of each governorate in cooperation with the Central Agency for Organization and Administration, where teachers are accepted after passing automated tests, taking into account transparency and achieving the principle of equal opportunity, as the tests include five Components are academic specialization, educational specialization, general culture, information technology, language, and personal characteristics. An educational qualification course and special training for mental and physical fitness were held for those who passed the exams, as well as interviews with applicants to learn about the way of thinking, emotional balance, and other characteristics that a teacher must possess. .
The minister pointed out that the current generation of students is a digital generation, and we must necessarily have a national framework for qualifications, and we must have digital curricula and specifications that keep pace with this change, provided that the teacher participates in preparing them, and enriches them with time.
The minister added that the criteria for selecting teachers have changed in the era of digital transformation, indicating that the role of the teacher is a facilitator of the learning process, not a prompter, pointing out that the school building must keep pace with all these changes.
During his speech, Dr. Reda Hegazy suggested preparing a general framework for curricula with unified learning outcomes for Arab countries with different content as it is linked to the student's environment, noting that in the era of digital transformation and artificial intelligence, there has been easy access to digital contents, so the "learning objects" platform can be created. It includes learning entities such as scientific experiments, for example, and the teacher takes advantage of these entities in preparing teaching scenarios for the course.
The minister stressed the importance of having a platform to record the distinguished practices of each country from which other countries would benefit.
The minister also referred to question banks and the importance of their association with learning outcomes to gradually liberate from content such as the SAT 2 and ACT, stressing that education is now witnessing a major change as a result of digital transformation and artificial intelligence, but technology does not replace the teacher, but rather supports him to achieve the desired learning outcomes.
At the end of his speech, the minister expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to all attendees, saying: "You have completed what you started, it is time for us to get up and catch up, as our nation deserves more effort from us."
For his part, Ambassador Mohammadi Ahmed El-Nani, Secretary General of the Council of Arab Economic Unity, expressed his appreciation to the government and people of the Arab Republic of Egypt, praising the economic renaissance that the Arab Republic of Egypt is witnessing in various fields.
He also thanked His Excellency the President of the Arab Federation for Private Education, and the audience, and praised the efforts of Dr. Reda Hegazy, Minister of Education and Technical Education, and his efforts to develop the education system.
He also emphasized the role of the Arab Union for Special Education in the field of education, not only at the level of the Arab Republic of Egypt, but in various Arab countries, and the conferences carried out by the Union had a great resonance in the joint work related to education, whether intermediate education or other education sectors.
For his part, Counselor Badawi Abdel Qader Allam, Secretary General of the Arab Federation for Private Education, expressed his sincere thanks to the attendees, and also thanked Dr. The Union believes in the importance of training for the teacher, and the keenness of the Ministry of Education on the distinguished preparation of the teacher and the requirements for the performance of the educational process, which is the basis for building the leaders of our students, as they are the youth of the upcoming and promising future, and they are the tool for achieving sustainable development for their country.
Dr. Mohamed Rabih Nasser, President of the Arab Union for Private Education, confirmed that Dr. Reda Hegazy's attendance at this Arab forum is an indication that Egypt has always been a pioneer in joint Arab action, pointing to the importance of agreeing on the unity and standards of education among the Arab countries, and the support of all Arab countries for the Arab Union for Private Education. As there is no difference in Arab values, customs and traditions.
In his speech, Dr. Barakat Awad Al-Hudayban, Vice-President of the Union, expressed his thanks and appreciation to Egypt for Arabism, which was and still is the incubator and cradle of all major Arab projects and institutions, uniting the unity of this nation on goodness and love, which provides them with the means of launching, excelling and progressing.
Dr. Barakat pointed out that the Arab Union for Private Education was able, within a short period of time, to prove its presence in the scientific and academic circles, adding that the union aims to provide our students in our Arab countries with science and knowledge in light of the convergence of countries, the consolidation of educational and scientific values, and the contribution to raising education and linking it to development in countries. All Arabic.
This came in the presence of Ambassador Al-Mohammadi Ahmed Al-Nai, Secretary General of the Council of Arab Economic Unity, Dr. Muhammad Rabih Nasser, President of the Arab Federation for Private Education, Dr. Barakat Awad Hudayban, First Vice President of the Federation and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Kuwait International University, and Chancellor Badawi Allam, Secretary General of the Union, and in the presence of the members of the General Assembly of the Union. From the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the State of Yemen, as well as the presence of Dr. Zainab Khalifa, Director of the Professional Academy for Teachers.