The Minister of Education reviews the Ministry's vision for developing
The Minister of Education and Technical Education, Mr. Mohamed Abdel Latif, participated in a seminar organized by the Republican People's Party, during which he reviewed the Ministry's vision for developing the educational system and the most prominent features of the proposal for the "Egyptian Baccalaureate Certificate".
The seminar was attended by Eng. Hazem Omar, Chairman of the Republican People's Party, Major General Mohamed Salah Abu Hamila, Secretary-General of the Party and Head of the Party's Parliamentary Bloc in the House of Representatives, Representative Ihab Wahba, Head of the Party's Parliamentary Bloc in the Senate, Dr. Sami Hashem, Member of the House of Representatives and Head of the Education and Scientific Research Committee in the House of Representatives, and a number of honorable representatives and representatives of the Future of the Nation, Justice and Freedom, Egyptian, Wafd, Labor, and the Coordination of Youth Parties and Politicians, in addition to members of the Republican People's Party.
On behalf of the Ministry of Education, Dr. Ahmed Al-Mohammadi, Assistant Minister for Strategic Planning and Follow-up, and Mr. Shady Zalta, Media Advisor and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry, also attended.
During the symposium, Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif stressed that the education development strategy is fixed in accordance with Egypt's Vision 2030, and the ministry is working to implement it through well-studied mechanisms aimed at improving the quality of education and enhancing critical and creative thinking among students.
He pointed out that the ministry held extensive discussion sessions during the past months, which included more than 17,000 teachers, school principals and educational administration directors, and more than 350 schools in 24 governorates were visited, with the aim of coming up with participatory decisions with various parties to the education system to ensure the implementation of mechanisms on the ground that contribute to the development of the education system.
The minister explained that at the beginning of his tenure as minister, he focused on the chronic challenges facing the education system that hinder any development, most notably solving the problem of student density, as the number of students in classes was reduced to less than 50 students, the deficit in the number of teachers was filled, and students returned to schools, noting that the second semester witnessed a student attendance rate exceeding 90%.
The Minister also reviewed the details of the proposal for the "Egyptian Baccalaureate" certificate, noting that it represents an important step towards developing the current secondary school system, as it provides multiple opportunities for students, not just one opportunity that determines their fate, in addition to the system of tracks that match the capabilities of each student, which contributes to linking graduates to the labor market.
He pointed out that the Ministry organized community dialogue sessions on this proposal, and continues to hold sessions with various parties to reach a final vision that enjoys community consensus.
The Minister also touched on the technical education file, stressing that the Ministry aims to advance and improve the technical education file due to its great importance that is reflected in the labor market, pointing out the keenness of the Ministry of Education and Technical Education to enhance cooperation with the parties concerned with developing technical education and improving its quality in countries such as Germany, Britain and Italy, and to establish partnerships to achieve this goal, and to expand in applied technology schools.
For his part, Eng. Hazem Omar, head of the party, praised the efforts made by the Ministry of Education to develop the educational system, and the vision presented by the Minister for the new baccalaureate system, stressing that the party supports any reforms that ensure the quality of education and meet the aspirations of Egyptian families.
During the meeting, members of the Republican People's Party and heads of participating parties and committees raised several questions about the Egyptian baccalaureate system, opportunities for improvement, ways to confront the phenomenon of private lessons, and other topics related to the educational system.
The attendees also praised the proposal that provides many opportunities and paths that suit the capabilities of each student, stressing that the system includes many advantages and that they are in favor of development, but the proposal must enjoy societal consensus from all relevant parties.
At the end of the symposium, Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif thanked the Republican People's Party and the participating attendees for their initiatives to support the educational process and the efforts of the Ministry of Education, indicating his keenness to enhance the state of societal discussion with various parties about the ministry's efforts with the aim of clarifying its vision for developing the educational system in a way that contributes to the success of education development plans.