The Minister of Education and Technical Education and the Ambassador of France in Cairo honor the beneficiaries of the training program
Dr. Reda Hegazy, Minister of Education and Technical Education, and Marc Baretti, Ambassador of France to Cairo, witnessed the celebration of the project to support the teaching of the French language in public schools (TREFLE), which is the fruit of the Egyptian-French partnership agreement in the educational field signed in 2020, which It is organized by the French Embassy at its headquarters in Cairo, in the presence of Clemens Vidal de la Plache, Director General of the French Development Agency in Egypt, Pierre-François Maurice, Director General of France International for Education, Marie-Caroline Messier, Director General of the "Canopy" network, and a number of officials of the international network for French education from the "Canopy" network. Officials of the French Development Agency, officials of the French Institute in Egypt, mentors and teachers of the French language in Egypt, developers of French language curricula, a number of those interested in Francophonie in Egypt, and a group of leaders of the Ministry of Education.
In his speech, Dr. Reda Hegazy expressed his happiness to participate in this celebration, stressing that the implementation of the project to support the teaching of the French language in public schools (TREFLE) confirms the depth of the distinguished relations between Egypt and France, which gained more momentum under the directives of President Abdel Fattah. Sisi - President of the Republic; To support the course of relations between the two friendly countries in a constructive and positive manner.
Dr. Reda Hegazy said: “Egypt pays special attention to strengthening cooperation with France in various fields, especially with regard to transferring French expertise and technology in all development fields to Egypt, noting that the project to support teaching French in public schools (TREFLE) is one of The fruits of strengthening cooperation between the two sides, through the support provided by the Embassy of France in the Arab Republic of Egypt and the French Development Agency to reach this day when we celebrate the success of this project, which I was honored to follow from the beginning.
The French ambassador referred to the bilateral partnership in favor of supporting French language education in Egypt, which comes within the framework of accompaniment to Axis 2.0 related to educational reforms, which is being implemented by the Egyptian Ministry of Education, stressing that according to these reforms, teaching French will be compulsory as a second language, starting from the first grade of middle school, and that For the French Embassy in Egypt, accompanying the development of French language education in Egypt and providing training programs in this regard is a priority for France.
At the end of his speech, the ambassador thanked Dr. Reda Hegazy, Minister of Education and Technical Education; For his constant support for the success of this project, stressing that this celebration is only a tribute to his unwavering support for the project. The ambassador also saluted the work accomplished by the project work teams at the administrative level and the level of mentors, coordinators and teachers in all Egyptian governorates due to their strong commitment to this project.
During the ceremony, Dr. Reda Hegazy handed over certificates of completion of training programs to directors of educational academies in 27 governorates for the benefit of 507 French language teachers and instructors who have benefited from the "Travel" project, and who will in turn train 13,000 other teachers and instructors in the French language through the next phase of the "Travel" project.
It is worth noting that these educational reforms will come into effect starting from the academic year 2024/2025 for the benefit of nearly 3 million students who benefit from educational programs for the French language in Egyptian public schools.
The minister explained that this project is a continuation of what was started in 2018 to expand the training of French language teachers, noting that the ministry always receives positive feedback from the teachers, and positive signals about the trainings provided by the project to develop their language level and improve their performance significantly. general.
The Minister continued: "Given the importance that the Ministry of Education and Technical Education attaches to the continued development of curricula, the Minister thanked all those in charge of the project for supporting the development of French language curricula, finalizing the new curriculum for the French language, and planning teaching activities. Whereas, the Ministry of Education The technician pays great attention to digital transformation and the integration of technology into the educational system. It was necessary that one of the goals of the project was to provide digital educational resources and develop an online platform for training French language teachers, which had a positive impact on the trainees.
Dr. Reda Hegazy confirmed that the Ministry of Education and Technical Education spares no effort to enable all those interested in the French language to improve their levels, and to motivate the teachers to raise their professional competence. Our children have the skills to use the French language, which is the language of a great people characterized by originality and heritage, and he called on them to upgrade their skills, and to employ digital technologies in the field of teaching to attract our children to mastering the skills of that language, taking into account planning the class in an interactive way that allows the actual application of language skills, and helps students acquire those skills skills in an optimal way, and also develop their self-learning skills, indicating that they play a great role not only in teaching the French language to our children, but rather their role is in extending cultural and civilizational bridges and strengthening the bonds of relations between two ancient peoples, the Egyptian people and the French people.
The minister also expressed his deep appreciation for the efforts of the French Development Agency to actively and continuously support Egypt in various fields, through the new strategy it has adopted since 2021, by standing side by side with its partners. With the aim of achieving long-term goals to reach comprehensive development in Egypt.
The Minister concluded his speech by extending his thanks and appreciation to the Ambassador of France in Cairo, and officials of the French Institute in Egypt for the continuous support and coordination between all concerned parties to contribute to improving the level of teachers and students studying the French language in Egypt. Stressing the keenness of the Ministry of Education and Technical Education to enhance cooperation with the French side. To support and enhance scientific and cultural cooperation, which extends for many years, and full confidence that our efforts will always join forces to support the dissemination of French language learning in Egypt.
For his part, Marc Baretti, French Ambassador to Cairo, said: "The Egyptian Ministry of Education is currently conducting extensive reforms in order to develop the educational system by shifting from Axis 1.0 (EDU 1.0) to develop education to Axis 2.0 (EDU 2.0), which includes strengthening foreign language education." again in the stages of school education, explaining that in 2020, the Egyptian government and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed a partnership agreement stipulating France’s support for French language programs in Egyptian public schools, by accompanying the development of curricula for the French language as one of the living languages, as well as the development of systems Evaluation of teachers through training programs for the benefit of 13 thousand teachers and instructors of the French language in public schools in order to strengthen their professional competencies.
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