El-Sisi: Egypt keen to expand educational cooperation with Japan

CAIRO – 29 April 2026: CAIRO – 29 April 2026: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said Egypt is keen to expand educational cooperation with Japan as he received Mitsuo Ochi, President of Hiroshima University, on Wednesday.

El-Sisi said enhancing cooperation with Japan in the education sector aims to support Egypt’s efforts to develop curricula and improve the quality of education.

He also highlighted Egypt’s commitment to maximizing the use of advanced technologies in education by keeping pace with the latest developments, including artificial intelligence.

This, he added, will help equip students with modern scientific skills and prepare them for labor market demands.

For his part, Ochi expressed the university’s pride in its longstanding cooperation with the Egyptian government, praising the country’s efforts to develop its education system and programs.

He said he had reviewed Egypt’s progress in implementing modern teaching methods and stressed the university’s keenness to further strengthen cooperation and support Egypt’s priorities in the sector.

During the meeting, El-Sisi expressed Egypt’s pride in its strong bilateral ties with Japan and their longstanding partnership in basic and higher education.

He commended the constructive cooperation with Hiroshima University in this regard.

 

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Education Mohamed Abdel Latif attended the meeting, alongside Executive Vice President of Hiroshima University Shinji Kaneko and Japanese Ambassador to Cairo Fumio Iwai.

Egypt-Japan Educational Cooperation

Egypt and Japan have developed a deep model of educational cooperation over the past decade, spanning early childhood and basic education to technical training and higher education.

The partnership combines funding, institutional collaboration, and the transfer of curricula and educational practices.

Key initiatives include the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), established with support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency as a flagship institution for research and engineering education based on Japanese models.

The Egypt-Japan Education Partnership (EJEP), launched in 2016, has led to the establishment of Egypt-Japan Schools, introducing Japanese-style holistic learning activities (Tokkatsu).

The education minister said Tuesday that Egypt will partner with Japan to introduce financial literacy as a non-exam extracurricular subject for second-year secondary students.