CAIRO, September 13, 2018 - Education Minister Tarek Shawki said on Thursday that a protocol of co-operation between the education sector and the international schools association in Egypt will contribute to improving the quality of education and offering distinguished educational services to students. The minister made the remarks at the signing ceremony of the co-operation protocol. The protocol has been signed by Head of the General Education Sector at the Ministry of Education Reda Hegazy and chairman of the board of trustees of the International schools association Nadia Mohamed Hafez. The protocol falls within the framework of the Education Ministry's initiative, according to which the international schools association will provide technical support to a number of the international governmental schools in Cairo, Alexandria, Qalyubia, Port Said, Sharqia, Gharbia, Dakahlia, Minya and Sohag governorates, as of the new academic year 2018/2019. For his part, Hegazy said that the Education Ministry was keen that the deal would obligate the targeted schools to teach school subjects that are related to the national identity in line with the international curricula. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Hafez asserted her association's keenness on integrating with the Egyptian Education Ministry with the aim of scaling up the pre-education level's system. Hafez pointed out that the association will offer technical support and educational content needed for operating the targeted schools, noting that it will also help schools to obtain international accreditation from the international donor community.
