Dec 14, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Minister of Education and Technical Education Reda Hegazy has signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Italian Ambassador to Egypt Michele
Quaroni, as per which the Italian language will start to be taught as an
optional second foreign language for preparatory and secondary stages at all
Egyptian public schools.
This shall take effect as of the 2024/2025 school year.
Hegazy praised his ministry’s cooperation with the Italian
side, especially in the technical education field. In this regard, he referred
to the hotel school in Fayoum, where Italian is taught as a first foreign
language.
The minister also pointed out to cooperation between the two sides at the Don Bosco technical schools.
Meanwhile, the Italian ambassador lauded efforts exerted by the education
minister to upgrade the education system in Egypt and his continued interest in
technical education.
The MoU inked today aims to add the Italian language to the Egyptian
education system, the ambassador added.
(Egyptian media)