The Minister of Education visits Japan and signs a memorandum of understanding with Hiroshima University and the Foundation "Sprix"
Mohamed Abdel Latif, Minister of Education and Technical Education, made a visit to Japan, during which he signed a memorandum of understanding with Hiroshima University, which is the largest and most famous Japanese public university, and the "SPREX" Foundation. To grant Egyptian students a certificate in programming and artificial intelligence on the “Kerio” platform. The Japanese language is accredited by the university, which is the first step of its kind in the Egyptian education system.
The agreement was signed by the Japanese Hiroshima State University, Mitsuo Ochi, the university’s president, and by the "SPREX" Foundation. The CEO of the Foundation, Tsune Ishii, and this came in the presence of Dr. Hani Helal, Secretary General of the Egyptian-Japanese Partnership for Education.
In light of the memorandum of understanding and in a step considered the first of its kind, it was agreed that the first year secondary school student who passes the TOFAS test will obtain a certificate accredited by the Ministry of Education and Technical Education, Hiroshima State University of Japan, and the “SPREX” Foundation. Japanese.
Teaching programming and artificial intelligence through an integrated program that ends with obtaining an accredited certificate from a Japanese government university is a qualitative leap in the process of developing Egyptian education that enhances the integration of future skills into the curriculum.
The tripartite memorandum of understanding also included the adoption of the programming curriculum that was developed through the “Kerio” platform. Japanese, as well as adopting the “TOFAS” tests. For programming and artificial intelligence, the certificate is granted after students pass the exams. The memorandum of understanding also included an agreement to continuously update the programming and artificial intelligence material on the “Kerio” platform. Due to the rapid development witnessed by this field globally.
Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif confirmed that this step comes as a continuation of the measures taken by the Ministry of Education in teaching programming and artificial intelligence to the first grade of secondary school during the current academic year in cooperation with the Japanese company Sprix through the “Kerio” platform.
Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif expressed his appreciation and pride in the fruitful cooperation with the Japanese side, which has witnessed a recent major boom in the field of education, stressing This cooperation aims to develop students’ skills in the fields of the future, especially programming and artificial intelligence, in line with digital transformation and the requirements of the local and global labor market.
