The ceremony was attended by several ministers, including Dr. Hany Sewilam, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Dr. Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Engineer Mohamed Shimi, Minister of Public Business Sector, Mohamed Abdel Latif, Minister of Education and Technical Education, Dr. Giuseppe Valditara, Italian Minister of Education and Merit, and Agostino Bellelli, Italian Ambassador to Egypt.
Counselor Mohamed El Homossany, the Cabinet Spokesperson,
stated that the protocols were signed between Egypt's Ministry of Education and
Technical Education and a number of Egyptian ministries, local entities, and
Italian academies and institutes.
Egyptian ministries involved included Agriculture and Land
Reclamation, Water Resources and Irrigation, and Public Business Sector
(represented by its holding companies for Pharmaceuticals, Metallic Industries,
Cotton/Textiles, and Chemical Industries).
Local Egyptian entities partnering in the initiative
included Mostakbal Misr for Sustainable Development, Arab Organization for
Industrialization (AOI), Ezz Steel Company, B. Well Company, and Elswedy
Technical Academy
The Italian partners involved were Engim San Paolo
Foundation, ITS Agro Academy, Technological Institute for Pharmaceutical
Industries, Nova Technology della Vita Academy, Meta ITS Academy, Higher Technical
Institute for Sustainable Mobility – G. Capoto, and Danieli Foundation
On the sidelines of the signing, Minister Abdel Latif
emphasized that the protocols mark a qualitative leap for Egypt’s technical
education sector, leveraging the prestige of Italian institutions in the field.
He affirmed Egypt’s priority focus on this sector to meet the job market’s
evolving demand for advanced, technology-aligned skills.
The Minister hailed the Egyptian-Italian collaboration as a model
for international cooperation, noting that the agreement to launch 89 new
schools reflects mutual trust and both nations' commitment to developing highly
competent Egyptian technical cadres who meet global standards.
Abdel Latif concluded that this cooperation is a historic step focused on quality assurance to elevate technical skill levels. This initiative aims to ensure skills align with international benchmarks and the needs of both the local and global job markets for new professions and specializations.