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EDUCATION

Egypt

Egypt is one of the founding members of UNESCO. Opened in 1947, the UNESCO Office Cairo represents the Organization in the country. Regarding education, Egypt was one of the first countries in the region to set up a national committee within the framework of Education for All (EFA).

Egypt is one of 11 countries chosen to pilot-test UNESCO national education support strategies (UNESS). Launched in May 2006, this initiative aims to help governments establish coherent education policies in order to achieve Education for All.

Egypt is also one of the 35 countries implementing the UNESCO Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE), a 10-year initiative aimed at achieving the goals of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012).

Textbook experts draft international guidelines in Doha 2008-03-25 4:00 pm UNESCO
UNESCO organized the meeting in co-operation with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and the Qatar National Commission to UNESCO.

We need teachers, say Education Ministers of high-population countries 2008-03-14 8:00 am UNESCO

Arab Countries meet in Rabat to accelerate literacy 2007-12-03 1:00 pm UIL

UNESCO at the Third Ministerial Meeting on Education of G8–BMENA countries 2007-11-21 11:00 am UNESCO

Education Counts: Benchmarking Progress in 19 WEI Countries 2007-09-19 9:35 am UIS

Young winners of “Tales around the World” meet in Paris 2007-05-30 1:25 pm UNESCO

Experts discuss UNESCO Portal on Higher Education Institutions 2007-03-19 11:00 am UNESCO
The meeting will focus on the capacity-building component of the project at the national level. Evaluation, monitoring and awareness-raising will also be addressed. It is the second of three meetings foreseen in the pilot phase of the project.

The Steering Group of this project is composed of representatives from all participating countries: Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United States of America. All country level information is managed and updated by competent national authorities.

This project is a follow-up to the UNESCO/OECD Guidelines on Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education.

Educational Equity and Public Policy: Comparing Results from 16 Countries 2007-02-01 10:00 am UNESCO
The report also provides methods for comparing the equity of countries’ education and demonstrates the application of the framework in 16 of the largest or the most populous countries around the world. These include three countries in Africa (Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa), five in Asia (Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia and Pakistan), five in Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru), along with Canada, the Russian Federation and the United States.

UNESCO and ALECSO discuss new education strategy for Arab States 2007-01-10 8:00 am UNESCO
ALECSO is preparing the strategy in conjunction with Arab governments to help strengthen and renew education systems in the region. The final document will be submitted to the Summit of the Arab League in Egypt, in March 2007. Also in March 2007, UNESCO will organize a regional meeting in Doha, Qatar to help build new partnerships for literacy in the Arab region.

Contact: m.de-pierrebourg@unesco.org