Egypt has been through a long journey of curriculum reforms that adopt digital innovation and AI. The starting point is a view about the core competencies needed to be developed by learners from their education time. Those competencies cover 14 vital life skills reflecting what Egyptian young people need to succeed in the 21st Century.
In September 2018, Egypt's Ministry of Education and Technical Education (MoETE) rolled out a series of unique reforms and launched a "New Education System" under the banner of Education 2.0 (EDU 2.0). These reforms aim to transform the education system, prepare youth for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and catapult education towards the Sustainable Development Goals of Egypt Vision 2030.[1]
[1] EDU 2.0 RDP. https://www.rdp-egypt.com/en/home
The Egyptian government and WFP collaborate to upscale rural development and improve the lives and livelihoods of Egyptians in the poorest 1500 villages. One of the methods of ensuring this is through the smart schools or TDS “The digital School” initiative which transforms a community school into an integrated centre of knowledge for all members of the community.
WFP in partnership with the Ministry of Education, have transformed 450 community schools into smart schools with internet connectivity, educational and technological tools. WFP further collaborated with the MBRGI Foundation and the TDS initiative to rollout a custom tailored version of TDS for community education on top of our ICT infrastructure, taking into consideration all the needed change management and training activities
The smart schools concept is an innovative boost to the wider vision to enhance access to education and fight child labour in Egypt’s rural communities. Smart schools vastly improve access to education through remote learning and an online integrated learning management system. Thanks to internet connectivity and technological tools such as tablets and smart tv’s, children can be educated from the comfort of their communities. Moreover these tools entice children and further boosts their morale to attend school.
