![]() I saw children, teachers, and the headmasters cleaning their rooms, which was a very unique Japanese aspect. I observed how skilled teachers interacted with children, how they mixed boys and girls, how children were taught to respect others and to develop critical thinking. I spent a long time in classrooms, particularly those for children in their early childhood and primary school years, which is the most important stage. I told him that I wanted to visit the entire range of schools in Japan, from early childhood to higher education, including technical and vocational-training institutions to get to know the kind of education system that produces such standard behavior. ![]() My next visit to Japan was with my husband, then the Egyptian ambassador to Japan. I came to the conclusion that there was a general standardization of behavior in Japan, common to everyone, and that the secret to this is the education system that produces quality human beings that make up the Japanese society. In Egypt children of that age would always be accompanied by their parents. I saw little children of four or five years old going to school on their own, and people strictly respecting traffic lights to let children cross the street. I observed people and children’s behavior in the street and everywhere else which attracted my attention. It began in 2002 during my visit to Japan as the Minister of State of Foreign Affairs. Imoto Sachiko, JICA Senior Vice President, had a chance to discuss these initiatives with Fayza Aboulnaga, the National Security Advisor to His Excellency President El-Sisi of Egypt, Chairperson of E-JUST Board of Trustees and Coordinator of EJEP.Ĭan you share with us the reason why you wanted to introduce Japanese-style educational activities to Egypt? What were the issues in Egyptian education that you wanted to solve? Today in Egypt, about 20,000 students in pre-primary and basic education, and 3,500 students in higher education are receiving their education based on the Japanese style. Currently, two major projects are ongoing under this comprehensive partnership: the introduction of tokkatsu at Egypt-Japan School, or EJS and the establishment and strengthening of the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST). EJEP is very unique in that it covers various stages of education of Egypt, from education in early childhood, to basic, technical and higher education. The concept of the partnership was to work together in introducing various facets of Japan’s educational program into the Egyptian school system to strengthen the capacity of the nation’s youth. In February 2016, Japan and Egypt entered into the Egypt-Japan Education Partnership, or EJEP. ![]() An Interview with National Security Advisor to President of Egypt, Chairperson of E-JUST Board of Trustees and Coordinator of EJEP, Ambassador Fayza Aboulnaga ![]()
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