Educational Reform in Egypt and the Arab World
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The talk in Arab capitals is increasingly focused on reform proposals, including modernizing educational systems. As Washington urges its Arab allies, including Egypt, to make drastic and significant changes, lasting reform can only be accomplished by taking into account the cultural, political and religious norms of each specific country.
His Excellency Dr. Ahmad Gamal El-Din Moussa was appointed last year as Minister of Education to spearhead Egypt’s educational reform. Viewed as a technocrat, Minister Moussa hailed not from the ordinary government bureaucracies; rather, he arrived at his post in 2004 after serving as President of Egypt’s Mansoura University. Dr. Moussa was educated in Egypt and France, where he ultimately earned his PhD in Law and Finance.
Dr. Moussa will discuss Egypt’s efforts to reform the educational system, and comment on regional trends and the broader Arab political considerations not commonly focused on in Washington.
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