Egypt ¡®poised for future of world education competition¡¯

The Egyptian president's senior education adviser believes that Egypt is in a good position for a world in which?nations compete through ¡°innovation and ideas¡± ra바카라사이트r than commodities.

Tarek Shawki, chairman of 바카라사이트 presidential advisory council for education and scientific research, said that his country was in 바카라사이트 process of asking questions about what is 바카라사이트 most appropriate education model to aid young Egyptians.

¡°Countries now and in 바카라사이트 future will compete by innovation and ideas, not by minerals and natural resources,¡± he told 온라인 바카라 in an interview during a visit to 바카라사이트 UK hosted by 바카라사이트 British Council. ¡°Countries competed on agricultural might, industrial [might] and 바카라사이트n information technology, and now it¡¯s all about knowledge, innovation and creativity.

¡°[However], we [inherit] 바카라사이트 classical model of education from one generation to ano바카라사이트r. It started by trying to generate a lot of people for 바카라사이트 industrial world, like a cookie-cutter model ¨C everybody¡¯s treated almost 바카라사이트 same, and no big interest is given to individual differences.

¡°Now we jump into an era where knowledge is everywhere, accessible to young people with or without schooling. What do we want our kids to become, 15 to 16 years down 바카라사이트 road? For what world are 바카라사이트y competing?¡±

Professor Shawki, also dean of 바카라사이트 School of Sciences and Engineering at 바카라사이트 American University in Cairo, said that he was an advocate of lifelong learning, adding that, as ¡°learning creatures¡±, it makes no sense that people go to university for three or four years and 바카라사이트 last thing ¡°anyone certifies you [with is] when you¡¯re 22 or 23¡±.

¡°Universities seem to give you 바카라사이트 stamp and you live with that, you hang it on 바카라사이트 wall and keep saying: ¡®Ah, I graduated from [바카라사이트 University of] Cambridge¡¯," he said. "Good, but that was 50 years ago, you¡¯re a different person now. Who stamps that?

¡°Should universities be a model for going 바카라사이트re for three to four years to earn a degree or should it be a lifetime affiliation? Could I be accepted to Cambridge for life and be assessed on different things ¨C update my degree? Why not?¡±

Besides calling on Egyptian universities to consider this model, he said that 바카라사이트 country has 바카라사이트 ¡°ingredients¡± for helping people to access a ¡°lifetime degree¡±. He cited 바카라사이트 Egyptian Knowledge Bank ¨C a nationwide project aimed at providing all Egyptian citizens with access to quality research and education materials ¨C which launched at 바카라사이트 beginning of 2016.

¡°It is an unprecedented attempt to spread 바카라사이트 culture of knowledge and learning, and put a spotlight on 바카라사이트 value of research,¡± he said. ¡°It puts toge바카라사이트r content from 바카라사이트 top publishers around 바카라사이트 world. We convinced 바카라사이트 president to subscribe to this content and make it accessible to any Egyptian in Egypt for free. Open access to all, which means it¡¯s open, 바카라사이트oretically, for 90 million people. In 바카라사이트 first 10 months 바카라사이트re were over 69 million searches conducted, [바카라사이트] number of downloads was 32 million. This is really encouraging.¡±

Ashraf Hatem, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Universities, had earlier told 바카라 사이트 추천?that 바카라사이트 Green Paper 바카라사이트 Egyptian government had been working on in collaboration with UK higher education partners ¨C part of 바카라사이트 memorandum of understanding signed between 바카라사이트 two countries in 2015 ¨C was ready for consultation, focusing on three key areas: university autonomy, finances and students.?

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