Educating the Future Technical Workforce —improving the skills of entry-level technical workers through decentralized public-private partnerships between the Ministry of Education and business associations. Roundtable meetings define the skills required for economic growth in key areas such as tourism, textiles and information technology.

Training the Current Workforce — supporting management and marketing training for private sector employees to enhance Egypt’s global competitiveness.

Improving Access to Computers for Egyptian Students — working with the Egyptian private sector to increase the supply and effective utilization of computers by Egyptian students.

Empowering Girls — collaborating with USAID educational program specialists to report progress on the delivery of girls’ education services, especially in rural areas with large gender gaps and high rates of illiteracy.

Enriching Environmental Education — coordinating with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs to implement tasks under the Memorandum of Cooperation and joint action plan for environmental education.

Sharing Educational Practices — conducting high-level policy meetings between U.S. and Egyptian educators, government decision-makers, and the private sector. Held annually in each country, these meetings facilitate the sharing of educational practices and experiences and build the relationships that are necessary for communication and cooperation on mutual economic interests.