By Ebi Kesiena
The Ministry of Education has announced the start of teaching French language in Egyptian public schools, as a compulsory subject starting, from the academic year 2024-2025.
The ministry said in a statement that the step comes as part of a set of educational reforms that will come into effect starting from the academic year 2024-2025 for the benefit of nearly three million students who benefit from educational programs for the French language in Egyptian public schools.
Education Minister Reda Hegazy said that Egypt pays special attention to strengthening cooperation with France in various fields, especially with regard to transferring French expertise and technology in all development fields to Egypt.
The decision to teach French was first announced on 9 March in a meeting between Egypt’s Minister of Education and Technical Education Reda Hegazy and Ambassador of France to Cairo Marc Baréty to celebrate the TrèFLE.
TrèFLE is a project funded by the AFD.
According to Hegazy, the project has trained 507 teachers and inspectors of French as a second language.
These will, in turn, train 13,000 other teachers of French.
The project started in 2020 as a joint project implemented by the French Institute in Egypt, France Education, and Réseau Canopée.
“Egypt pays special attention to strengthening cooperation with France in various fields, especially with regard to transferring French expertise and technology in all development fields to Egypt,” Hegazy said.
