Friday 08/Aug/2025 – 09:09 AM
The Ministry of Education and Technical Education, in cooperation with the Education Development Fund of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, announced the launch of the “Digital Summer” competition and the initiative “Start your project .. you are not small”, and those who target the students of the preparatory and secondary levels of the age group between 13 and 18 years in various educational institutions in the republic, within the framework of the Egyptian state’s keenness to empower young people and youth and build their technological capabilities Business.
Rehabilitation of students in technology and entrepreneurship
Mr. Mohamed Abdel -Latif, Minister of Education and Technical Education, stressed that these initiatives come in the context of the state’s strategy to build the Egyptian person and enhance students ’readiness for the digital future and the modern labor market, as the Ministry seeks to develop digital and pioneering skills among students from the early stages and instill the concepts of self -employment, innovation and technological empowerment, in cooperation with international partners such as“ Cisco ”global to enhance their opportunities in competition globally.
For her part, Dr. Rasha Saad Sharaf, Secretary -General of the Education Development Fund, said that the “Digital Summer” competition aims to develop students ’technological and social skills through a package of digital courses that qualify for international licenses in areas such as Cibrrani network technicians and security technician, in cooperation with the global company” Cisco “.
Dr. Rasha Saad Sharaf that the competition is held over a period of two months during the summer vacation period, provided that its results are announced at the beginning of the new academic year and include valuable prizes for the ten best students from each governorate, the ten best academies at the level of the Republic and the best coaches within the participating academies.
“Sharaf” indicated that the initiative “Start your project … you are not young” aims to develop the skills of entrepreneurship and financial awareness among students by providing ideas for innovative pioneering projects that can be implemented on the ground, where the best projects submitted are funded, and the initiative also includes an integrated training program entitled “Step” to qualify students and train them on the basis of entrepreneurship, self -employment skills and project management.
The Secretary -General of the Education Development Fund concluded that these initiatives come in light of the state’s orientation towards promoting innovation, technological education and entrepreneurship as basic pillars of the vision of «Egypt 2030», and encouraging young people to think outside the traditional scope and active participation in building an economy based on knowledge and creativity.
