Egypt has taken a significant step towards enhancing digital education nationwide as the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology MCIT and HP Egypt LLC signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU to implement the HP Innovation and Digital Education Academy HP IDEA across WE Applied Technology Schools in all governorates.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Dr Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and Mr. Mohamed Abdel-Latif, Minister of Education and Technical Education. The agreement was formalized by Eng. Ghada Labib, MCIT Deputy Minister for Institutional Development, and Mr. Petro Oganesian, General Manager of HP Inc. for the Middle East and East Africa, with attendance from Eng. Tamer El-Mahdy, CEO of Telecom Egypt, and Dr. Hoda Baraka, Advisor to the MCIT Minister for Technology Skills Development.
A Two-Year Partnership to Transform EducationThe two-year MoU aims to train teachers and school leaders in WE Applied Technology Schools on cutting-edge digital education and innovation practices through the HP IDEA program . The program will provide access to modern educational tools and methodologies based on design thinking and learning for understanding , as well as offering participants international certification as HP IDEA Fellows or Associates .