The SAT is a standardized assessment test widely used for college admissions. It is administered and developed by the Manhattan-based College Board.

Minister of Education Mohamed Abdel-Latif held a virtual meeting on Thursday with officials from the College Board to discuss the reintroduction of the international exam, a ministry statement noted.

Matthew Chovanek, director of the College Board International Team for the Southwest Asia and North Africa region, and Robin Haroutunian, representing the US embassy in Cairo, attended the meeting.

The statement added that the meeting discussed preparations for signing a cooperation protocol for reintroducing the SATs for American Diploma students in Egypt and determining the mechanisms for conducting them.

Moreover, Abdel-Latif expressed his appreciation for the College Board's role in providing accredited international tests through developing and managing the SATs and other standardized tests.

The minister also stressed the importance of cooperation between the ministry and the institution in providing digital international tests with accurate mechanisms for American Diploma students to achieve equal opportunities, it read.

Meanwhile, Chovanek expressed the College Board's full readiness to support the ministry's efforts and implement the necessary measures to ensure the accuracy of the SATs.

Since 2020, the College Board has cancelled the SAT exams for Egyptian students due to repeated leaks of test questions.

As a result, the education ministry has suspended the recognition of SAT scores for university admissions since 2021.

Former education minister Tarek Shawky previously noted that the suspension aimed to curb students' trips to other countries to take the SAT, often facilitated by intermediaries who charge exorbitant fees.

Following the suspension of the SAT in Egypt, alternative exams were developed, including the new Egyptian Scholastic Test (EST), which is developed and administered by a UK-based institution.