El Sisi and Hiroshima University President Mitsuo Ochi
The meeting, attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Education Minister Mohamed Abdel-Latif, Hiroshima University Vice President Shinji Kaneko, and Japanese Ambassador to Cairo Fumio Iwai, focused on strengthening longstanding academic partnerships between the two countries.
El-Sisi said Egypt values its “distinguished” ties with Japan and the extended cooperation in basic and higher education, praising what he described as constructive collaboration with Hiroshima University, El-Shennawy added.
The president also stressed Egypt’s commitment to expanding cooperation in education to support efforts to modernize curricula, improve quality, and increase the use of modern technologies to better prepare students for the labour market.
Ochi said he was pleased to visit Egypt and meet El-Sisi, expressing the university’s pride in its cooperation with the Egyptian government and commending Cairo’s efforts to develop its education system.
He added that Hiroshima University is keen to continue working with Egypt to advance joint initiatives and support the country’s education priorities.
The meeting comes amid expanding Egypt–Japan cooperation in education, following a trilateral memorandum signed on Tuesday between the Education Ministry, Hiroshima University, and Japan’s Sprix to promote financial literacy among secondary students.
After the signing, Minister Abdel-Latif accompanied Ochi and Sprix President Hiroyuki Tsunishi on visits to schools in Giza and New Cairo to review the rollout of programming and artificial intelligence curricula using Japan’s “Qureo” platform.
At Orman Secondary School, officials observed students’ coding skills and engagement. At the Egyptian-Japanese School, they reviewed the application of Japan’s “Tokkatsu” model, which combines academic learning with interactive activities to build discipline and life skills.
Ochi praised the experience as a successful application of Japanese education methods in Egypt, while Tsunishi reaffirmed continued cooperation on digital learning and programming content.
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