Japanese Support for Educational Reform in Egypt

A public school classroom in Giza, Egypt, in 2013. (© Reuters)

President el-Sisi and Prime Minister Abe Shinzō announce a joint partnership on education on February 29, 2016, in Tokyo. (© Reuters)

Yanagisawa Shōichi and Yasmine Mostafa, professor and assistant professor, respectively, at the University of Fukui, lead a training session. (© Nippon.com)

The students’ group work targeted “what we want our juniors to know,” a theme they pursued throughout the school year. (© Nippon.com)

At a group discussion session, EJS teachers applaud each time someone makes an observation. (© Nippon.com)

The principal of the EJS Port Said Elementary School says that actually seeing classroom cleaning and other activities made him realize that they help stimulate the children’s personal development. (© Nippon.com)

Teachers from Egypt observing a broad-ranging training session for Japanese teachers. (© Nippon.com)

A visit to an EJS class to follow up on the progress of a group of teachers recently in Fukui. (Courtesy University of Fukui United Professional Graduate School)

When EJS first opened, parents disliked the idea that their children were expected to clean their classrooms. Today, there is better understanding of Japanese-style curriculum elements. (Courtesy University of Fukui United Professional Graduate School)