OREANDA-NEWS. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a grant agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Cairo, the capital city, to provide grant aid of up to two billion yen for the Project for Procurement of Education and Research Equipment for Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST).

This project will provide educational and research equipment to a school of engineering that will be established at E-JUST. A new campus for the engineering school is being constructed by the Government of Egypt in Borg El Arab, a city in Alexandria Governorate, and is scheduled to be completed by September 2017.

In Egypt, the level of practical education and research programs at national universities is inadequate, resulting in the problem of science and engineering human resources leaving to foreign countries.. The “Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt concerning the Establishment of Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology” was signed in 2009 to address this issue through the cooperation in the establishment and operation of E-JUST. E-JUST is a university that has adopted a Japanese educational approach to engineering education and is based on the concepts of small classes, a focus on graduate work and research, and a practical education that meets international standards. Based on the agreement, JICA has established a post graduate school of engineering at E-JUST, is providing support to improve the education and research capacity at E-JUST, is promoting ties to industry and is implementing measures to improve operations through technical cooperation projects.

JICA will continue to provide comprehensive assistance to E-JUST by combining this project and technical cooperation.