Increasing German schools in Egypt discussed by officials

CAIRO - 30 October 2019: The Ministry of Education and Technical Education discussed with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas possible means of cooperation to increase the number of German schools in Egypt and provide teacher training.

This came during the participation of the ministry's officials in the inauguration of an additional building in the German school in Dokki.

It is worth mentioning that numerous German schools were established in Cairo, Giza and Alexandria decades ago.

Maas said on October 29 that he had important discussions with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry.

Maas said during a joint press conference with Shoukry that Egypt is one of the most important states in the Arab and North Africa region. Maas discussed with Shoukry several topics including means to counter terrorism.