US invested over $1.7bln to support education system in Egypt: US Chargé d’Affaires

US invested over $1.7bln to support education system in Egypt: US Chargé d’Affaires

Egypt - Since 1978, the US has invested over $1.7bn (EGP 32.5bn) to support education in Egypt by building over 2,000 schools and training thousands of Egyptian teachers, US Chargé d’Affaires Daniel Rubinstein said on Monday.

He added that to date, the US has provided over $350m in scholarships and exchange funding to more than 23,000 Egyptian and American students and mid-career professionals.

Rubinstein’s remarks came at a graduation ceremony held at Cairo University in honour of 157 Egyptian undergraduate students, each of whom received full scholarships through the USAID’s Local Scholarship programme to attend one of five partner universities in Egypt.

Valued at $39m, the USAID’s Local Scholarship programme awards full university scholarships to talented public high school students from underserved communities in Egypt.

To date, this programme has awarded scholarships to 673 students and produced 400 university graduates and is part of USAID’s broader scholarship programme in Egypt, which is the largest US government scholarship programme in the world.

Speaking at the ceremony, Rubinstein said: “This generation is growing up in an era of unprecedented change happening at an astounding rate. These students face technological advancements, economic and social transformations, and the ever-present challenge of climate change. This is why the US government