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Industrial Secondary Schools Project (Phase II)

Egypt

Borrower Egypt
Financing Type Public Sector
Instrument Project Loan
Focus Area Education
Approved 21.11.2000
Signed 10.10.2001
Status Completed
Loan Administrator OPEC Fund
Executing Agency PIU,Ministry of Education
Co-financiers Government
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) 10.00
Total Project Cost (US$m) 15.00

The project aims at reforming and strengthening existing technical/industrial education facilities with the aim of raising them to international standards. This will include:

  • upgrading and equipping of 33 five-year Secondary Technical Industrial Schools, in 27 primarily rural governorates
  • construction of three Multi-purpose Training Centers will be built and equipped with workshops and laboratories
  • re-equipping and refurnishing of 340 existing workshops
Each year, 40,000 five-year and 200,000 three-year technical students will benefit from the new training centers. The new facilities will also place special emphasis on meeting the needs of disadvantaged pupils.

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