Higher Education Ministry Updates Academic Programmes, Launches Labour Market Platform

Egypt’s Higher Education Minister Abdel Aziz Konsowa said the ministry is working to develop academic programmes, alongside the launch of a digital platform to track labour market needs.

Konsowa said the academic development effort is being pursued through a higher committee tasked with developing fields of specialisation.

The committee is working in cooperation with the ministry on the programme updates. The brief statement did not identify which disciplines would be covered.

The digital platform is intended to monitor labour market needs. No details were provided about its operation or the timetable for changes to academic programmes.