The Arab Reform Forum at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing a conference on Education Reform in Egypt, 8–10 December 2004. The program includes a keynote speech by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, followed by a presentation on A Comprehensive Vision for Education Reform in Egypt by Dr. Hossam Badrawy, principal co-organizer of the Education Reform Conference and Head of the Education Committee in the People’s Assembly. This will be followed by comments from Dr. Amr Salama, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research; Dr. Ahmed Gamal El-Din, Minister of Education; and Dr. Mohamed Abdellah, President of the University of Alexandria. Dr. Badrawy’s presentation will focus on management and finance, education reform philosophy, education and development, scientific research and modern technology, and quality indicators.
In the following session, Dr. Serageldin will give a presentation on successful international examples of education reform projects, with special reference to cases from different countries, as well as education reform programs sponsored by international organizations such as UNESCO and the World Bank.
The following day will comprise eight concurrent sessions, each dealing with one of the following topics:- Pre-school Education Reform;
- Pre-university Education Reform;
- University Education Reform;
- Scientific Research Reform;
- Training Programs and Continual Education Reform;
- Illiteracy and Adult Education Reform;
- The Identity of Education in Egypt; and
- The Role of Libraries and Learning Aids in the Enhancement of Education and Scientific Research.
In the plenary session, the summation of all the discussions of the eight topics will be presented and this will be followed by a closing session.
According to the Arab Reform Forum format, a comprehensive report including all the discussions will be issued following the conference.