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Join on Telegram Rabat – Global technology giant Huawei has unveiled the achievements of its Technology-enabled Open Schools for All (TeOSS) project, which aims to strengthen education in Egypt and two other African countries, in collaboration with UNESCO.
Egypt’s Ministry of Education officially inaugurated the National Distance Learning Centre for the Continuous Professional Development of Educators. This center is a crucial component of the UNESCO-Huawei TeOSS project, which has been running in Egypt, Ghana, and Ethiopia from 2020 to 2023.
During the UNESCO-Huawei International Forum on Digital Platforms and Competencies for Teachers, Egypt’s Minister of Education and Technical Education Reda Hegazy, expressed his gratitude to UNESCO and Huawei for their support and partnership in the Open Schools Project.
He lauded the project’s achievements, highlighting its contributions to capacity building, enrichment training for teachers, digital platforms, and the establishment of the National Center for Distance Education, Huawei indicated in a press release.
The TeOSS project aims to pilot and test digital education platforms, provide training in digital skills for teachers and students, and develop policy frameworks for digital education.
It also aims to assess the project’s effectiveness for potential expansion to other African countries.
The TeOSS project has already trained 300 teachers in digital skills in Egypt. The newly launched learning center is set to enhance distance learning and digital literacy for 950,000 K-12 educators in underserved communities.
Director of the Future of Learning and Innovation Team at UNESCO, Sobhi Tawil, celebrated the cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Education and its role in advancing the country’s digital education.
Egypt was among the first countries to implement the digital learning initiative, he noted, adding that the establishment of the National Center for Distance Education represents a significant step in digital transformation.
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The TeOSS project is designed to “blend online and offline learning to maximize education outcomes, and also to ensure learning continuity in both normal and crisis conditions,” explained the statement.
This is particularly relevant as disruptions to traditional education continue to occur, with UNICEF underlining the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on more than 616 million students worldwide.
“Building digital education capabilities at a national level can help mitigate disruption to learning if unforeseen events occur,” Huawei stressed.
The technology giant said that its involvement in this project is part of its “long-term digital inclusion and sustainability initiative, TECH4ALL.”
In the education domain of TECH4ALL, Huawei said it is committed to developing technology-driven solutions to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4, which aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for everyone.
Joyce Liu, Director of the TECH4ALL Digital Inclusion Program Office for Huawei, highlighted the importance of improving digital skills for educators to address challenges in Egypt and create a more inclusive and sustainable digital world.
“Let’s work together to build a more inclusive and sustainable digital world,” Liu said.
In addition to the launch of the learning center and the TeOSS project, the two-day forum explored best practices for building digital platforms and enhancing educator capabilities, with a focus on international resource-sharing and expanding collaboration in digital education.
The forum brought together ministers, senior representatives from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Ghana, UNESCO and Huawei representatives, TeOSS partners, and international experts.
