Egypt’s Schools Are Getting a ‘Financial Literacy’ Curriculum

The Ministry of Education and Technical Education is preparing to introduce a financial literacy curriculum for secondary school students in cooperation with Hiroshima University.

The plan was discussed during a meeting in Cairo between Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif and Hiroshima University President Mitsuo Ochi, with a memorandum of understanding set to be signed alongside Sprix Foundation.

The curriculum is designed to build students’ understanding of savings, investment and entrepreneurship, while helping them navigate broader economic changes. Officials also reviewed ongoing collaboration in teaching programming and artificial intelligence through the “KIRIO” platform, which is currently used for first-year secondary students.

Students who pass the “TOFAS” exam receive certificates accredited by Hiroshima University. Discussions extended to teacher training programmes and potential student exchange initiatives, as part of wider efforts to strengthen education partnerships.

Separately, Fumio Iwai said Japanese language classes will be introduced as an elective subject from the seventh grade in the upcoming academic year. He added that the Egypt-Japan Schools project is expected to expand from 69 to 90 schools.