At its 44th session on 19 December 2024, the Board of the Education Development Fund decided that the Fund should begin a detailed study on sustaining the Egyptian-Japanese Schools (EJS) model and the Japanese "Tokkatsu" activities across all schools in Egypt.
Delivered so far
- A one-week training program at Fukui University in Japan (26–30 May 2025) for 16 faculty members from 8 Egyptian public universities, selected by a committee of deans of education faculties and education experts.
- Three institutions in Greater Cairo selected to deliver the professional diploma in teaching Tokkatsu activities: the Faculty of Education at Helwan University, the Faculty of Women at Ain Shams University, and the Japanese university at Smart Village.
