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Dubai School to train Egyptian officials
The Dubai School of Government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian Government to provide training for Egyptian officials.
- Staff Report
- Published: 00:21 May 20, 2008
Sharm Al Shaikh: The Dubai School of Government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian Government to provide training for Egyptian officials.
The MoU was signed as part of the World Economic Forum, which is currently taking place in Sharm Al Shaikh and attended by Egyptian Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Nazif and Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade.
The agreement was signed by Dr Ahmad Darwish, Egypt's State Minister for Administration Development, and Nabeel Ali Al Yousuf, executive president of the Dubai School of Government.
The school will provide executive education programmes for candidates from ministries and other agencies in the Egyptian Government through global partnerships that link DSG to top universities and international research institutions such as the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.
In addition to conducting research associated with public policy, the school will offer customised programmes for candidates from the Government of Egypt leading to a master's degree in public policy.
Support council
Both parties will cooperate in launching a Decision Making and Information Support Council in Egypt, and in establishing and enhancing cooperative ties among public policy organisations and associations in the Arab world.
"Our partnership with the Egyptian Government comes in the light of our regional outreach efforts in the Arab world. In keeping with our mission, we continue to strive to improve the public policy capacity of the Arab region," said Al Yousuf.
The Dubai School of Government is a research and teaching institution focusing on public policy in the Arab world.
Established in 2004, the school aims to promote good governance through enhancing the region's capacity for effective public policy.
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