{"id":208538,"date":"2021-11-15T19:51:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T17:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/us-embassy-commemorates-international-education-week?lang=en"},"modified":"2021-11-15T19:51:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T17:51:58","slug":"u-s-embassy-commemorates-international-education-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/u-s-embassy-commemorates-international-education-week\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Embassy Commemorates International Education Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/0ce0ebdee6af2f0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/0ce0ebdee6af2f0\" alt=\"U.S. Embassy - Cairo, Egypt\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/0ce0ebdee6af2f0\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Building off the successful Strategic Dialogue in Washington, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo is commemorating International Education Week from November 15-19 to celebrate the growing ties between U.S. and Egyptian colleges and universities and the benefits of educational exchanges.&nbsp; Last year, 3,672 Egyptians studied at American colleges and universities, an increase of 6.7% since 2015 and almost 70% since 2011.&nbsp; These 3,672 students join the nearly-one-million foreign students the United States welcomed last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The United States and Egypt share a desire to increase Egyptian students&rsquo; access to globalized education, a key goal of the Egypt Vision 2030.&nbsp; At the recent Strategic Dialogue, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry highlighted their desire to deepen bilateral and regional cooperation in education.&nbsp; U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Jonathan R. Cohen noted, &ldquo;Egyptian students who study in the United States not only gain a world-class education, they are also exposed to global perspectives.&nbsp; Since 1978, the United States has invested over $350 million in scholarships and exchange opportunities for more than 23,000 Egyptian and American students and mid-career professionals.&nbsp; These students are shaping the future of both our nations.&#8221; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy in Cairo offers several exchange programs enabling hundreds of Egyptians to benefit from educational opportunities and professional exchanges in the United States.&nbsp; Additionally, through our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amideast.org\/egypt\/study-in-the-usa\">EducationUSA<\/a> program, Egyptian students can access resources and guidance on study in the United States.&nbsp; During International Education Week, the U.S. Embassy and EducationUSA advisors are conducting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/USEmbassyCairo\/\">in-person and online events<\/a> for students and academics interested in exchanges or long-term study in the United States. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Embassy &#8211; Cairo, Egypt.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo Building off the successful Strategic Dialogue in Washington, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo is commemorating International Education Week from November 15-19 to celebrate the growing ties between U.S. and Egyptian colleges and universities and the benefits of educational exchanges.&nbsp; Last year, 3,672 Egyptians studied at American colleges and universities, an increase of 6.7% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":208539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4584],"tags":[4585],"class_list":{"0":"post-208538","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-africa-news-2","8":"tag-apo","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/u-s-embassy-commemorates-international-education-week.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}