Zakharova, J; Afefy, H M; Hamood, A; Hampton, P; Gowayed, M A; Ragab, M and Abouali, M G (2025) Can the degree apprenticeship become the degree of difference in Egypt? Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law, 178(2), pp. 76-82. ISSN 17514304
Abstract
As the higher education system in Egypt is currently confronted by a number of challenges, one of which is demographic pressure, there is the need for some new teaching programmes as well as new approaches; in this regard, the British Council plays a pioneering role. This paper has revealed the findings obtained from the participants of the forum organised at Pharos University in Alexandria by the University of Wolverhampton, the objective of which was to discover whether the degree apprenticeship is viable in Egypt. Questionnaires were received from 30 respondents in total, and the main findings were as follows. Although the participants showed their genuine interest and appreciation of the novelty and practicality of the degree apprenticeship, summarising it as "earn while learn", they believed that the main force which would impede its implementation would be the differences between the systems of higher education in the UK and Egypt, as well as certain cultural features, which continue to predominate in Egyptian society.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | education and training; social impact; UN SDG 4: quality education |
| Index terms: | programme, society, questionnaire, apprenticeship, higher education, education and training, social impact, implementation, Egypt |
| Subjects: | data collection methods, project controls, sociology, educational institutions, contractual arrangements, Geography, communities and social development, professional education |
| Topics: | Time Control, Stakeholder Management, Research Practice, Education, Procurement, Geographical Context |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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