Egypt’s 2030 Vision: Priority Areas for Egyptian Education for Global Citizenship

Abstract

Global citizenship is an umbrella term used for social, political, environmental, and economic actions of globally-minded individuals and communities on a worldwide scale. Working, living and learning for global citizenship require certain skills, competencies, and values as well as a continuous process of reshaping our lives for a powerful exploration of what we face collectively as we live and anticipate the future. Global Citizenship Education aims to prepare individuals to be independent, creative, critical, committed, and eager to find solutions to local and global problems and become more aware of their own and others’ beliefs and values. Built on the vision of Global Citizenship Education, this chapter discusses four priority areas for Egypt’s 2030 Vision and provides recommendations through (a) setting an educational framework for global citizenship; (b) integrating Global Citizenship Education into the curriculum; (c) increasing global citizenship and civil society awareness at schools; and (d) reorienting education towards nature and environment.