AMIDEAST/Egypt is a leading provider of educational services in Egypt. Through its centers in Cairo and Alexandria, it provides educational advising, testing services, and training opportunities to thousands of Egyptian students and professionals every year. In addition, our offices in Egypt administer major scholarship programs for the most outstanding students in Egypt, including the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program and the Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Program, funded by Orascom Construction Industries on behalf of the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development. Last year, AMIDEAST/Egypt recorded more than 100,000 visits and processed over 46,000 registrations for standardized tests needed for admission to U.S. institutions of higher learning and for assessment of English language proficiency.

In recent years, AMIDEAST has focused on workforce development by expanding training opportunities for Egyptian students and professionals. It trains mid-level professionals in essential business communications skills, technology use, and performance-based management practices. Working together with local and international institutions and program sponsors, it has helped thousands of recent college graduates acquire vital job skills and helped expand and improve English language training at the secondary and university levels.

In addition, in cooperation with the Egyptian government, AMIDEAST participates in institutional development initiatives such as the USAID-funded Administration of Justice Support Project, which works with the Ministry of Justice to develop training programs and introduce measures leading to reductions in case delay and dispensation in the civil and commercial courts.

AMIDEAST/Egypt is AMIDEASTs largest field operation. In 2006, it also became the organizations first field office to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Established in August 1956 in Cairo, it has kept its doors in Egypt open continuously, providing needed services and an ongoing channel for people-to-people communication even during periods of tension in official U.S.-Egyptian relations. It proudly celebrated its golden anniversary in December 2006 with a gala dinner and a symposium on Egyptian Education and Training for the Global Economy.

AMIDEAST is pleased to have contributed to Egyptian society and to better understanding between Egyptians and Americans through its long-term involvement in educational exchange, training, and workforce development in Egypt.