The Dubai School of Government and the Government of Egypt sign a Memorandum of Understanding

The MOU was signed as part of the World Economic Forum gathering, which is currently taking place in Sharm Al Sheikh, Egypt, and attended by the Egyptian Prime Minister HE Dr. Ahmed Nazif and HE Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi, Minister of Foreign Trade, the United Arab Emirates.

On behalf of the Egyptian Government, the agreement was signed by HE Dr. Ahmed Darwish, State Minister for Administration Development, and HE Nabil Ali Alyousuf, Executive President of the Dubai School of Government.

With this MOU, DSG will provide executive education programs for candidates from various ministries and bodies in the Egyptian Government through global partnerships that link DSG to top universities, institutions 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 special customized programs for candidates from the Government of Egypt leading to a master's degree in public policy.

Both parties will cooperate in launching the Decision Making and Information Support Council in Egypt, and in establishing and enhancing cooperative ties among public policy organizations and associations in the Arab world.

Commenting on the signing, HE Mr. Nabil Ali Alyousuf, Executive President of the Dubai School of Government, said 'Our partnership with the Egyptian Government today comes in 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'.

'I am confident that our global partnerships, research team and faculty will allow us to offer the best to our partners in the Egyptian Government,' he added.

For his part, HE Dr. Ahmed Darwish, State Minister for Administration Development, said: 'We look forward to investing in this partnership in order to develop the government's capacities as part of our continuous effort to develop the public sector in Egypt. It will also be an opportunity to review the special models Egypt has accomplished in the area of public government and share experience with participants in this program from other countries'.

The Dubai School of Government is a research and teaching institution focusing on public policy in the Arab world. Established in 2004 under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, in cooperation with the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the School aims to promote good governance through enhancing the region's capacity for effective public policy.