Focused on advancing Egypt’s capabilities and competitiveness in the electronics design and manufacturing sector, this university-led strategic initiative is set to directly impact the country’s growing technology start-up ecosystem. Through a partnership between CEI and the Center for Nanoelectronics and Devices (CND) at AUC’s School of Sciences and Engineering, the alliance brings together stakeholders from academia, investment, venture capital and the public and private sectors to address critical resource gaps and build an integrated, growth-oriented system.

In light of the Egypt Vision 2030, the alliance was designed to support sustainable economic development by reducing market-entry risks for startups and enabling their long-term success in the face of challenges. While Egypt has a significant technological potential, it needs targeted support in order to unlock it. This is why the alliance focuses on youth capacity building, developing industry-aligned academic programs, localizing production and manufacturing as well as attracting foreign direct investment (FDI).

Furthermore, the alliance promotes a hands-on approach to learning by hosting hackathons, advancing AI-driven applications in electronics, integrating startups, and fostering applied research and commercialization opportunities.

Hala Barkat, director of CEI emphasized the alliance’s potential in bridging academia, innovation, and research:

 “When we first heard about the Alliance and Development initiative, we knew right away that this is the perfect opportunity to bring in different stakeholders from our network toward such a promising and strategic national objective. We formulated internal and external partnerships with the aim to ignite innovation in Egypt’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and untap academia’s potential in research commercialization”.

In the same vein, Yehea Ismail, Director of the Center for Nanoelectronics and Devices, highlighted the impact the alliance will have on Egypt’s economy:

"The DTS Alliance is really unique because it does not just focus on software development, it actually addresses Egypt’s potential in designing and manufacturing hardware technology. We have been working with regional stakeholders on this scope specifically and now it is the time to go full-scale in our beloved country, Egypt, and support our private sector to compete globally and attract FDI.”

Through taking the lead in initiatives such as the DTS Alliance, Onsi Sawiris School of Business strives to be an agent of change, fostering excellence and innovation across sectors shaping today’s economic development. 

As Egypt advances toward Vision 2030, the need for capable, adaptive, and values-driven leadership has become critical to achieving sustainable economic and institutional development. Focusing on this national priority, Onsi Sawiris School of Business Executive Education (ExecEd) has developed the Leading Change in Dynamic Organizations, which targets capacity building across multiple sectors.

Last November, ExecEd celebrated the graduation of the program’s fourth and most recent cohort which exclusively included 35 members from Egypt’s judicial and legal sector. Aiming to support the development of different specializations in the public sector, the program bridges theoretical knowledge and the lived professional experience of participants.

The program is delivered collaboratively with the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) Executive Education at The American University in Cairo (AUC), in partnership with the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (NIGSD) and the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation (MPED). This ensures that the content is tailored for impact, targeting specific gaps that affect the efficiency and efficacy of higher management in Egypt’s national institutions.

Judge Haitham Mohamed Bahaa, an Economic Court Head and Manager of the Judicial Governance Project at NIGSD emphasized the program’s impact

“The program was successful at making judges step into the role of the manager. After the training, the judges no longer feared change; instead, they started to focus on how to modernize the judicial system with their own hands”.

Similarly, Judge Yasmin El Isslambouli, Member of the Public Relations Office at the Administrative Prosecution Authority (APA) highlighted how the program significantly changed her way of thinking.

“The program was a different professional experience for me, it was not just a theoretical training, but it was a real space to understand what effective leadership means”.

Leading change in Dynamic Organizations builds upon the success of ExecEd’s Leadership for Government Excellence (LGE) initiative which trained 120 government officials from 24 ministries and received the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Excellence in Practice (EiP) Silver Award in 2023. Through these programs, ExecEd helps shape Egypt’s professional ecosystem, uplifting the national workforce and those on the ground making real impact.

Learn more about ExecEd’s specialized programs click here!