NIIT, Asia’s largest IT trainer has entered into an agreement with Information Technology Institute (ITI), Cairo, under the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Govt. of Egypt to build a pool of skilled professionals for the ICT industry in the country. The training major will offer its IT education programmes through the innovative ''NIIT Inside'' model integrated with the ITI curriculum.

A Memorandum of Understanding to this effect was signed between the two parties represented by Dr. Eng. Mohamed A. Salem, Chairman, Information Technology Institute, Cairo and Mr. G. Raghavan, President of NIIT’s Individual Learning Business, in the presence of Dr. Shaqeel Ahmad, Minister of State, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Govt. of India; Dr. Tarek Kamel, Minister of Communications & Information Technology, Govt. of Egypt and Md. Higazi, Egyptian Ambassador to India in the capital, recently.

In his speech during the MoU signing ceremony, Dr. Tarek Kamel expressed his happiness about this significant tie up with NIIT and highlighted the benefits which this deal is expected to bring to the people of Egypt.

Dr. Mohamed Abdel Kader Salem expressed his confidence that the alliance with NIIT will help the institute in building a large pool of trained ICT professionals for the Egyptian market.

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