Tarek Shawki

(Born June 12, 1957 in Cairo, Egypt) is the Minister of Education & Technical Education in Egypt (Since February 2017) and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the American University in Cairo (AUC).

Dr. Shawki is currently leading the national education re-imagination plan in Egypt through the introduction of a new education system starting at early childhood (Edu 2.0) while reforming the current education system (Edu 1.0) by changing its underlying assessment model.