The Ain Shams University won the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy 2021 for organizing online literacy classes for rural areas in Egypt, the Ministry for Higher Education announced Monday. The Confucius Literacy Prize consists of a medal, a diploma, and a sum of US$30,000, it said. The Ain Shams University is scheduled to participate in a virtual symposium on September 9, held on International Literacy Day. The UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy was established in 2005, with the Chinese government’s support. It gives special consideration functional literacy, leveraging technological environments, in support of adults in rural areas and out-of-school Youth.
