Prof. Rasha Sharaf

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Educational Development Fund, Egypt

Professor Rasha Sharaf serves as the Secretary-General of the Education Development Fund at the Egyptian Cabinet. She is also a member of the Governing Board of UNESCO’s International Bureau of Education in Geneva for a four-year term. She is a member of the Technical Secretariat of the National Council for Education, Research, and Innovation, comprising scientists and experts, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Training Academy affiliated with the Presidency.

She currently serves as the Knowledge Lead for the South Asia, Middle East, and North Africa region at the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (GPE KIX) Centre in Geneva, Switzerland, a position she has held since October 2021. In this role, she is responsible for supporting the development of education systems in ten countries: Bangladesh, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Tunisia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, the Maldives, and Yemen.

She has also participated as an international expert with the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) in Paris in developing the strategic plans for education and higher education in Jordan 2030 and Iraq 2031.