Egypt Launches Cybersecurity Academy to Train 5,000 Young People
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Khalid Al Mansoor
- . July 9, 2025
- . Update: July 9, 2025 9:10 pm
Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has launched the second edition of the Cybersecurity Academy for Emergence and Youth via the National Telecommunication Institute (NTI). A national initiative to train 5,000 predominantly young trainees in digital safety and cybersecurity skills.
The program is organized in association with NTRA and EG-CERT and is backed by some of the world’s leading tech companies, including Palo Alto Networks, Google Cloud Security, F5, Trellix, and MCS.
There are three groups that the academy is open to:
- 2,000 school children aged 10–17 years old, who will learn how to safely use the internet and raise awareness of everything digital;
- 2,000 students who are studying at university, learning both technical and freelancing skills;
- 1,000 graduates who wish to engage in advanced training that is more applicable to hands-on cybersecurity.
The first phase will be rolled out across ten targeted governorates, including Cairo, Alexandria, and Aswan. The training is completely free, with transport provided for students. Apart from interactive workshops, challenges, and games throughout the training, they will also in the end receive accredited certificates for the first time to demonstrate new skills that can potentially help them with future careers.
This effort demonstrates significant progress with Egypt’s digital empowerment drive for youth, allowing them room to take ownership of their future in a secure and tech-created environment.
Applications for trainees are open now.