IER was formally invited by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to organise, facilitate and escort a delegation of Careers Centre Managers from Egyptian universities as part of a formal Study Tour in England.

Warwick Associate Professor Deidre Hughes OBE, a renowned international expert on careers guidance, arranged site visits to university careers centres and meetings with key experts from Queen Mary University, Arden University, The University of Warwick, Aston University, the University of Birmingham and Nottingham Trent University. She also outlined examples of UK, European and international careers policies and practices.

IER’s Peter Dickinson and Jeisson Cardenas-Rubio delivered presentations on the effective use of labour market intelligence (LMI), the place of HEIs in the regional skills ecosystem, and Degree Apprenticeships.

The visit culminated in an online meeting with the Deputy Minister for Higher Education in Egypt.