{"id":13855,"date":"2026-05-13T23:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hossambadrawi.com\/en\/?p=13855"},"modified":"2026-05-13T23:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:04:42","slug":"dr-hossam-badrawi-honored-during-the-sixth-annual-balanced-education-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hossambadrawi.com\/en\/dr-hossam-badrawi-honored-during-the-sixth-annual-balanced-education-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Hossam Badrawi Honored During the Sixth Annual Balanced Education Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"7396\" data-end=\"7803\">On May 13, the sixth annual <strong data-start=\"7424\" data-end=\"7441\">BalancED 2026<\/strong> conference was held at the <strong data-start=\"7469\" data-end=\"7493\">Cairo Marriott Hotel<\/strong>, organized by the <strong data-start=\"7512\" data-end=\"7542\">Education First Foundation<\/strong> in honor of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Hossam Badrawi<\/span><\/span>. The event brought together leading education experts, policymakers, teachers, and innovators in Egypt\u2019s educational sector under a theme focused on building a more balanced and innovative future for education.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7805\" data-end=\"8119\">The conference opened with remarks by Dr. Salma Bakry, Chairwoman of Balanced Education Company, and Dr. Basma Ismail, Vice Chairwoman, who reviewed the institution\u2019s six-year journey and highlighted its achievements and educational initiatives, supported by a documentary film showcasing its impact on the ground.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8121\" data-end=\"8523\">Ms. Tomoko Fujihira from Japan also delivered remarks expressing her appreciation for the fruitful cooperation with the foundation and her optimism about future collaboration in supporting educational development in Egypt. The conference additionally featured artistic performances presented by \u201cIbhar Masr,\u201d along with a speech by Dr. Ahmed Daher, Deputy Minister of Education and Technical Education.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8525\" data-end=\"8779\">At the conclusion of the event, Dr. Badrawi received the <strong data-start=\"8582\" data-end=\"8605\">BalancED Award 2026<\/strong> in recognition of his longstanding contributions to education and human development, as well as his intellectual and advisory role in supporting educational reform in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8781\" data-end=\"9064\">Dr. Badrawi\u2019s speech was among the highlights of the conference. He emphasized that education is not merely a profession, but a mission for building human beings. He stressed that Egypt\u2019s greatest wealth lies not in resources or buildings, but in the minds of its children and youth.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9066\" data-end=\"9372\">He called for the creation of an educational system capable of producing thinkers and innovators who can question, differ, and create freely, affirming that the future is shaped inside the classroom and within the mind of a child who is given an environment that encourages growth and independent thinking.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9374\" data-end=\"9722\">Dr. Badrawi also warned that one of the greatest dangers any nation may face is the loss of its youth\u2019s belief in their own abilities. He affirmed that knowledge is not a cultural luxury, but the foundation of national dignity and human freedom, and that investing in human development will always remain the greatest investment societies can make.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9724\" data-end=\"9976\">He concluded his speech amid great appreciation and warmth from attendees, many of whom gathered to take commemorative photographs with him, reflecting the deep respect for his long journey in supporting education and intellectual development in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9978\" data-end=\"10048\">To read Dr. Badrawi\u2019s full speech, please refer to the following link:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10050\" data-end=\"10119\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"10050\" data-end=\"10119\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Google Drive Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 13, the sixth annual BalancED 2026 conference was held at the Cairo Marriott Hotel, organized by the Education First Foundation in honor of Hossam Badrawi. 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He played a very important political role when he defended, from the very first beginning of the revolution, the demonstrators' right to call for their demands. He called on the government to listen and respond to their demands. Consequently and due to Dr. Badrawi's popularity, Mubarak appointed him as the NDP Secretary General thus replacing the members of the Bureau of the Commission. During that time, Dr. Badrawi expressed his political opinion to Mubarak that he had to step down. He had to resign from the party after 5 days of his appointment on February 10 when he declared his political disagreement with the political leadership in dealing with the demonstrators who called for handing the power to the Muslim Brotherhood. Therefore, from the very first moment his stance was clear by rejecting a religion-based state which he considered as aiming to limit the Egyptians down to one trend. He considered deposed president Mohamed Morsi's decision to bring back the People's Assembly as a reinforcement of the US-supported dictatorship. He was among the first to denounce the incursion of Morsi's authority over the judicial authority, condemning the Brotherhood militias' blockade of the Supreme Constitutional Court. 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