.: A week full of meetings and visits to strengthen the joint cooperation between GUC and State personalities, eminent figures of Industry and Business
 
The German University in Cairo received last week a high-level scientific delegation from the Federal Republic of Germany comprising members of the Board of Trustees, Presidents of Patron Universities among whom are:
 
Mr. Fröhlich Deputy Minister of Education, Germany
Prof. Dr. Weitkamp Vice President of GUC for Academic Affairs
Prof. Dr. Fritsch President of Stuttgart University
Dr. Wolff President of Ulm University & Vice President of the Board of Trustees for Academic Affairs
Dr. Ötker Member of Board of Trustees & one of the big industry people in Germany
Dr. Nastansky Representative of the German Academic Exchange Service
 
In addition to the founding Deans of GUC faculties:
 

Prof. Dr. Zahn

 Dean Faculty of Management Technology
Prof. Dr. Roos Dean Faculty of Engineering & Materials Science
Prof. Dr. Großmann Dean Faculty of Information Engineering & Technology
Prof. Dr. Laufer Dean for Pharmacy
Prof. Dr. Seliger Dean for Biotechnology
 
The German delegation included also:
 
Prof. Dr. Schröder Representative of Mannheim University
 
Prof. Dr. Ashraf Mansour, chairman of the Board of Trustees declared that a number of important meetings and visits took place within the frame work of the delegation visit with the aim of strengthening the joint cooperation between the University and the State- and industry-men. The GUC study courses will concentrate on the fields of technology, the matter which will have its effects on the development of the industry and economy through qualifying and training of GUC students at a high level of scientific expertise and practical training.
 
Meetings of the German delegation to the German University in Cairo with industry and economy people:
 
The methods of joint cooperation between industry people and GUC have been discussed in an extended seminar, which had been held at one of the 5-stars hotels in cooperation with the German-Arab Chamber of Industry & Commerce and the German University in Cairo.
Almost 40 participants from among the big industry and economy people in Egypt took part in this seminar.
Dr. Peter Göpfrich, Chief Executive Officer of the German-Arab Chamber of Industry & Commerce pointed to the importance of these meetings, which will aim by turn to strengthen and confirm the mutual understanding and cooperation between the industry and economy people on the one part and the education people on the other part,
the matter which will have its effects in directing the curricula to concentrate on the practical sides and invention according to the economic and industrial atmosphere of the State.
This will result in increasing work opportunities for the Egyptian manpower and in limiting the dependence on foreign manpower.
This point was of focal interest to the participants, among whom were:
 
Dr. Fristacky
 Executive Director of Messrs. SIEMENS
Dr. Nader Riad Chairman of Bavaria Egypt
Mr. Gamal Okeil General Manager of Daimler Chrysler Egypt Factory
Mr. Hani Sorour
 Chairman of Hedelina
Eng. Mohamed Salah El-Hadari Chairman of Automotive Manufacturers Federation
Mr. Alexander Haridi
 Director of the Office of the German Academic Exchange Service in Egypt
Mr. Manfred Pflüger
 Representative of Dresdner Bank in Cairo
Mr. Manfred Diehl
 Chief German Experts for Mubarak-Kohl Projects
Mr. Udo Scherf
 Chairman of Incosteel
Mr. Sayed Ismail Chairman of the International Co. for
Information & Communications Technology
 
Visit of the German Delegation to Mercedes Factory in the
6th of October City:
 
The German delegation has been invited by Mr. Gamal Okeil, the General Manager of Messrs. Daimler Chrysler in Egypt to visit Mercedes cars manufacturing factory. The German delegation of the University professors and the German public figures appreciated the efficiency of the Egyptian engineer and worker. Mr. Michael Bahlke, the factory's manager explained to the German delegation.
The German delegation visited together with a number of founders the site of the German University in Cairo. They expressed their appreciation regarding the efforts undertaken to finish the first phase of GUC, which will be inaugurated in next October.
 
 
The German Ambassador invitation to a Business Dinner in honour of the German delegation:
 
As a welcome event for the German delegation to GUC, H. E. Baron von Maltzahn, Ambassador of Germany to Egypt has invited the Friends Group of the German University in Cairo to a dinner on last Sunday, 20.10.2002.
The members of the delegation introduced themselves as well as the GUC faculties. About 150 guests of the big state and economy people, public figures and a part of the German colony in Egypt attended this gathering.
They asked several questions regarding GUC. The teaching staff under the presidency of Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Hashem Abdel-Kader, GUC President and Professor Dr. Weitkamp, Vice President for Academic Affairs answered these questions.
 
First Meeting of Board of Trustees:
 
GUC Board of Trustees held its periodical meeting on Monday, 21.10.2002, which was attended by members of the board and a number of founders elected by the Founding Committee. Prof. Dr. Ashraf Mansour.
President of the Board of Trustees welcomed the members and reported to them the progress achieved till date at all levels in detail.
Those achievements were highly appreciated. The performance plan for the coming stage has been agreed upon.
The next Board of Trustees meeting will be in January 2003.