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21st of October 2001, The German University in Cairo (GUC) has celebrated
its Foundation Stone-Laying, at its site in New Cairo City.
The event was accomplished by H.E. Prime
Minister Dr. Atef Ebeid, H.E. Eng. Mohamed Ibrahim Soliman - Minister
of Housing, H.E. Dr. Moufid Shehab - Minister of Higher Education
& Scientific Research and H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Zakzook - Minister of
Awkaf. Dr. Ashraf Mansour, the prime founder, has had the honor
to welcome his distinguished guests of (GUC).
The ceremony was shared from the German
side by H.E. Baron Paul Von Maltzahn - German Ambassador to Egypt,
Dr. Albert Spigel - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Germany,
H.E. Mr. Wolfgang Froelich - Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry
of Science, Research & Arts, Baden Würtemberg, Germany, Prof
Hans Wolf - President, University of Ulm, Prof. Dieter Fritsch -
President, University of Stuttgart, Dr. Christian Bode - General
Secretary of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Dr. Franz
Schoser - German Chamber of Industry & Commerce and Chairman of
Friendship Association of German Schools Abroad.
The event was also attended by Presidents
of some Egyptian Universities, a number of professors and a few
Arab and German eminent personalities from Industry and Business.
The German partner has offered GUC a present
in form of a copper plate where is engraved the following statement:
["The
Universities Stuttgart and Ulm (Germany) congratulate the
GUC on the Foundation. We, your sister institutions assure
you of our support to reach your objectives"] |
Prof. Dieter Fritsch |
Prof. Hans Wolff |
President, Stuttgart
university |
President, Ulm
University |
On the eveningof the 22nd of October 2001,
the German Embassy has celebrated the occasion, where H.E. Baron
Paul Von Maltzahn, the German Ambassador to Egypt and Prof. Dr.
Ashraf Mansour, Chairman of GUC Founding Committee welcomed a number
of Egyptian Ministers, the honorable German guests attending the
Ceremony, as well as a number of University Professors and GUC friends.
In his speech, Prof. Dieter Fritsch - Rector of the University of
Stuttgart, expressed his thanks and gratitude to H.E. the Ambassador
for his remarkable consideration given to the project and reassuring
both the Universities of Stuttgart and Ulm full support for such
important binational project, which is visioned as a symbol of modern
civilization, developed by the two befriended nations: Egypt and
Germany.
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