German University in Cairo
| الجامعة الألمانية بالقاهرة | |
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 2003 |
| President | Mahmoud Hashem Abdelkader |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
| Campus | New Cairo, Egypt and Berlin, Germany |
| Website | guc |
The German University in Cairo (abbreviated to GUC; Egyptian Arabic: الجامعة الألمانية بالقاهرة El Gam‘a El Almāniya Bel Qāhira, German: Deutsche Universität in Kairo) is a university in New Cairo City, Cairo, Egypt. The language of instruction is English.
Presidential decree 27/2002 established the university. The University of Stuttgart and the University of Ulm are the patrons of this university.
It is an independent English language, liberal arts university located in New Cairo, Egypt, and non-profit oriented German-Egyptian private institution, managed by a consortium of Germans and Egyptians with the vision of building a leading center of excellence in teaching and research that will effectively contribute to the general welfare nationally and internationally and endeavour the scientific, technical, economic and cultural cooperation between Egypt and Germany.
The university offers German-European styled learning programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, along with a continuing education program. GUC's faculty members, adjunct teaching staff and visiting lecturers are internationally diverse and include academics, business professionals, diplomats, journalists, writers and others from Germany, Egypt and other countries. The German University in Cairo/Deutsche Universität in Kairo is established in cooperation with the Universities of Ulm and Stuttgart, under the patronage of the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education, the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts, State of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the German Embassy in Cairo, the Arab/German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany, the University of Tübingen and the University of Mannheim.
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