60% of Top Ranked Students at Sec. Schools in 2019 Join GUC

59 students among the first ranked at secondary schools were admitted and enrolled in the faculties of the German University in Cairo (GUC), a number equal to 60% among the top ranked students nationwide. The students joined 7 faculties: Information Technology Engineering, Information Technology,

Materials Science in addition to the Civil and Architectural Engineering Programs - Pharmacy and Biotechnology - Management Technology - Applied Sciences and Arts, Law And legal studies.

The above announcement was made by President of GUC Dr. Ashraf Mansour, who is also Chairman of the Board of Trustees, during a welcome ceremony the university held for the new students.

He stressed that their admission was based on principles of transparency, equality, and non-discrimination but also allowing access to advanced education for outstanding students from all governorates of Egypt but also the Arab and African countries, through scholarship programs that support excellence but not affordability.

He pointed out that the enrollment of 59 students from the top ranked ones this year, is unprecedented, adding: “Our academic programs follow the German curriculum based on the unit of education and Scientific research and practical application in the pre-graduate stage. This one is accredited in Egypt, Germany and Europe”.

Recalling memories about the establishment of the university, Mansour said, "I studied at Cairo University and then traveled to the Federal State of Germany to get a Ph.D. and I returned to Egypt with the dream of establishing a German university in Egypt”.

He stressed that the successful experience enabled us to establish a new branch of GUC in the German capital Berlin in 2012 to allow outstanding students to travel to complete a semester, study a specialized academic course or master the German language or complete a graduation project.

He pointed out that 32% of engineering students have completed their master degree in Germany, and more than 45% of students at different faculties did travel to Germany.

He explained that the university signed an agreement, in 2014, with the Syndicate of Engineers in Baden-Württemberg to enroll the graduates of the Faculty of Engineering at GUC to work in Germany upon reaching level 2B in learning German.

He pointed out that the aim of the university is to provide graduates who are qualified enough to compete at the local and international labor markets.

“Its graduates have represented Egypt in international bodies, institutions and forums besides winning many awards, such as Islam Khalaf, recipient of the Max Planck Award from the Max Planck Institute, Rami Atawiya, the medalist of the British Crown Representative in Canada, the team of university innovators who won the Technology Innovation Award at the Environmental Marathon Shell Asia 2019 for their fully manufactured car project within the industrial complex located on campus”.

Dr. Mansour noted as well to the appointment of Mushira Karara, graduate of the Faculty of Management Technology, as Assistant to the Minister of Planning, and Marwa Hifnauy, graduate of the Faculty of Information Technology Engineering, as a global Ambassador of the Association of Women Engineers (SWE).