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Rizkallah: German Univ. Graduates More Qualified than Egyptian Peers


Wed 19 Dec 2018 | 09:50 PM
Ibrahim Eldeeb

By: Ibrahim Eldeeb

CAIRO,

Dec. 19 (SEE) - The Egyptian-German professor at Hannover University Victor

Rizkallah said that graduates of engineering universities in Germany get

certificates equivalent to Master degrees from the Egyptian engineering

universities.

In

statements to SEE, Rizkallah, who was partaking in 'Egypt Can' Conference, held

in Hurghada, noted that the graduates of the German universities have the right

to join the syndicate but they aren't allowed to practice engineering

calculations.

"The graduates, after five years,

conduct a test to get a license to practice engineering calculations. After 10

years, he could be an engineering advisor," the former president of the

Germany Federal Chamber of Engineers pointed out.

Regarding

being elected as a member of the Egyptian Advisory Council of Scientists and

Experts, Rizkallah pointed out that he submitted various suggestions in the

fields of transport, education, health, and management.

He

underscored that Egypt suffers from overpopulation, saying that the state needs

56,000 classes every year to accommodate the increasing number of students.

After

receiving his doctorate from Leibniz Universität Hannover in 1968, he got a

professorship for foundation engineering and soil mechanics at the University

of Hanover in 1978. From 1981 to 1982 he was dean of the Department of Civil

Engineering and Surveying, from 1981 to 2001 Electoral Senator of the

University of Hannover and from 1982 to 2002 Chairman of the International

Commission for Higher Education. From 1982 to 1984 he served as vice president

of his university.

Rizkallah

has published more than 100 articles in national and international journals and

supervised more than 300 diploma theses. He also established his own foundation

titled "Victor-Rizkallah Foundation" in 1994 which honors the best

ten graduates in Germany.

He

also was awarded by Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany that is

given by the German president for his contributions in 50 years.

Translator: Hassan El-Khawaga