German University in Cairo

About

Located in New Cairo, Egypt, the German University in Cairo is a prestigious private institution renowned for bridging rigorous German engineering and business standards with the cultural context of the Middle East. Its strongest and most sought-after programs are concentrated within its faculties of media engineering and technology, civil engineering, architecture, and management technology, all taught primarily in English while integrating German language training. For international students, the campus offers a truly multicultural environment with dedicated mobility offices that manage robust student exchange agreements with partner universities in Germany. The student experience is further enhanced by modern, state-of-the-art laboratories and a vibrant campus life that supports both academic rigor and cross-cultural integration. A distinctive characteristic of the university is its dual-degree option in collaboration with German partner institutions, allowing students to earn accredited degrees from both nations upon graduation.

Background

The German University in Cairo (abbreviated to GUC; Arabic: الجامعة الألمانية بالقاهرة El Gam‘a El Almāniya Bel Qāhira) is a private non-profit university in New Cairo, Egypt. GUC was founded in 2002 by the presidential decree 27/2002 and according to the Egyptian law number 101/1992. The University of Stuttgart, the University of Ulm, the University of Tübingen, the University of Mannheim, the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the State of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany, are among the main academic supporters of the GUC. GUC offers more than 70 study programs leading to the degrees of B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. according to the Bologna Process. The language of instruction is English. The study programs are designed according to German standards and are accredited in Egypt and Germany (by ACQUIN). Far more than 10,000 students are enrolled at GUC, which has become the largest transnational education institute from the German perspective. GUC is located...

Location

Quick facts

Nearby universities