German-Egyptian Year of Science and Technology

The motto of the German-Egyptian Year of Science was  "Linking Scientific Masterminds". The aim was to strengthen the scientific cooperation between Egypt and Germany and to provide a wide range of specialists with the opportunity for scientific exchange. The organizers of the Year of Science strove to emphasise the priority of science and research and to point out the scientific potential in Egypt, as well as the need for exchange between the two countries. Part of the goal was to develop and expand networks between Egyptian and German scientists, not only for the Year of Science, but to keep them functioning in the long run.

• Materials science: The first workshop of the group was held on lightweight construction, weld defects in MIG/MAG joints und semi-solid processing of high carbon steel 
• Water: a main topic of this group is the "Integrated Water Resources Management", which was discussed, for instance, in an application-oriented workshop on "Water and Wastewater Treatment"
• Renewable energy: the work of this group is closely related to "water", as shown in the conference "Solar Thermal Power Plants and Desalination", as well as wind energy.
• Biotechnology, the working groups aimed to devise an applicable plan for standard and quality control in biochemical and molecular diagnosis of heritable disorders of sex  development (DSD). This plan will serve as a nucleus for instituting efficient management protocols, screening programs and searching for diagnostic or therapeutic targets.
• Health research: the groups worked on diseases common in Egypt, such as infectious dieases, Hepatitis C and Leukemia. New forms of diagnosis and therapies as well as new research activities were discussed. Further workshops focused on basic research such as "Radionuclides for Medical Applications" and "Liquid Cristal analog of Living Cells for Diagnostics and Treatment".
• Arts and social sciences: The conference "Identity and Globalisation" in May 2007 analysed how societies are determined by their position to and reaction on global change. The short-term research project "Digital Consumer Culture" offers researchers from both countries ta chance for exchange on the resprective use of New Media.

Scientists from both countries engaged in conferences, workshops and other events to start new bilateral research projects.

The official opening event at the Cairo University was followed by  the exhibition "Nobel! 100 years of the Nobel Prize", where the achievements of Nobel laureates over the last century were presented.

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  18.06.2007

  First Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Higher Education and Scientific Research

  The first Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Higher Education and Scientific Research, was held in Cairo on Monday 18th June 2007. The conference aimed at examining ways and means of developing co-operation in the field of scientific research, upgrading the quality of higher education and vocational training in Mediterranean Partner Countries, as well as standards of University Education.
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  Egypt - Supporting Democratization

  Egypt is one of Germany's most important partner countries, not least because of its important position as a bridge to the Middle East. In January 2013, this partnership experienced a new high point: a new branch of the German University in Cairo opened in Berlin. Over the course of the 2007 German-Egyptian Year of Science, strong impulses were already emerging within the development of new areas focus in the cooperation with Egypt. Bilateral projects, particularly those orientated towards application and with industrial relevance, were strengthened. In addition, the involvement of new university and non-university partners in Egypt provided a broader basis for cooperation.
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