News from Egypt

Sixteen managers from Egypt completed a diverse training course in Hamburg and northern Germany in the spring of 2015. One of the programme’s highlights was a visit to the medium-sized family business Pfannenberg, based in Hamburg. Continue reading

In his guest contribution, Dr. Rainer Herret, Managing Director of the German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce, writes of the chamber’s work and of the role of the Manager Training Programme in German-Arab business relations. Continue reading

Sherif Elbialy at the company Epple Druckfarben AG in AugsburgSherif Elbialy is quite pleased to have participated in the Manager Training Programme in 2014. Continue reading

Egypt is one of Germany’s most important trade partners in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). Due to the current political and economic situation, business relations between the two countries had come to something of a standstill. So the Egyptian managers from the metal, food, and textile industries and medical and laboratory technology viewed their role as ambassadors for their country as well. Continue reading

18 executives from Egypt and Tunisia visited Germany for a fourweek training programme. True to the motto ‘Fit for Partnership with Germany’, they wanted to start off with training on cooperation with German partners and especially to learn about current technologies for utilising renewable energy. Continue reading

The Manager Training Programme with Egypt has been extended and expanded. The steering committee for the German-Egyptian programme reached this decision when it met at the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) in Berlin. Continue reading

From mid-2012 to the beginning of 2013, the first Egyptian managers participated in the Manager Training Programme (MP) in Germany. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) issued invitations to a follow-up meeting in Cairo – and most Egyptian alumni accepted. Continue reading

25 Egyptian executives from the middle and upper management levels participated in a one-month Training Programme in Cologne and Berlin in early 2013 organised by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the Industrial Training Council (ITC) and the Carl Duisberg Centres (CDC). In an interview, Programme participant Ranja Oraby describes her experiences in Germany. Continue reading

Berlin. Besides the exchange of views on the Programme itself, the focus of the 9th International Partner Conference of the Manager Training Programme (MP) was on the role of medium-sized businesses in Germany and the partner countries. Continue reading