04/10/2003
The Egyptian Gazette Newspaper 2003/OCTOBER /04
The visit of the German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder to Egypt for discussions with President Mubarak at this timing emphasizes the strong ties between Germany and Egypt. The visit comes at a time when Germany is celebrating the German Reunification Day while Egypt is celebrating its day of victory on the sixth of October .
A significant topic on Schroeder’s agenda is to share with President Mubarak the inauguration of the German University in Cairo. It has been announced that GUC will be the first German University established outside Germany, which is meant to teach the same academic programme taught in Germany and is liable to similar accreditation . The visit comes also at a time when the problems of the Middle East are going through a very critical phase with main hot spots being the Israeli – Palestinian escalating violence and the Iraqi status that lacks definition .