400K Egyptians study at German-language schools: Berlin Ambassador

CAIRO – 12 June 2022: German Ambassador to Cairo Frank Hartmann stated Sunday that the number of Egyptians studying at schools delivering education in the German language is over 400,000.

The diplomat stated, while hosted by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, that the current cooperation between Egypt and Germany is focused in the sectors of railways, river transportation, photovoltaic cells, wind turbines, highway lighting, and introducing electricity in remote areas.

German Ambassador to Cairo Cyrill Nunn stated in 2021 that the economic reform program undertaken by Egypt had encouraged German companies to make investments worth €1.7 billion in the country, and improved trade exchange between both states. 

Economic cooperation is most evident in German companies supplying high-speed trains, hydrogen production, and renewable energy production.

Other aspects of cooperation include exchange of tourism, and Egyptian students studying in Germany and three German universities in Egypt. Nunn underlined that Egypt is among the countries having individuals who learn German as well as German schools.

Egypt and Germany also collaborated in launching a center in the former to highlight local job opportunities for Egyptian illegal migrants who were deported from Germany and Europe.

The ambassador noted that Egypt will receive five million anti-COVID-19 vaccination doses through Covax in the coming period.