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Alumni Activities of the DAAD
and the Joint Forum on Developing Countries at IFAT
2005 on Thursday, 28 April 2005
Many academics from developing countries have acquired
a high level of professional expertise through their
studies and advanced training in Germany. They need
platforms and opportunities to meet representatives
from the political and business spheres in order to
build up relationships and contacts. Particularly great
importance therefore attaches to the cultivation of
contacts between German universities and their alumni
from developing countries. The Alumni
Programme of the DAAD features a variety of tools
for this purpose.
DAAD Summer Schools 2005
In the run-up to IFAT 2005 75 of these experts from
developing countries are coming together for two-week
training events, the so-called "Alumni Summer Schools",
at the University
of Siegen, University of Karlsruhe and University
of Applied Sciences Lippe and Höxter to discuss
water, wastewater and waste. Yet the focus will not
only be on the specific national issues facing these
alumni; they will also use this opportunity to develop
international contacts and cultivate relationships.
University Forum at the Technical
University of Munich
Following the training events the altogether 75
alumni from 27 different countries will meet at a university
forum held at the Technical
University of Munich (in German only). This will
be an occasion for sharing results and making further
collective progress.
Points of contact for the German
water management industry
At the end of the programme the alumni will be visiting
IFAT 2005 in Munich. Here they will have a chance to
present their know-how in the context of the Forum on
Developing Countries. The alumni will be able to establish
targeted contacts with international companies operating
in their field of interest.
This will also provide an opportunity for German water
and waste management companies planning projects in
developing countries: the alumni not only have the appropriate
technical expertise, as decision-makers in their native
countries they are also familiar with the local conditions.
In other words, they can offer strategic assistance
with project planning and implementation, help establish
connections and serve as intermediaries with the right
points of contact.
Successful partnerships
In the area of water and waste management numerous successful
partnerships have already been forged as part of the
cooperation between German business and alumni from
developing countries. For exapmle:
| Professor Ahmed Zaidi |
Professor Ahmed Zaidi studied industrial chemistry
and process engineering for eight years at Berlin
Technical University. He receivd his docotorate
in 1979.
Since returning to Morocco in 1980 Professor
Zaidi has been teaching at the University of Rabat
- Ecole Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs. His principal
tasks include the training of engineers as well
as research and development in the areas of "Water",
"Energy" and the "Environment".
"We have a lot to learn from the German
water management industry. Still, Morocco can
perhaps offer a framework and a set of conditions
for tackling questions relating to adaptation
and skills."
Full
interview
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| Eng. Saloua Triki |
 Born
in 1965 in Tunisia
Graduated in 1988 with a degree in civil engineering
from the University of Tunis
1990 – 1992 DAAD scholarship, postgraduate
studies in Bonn and Hannover leading to a master's
degree in "Geotechnical Engineering and Infrastructure"
Since 1996 Ms. Triki has served as General Director
of an internationally operating firm of engineering
consultants based in Tunisia. She acts as project
manager in the areas of
- road design and infrastructure,
- supplying drinking water to rural populations
- town drainage
She is currently looking for international partners
in the areas of
- drainage,
- refuse disposal sites and
- recycling plants.
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| Dr.-Ing. Mohammed- Haytham Habbob |
 Born
in 1959 in Syria
Studied at the University of Aleppo, Syria
Graduated in 1987 with a doctorate in engineering
from Dresden University of Technology
University lecturer in the Faculty of Architectural
Engineering at the University of Aleppo
For a number of years Dr. Habbob has maintained
very close contacts with a firm of engineering
consultants in Germany. The most important purpose
of this co-operation is to plan and build cost-effective
sewage treatment plants for Syria. The engineering
consultants perform the various engineering services,
and standardised construction and electrical equipment
components are manufactured in Germany. The building
work is carried out by Syrian companies, with
Dr.-Ing. Habbob providing on-site supervision.
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| Dr.-Ing. Mustafa Jaar |
 Born
in 1954 in Jordan
Studied at the Technical University Hamburg-Harburg
Graduated in 1991 with a doctorate in chemical
engineering
Dr. Jaar has established a company in Jordan
that co-operates predominantly with the German
business community. Projects for landfill gas
use and recycling olive oil production leftovers
have already been successfully implemented.
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| Eng. Mohamed Mabrouk |
 Born
in 1952 in Egypt Graduated in 1977 with a degree in agricultural
engineering from Tanta University, Egypt
Attended summer schools in Rostock in 2002 and
2003
Since 2002, Mr. Mabrouk has served as Managing
Director of a German-Egyptian waste and sewage
management company based in Luxor and Cairo.
The central goals of the co-operation are the
transfer of know-how and technology, staff training
and the ongoing development of waste and sewage
management concepts for cities in Egypt and other
Arab countries.
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