Arabic: بالقاهرة الألمانية الجامعة Established: 2003 The German University in Cairo (GUC) is a private university working under the auspices of the German state universities of Ulm and Stuttgart. It is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service, the Arab/German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany along with other German universities. While lecturers are both Egyptians and German, all courses are conducted in English with the exception of German language courses which are offered to prepare students for internships and learning opportunities in conjunction with higher education institutions in Germany. Located a short distance from American University in Cairo in New Cairo, GUC currently has an undergraduate student population of over 8,000, primarily focused in the fields of applied arts and engineering technology.