In Honour of the Visit of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said: German University of Technology in Oman GUtech - The First Ten Years (2007-2017)

Prof. Dr. Michael Jansen; Prof. Dr. Michael Modigell; Prof. Dr. Burkhard Rauhut

doi:10.5771/9783487424552

Summary

On 24 December 2012, towards 6pm, Sultan Qaboos bin Said stepped out of his limousine against the backdrop of a Muscat sunset and paid a royal visit to the German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech). The recently completed building had received several awards and, after two changes of location, the GUtech had at last found its new home. The idea of founding a university in Oman was initiated in 2003 by former Vice-Chancellor Prof. Michael Jansen and Chancellor Professor Burkhard Rauhut of the RWTH University in Aachen, and Shaikh Abdullah al Salmi, Minister for Religious Affairs, during the Sheikh’s visit to Aachen. The Al-Salmi family and experts in the history of urban planning from the RWTH swiftly set to work on a plan that led to an application in 2005 to the Omani Ministry of Science for a licence. This was granted in principle by June 2006, and on 26 December 2006 the treaty of collaboration was formally signed by Prof. Burkhard Rauhut as Chancellor of the RWTH Aachen and Abdullah Salim al Salmi as head of the newly-founded organisation Oman Education Services LLC (OES). In the autumn of 2007 the first preliminary courses began to be taught. In 2017 the German University of Technology celebrated not only the fifth anniversary of the royal visit but also the tenth anniversary of the start of teaching. This book describes chronologically the exciting developments in the first ten years of a private initiative by the al Salmi family, which has confidently joined with the RWTH as sole funder and as an academic partner. Today GUtech is considered to be one of the best scientific universities in Oman.

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Copyright Year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-3-487-15673-6
ISBN-Online: 978-3-487-42455-2
Publisher: Georg Olms Verlag, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 253
Product Type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 8
1. Message No access Pages 15 - 16
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2. Message No access Pages 17 - 18
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3. Message No access Pages 19 - 19
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4. The Blessed Visit of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos to the University in 2012 No access Pages 20 - 31
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5. Celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of His Majesty’s Visit to GUtech and the 10th Anniversary of the University No access Pages 32 - 42
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1. The Prelude — How It All Began. 2003–08/2008 No access
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1. The Growth Phase preceding the Halban Campus. 09/2008–04/2013 No access
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1. The Consolidation Phase. 05/2013–03/2020 No access
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1. GUtech in Oman — A Best-Practice Example of Transnational Education No access Pages 90 - 93
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2. Statement on the 10th Anniversary of GUtech No access Pages 94 - 97
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3. Vision and Innovation at GUtech — The Early Years of a New University No access Pages 98 - 102
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4. The Early Years of GUtech — From Vision to Reality No access Pages 103 - 103
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5. Structure of GUtech No access Pages 104 - 107
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6. Joint Projects of GUtech and RWTH Aachen University No access Pages 108 - 111
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7. German University of Technology in Oman. Master Plan and Realisation of Phase 1 No access Pages 112 - 119
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8. Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science No access Pages 120 - 121
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9. Faculty of Economics and Planning, Dept. of Logistics, Tourism and Service Management No access Pages 122 - 123
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10. GUtech 10th Anniversary — Faculty of Science No access Pages 124 - 125
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11. Faculty of Urban Planning and Architectural Design No access Pages 126 - 127
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12. Student Council No access Pages 128 - 130
1. Günter Flügge No access Pages 132 - 132
2. Klaus Geyer No access Pages 133 - 133
3. Hilal Al Hinai No access Pages 134 - 134
4. Myriam and Heiner Hoffmann No access Pages 135 - 136
5. Manfred von Holtum No access Pages 137 - 137
6. Bruno Kaiser No access Pages 138 - 138
7. Jürgen Linden No access Pages 139 - 139
8. Heinrich Mussinghoff No access Pages 140 - 140
9. Manfred Nettekoven No access Pages 141 - 141
10. W. Georg Olms No access Pages 142 - 142
11. Hans-Christian Freiherr von Reibnitz No access Pages 143 - 143
12. Thomas Friedrich Schneider No access Pages 144 - 144
13. Angelika Renate Storz-Chakarji No access Pages 145 - 145
14. Michael Stückradt No access Pages 146 - 148
1. Applying Theory in Practice, Promoting Knowledge and Building Bridges — GUtech Excursions No access
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Chapter 8 — Special Events No access Pages 157 - 188
Chapter 9 — Graduation Ceremonies No access Pages 189 - 246
Appendix — List of Authors No access Pages 247 - 253