The School

The German Hotel School El Gouna was founded in Cairo in 2002 as a joint venture of Orascom Holding and the Egyptian German Academy for Economics and Technology, an affiliated association of the Academy of Economics Dr. P. Rahn & Partner Ltd. After completion of the founding stage, the school was officially transfered to ORASCOM by the Egyptian German Academy and comes now under the authority of the German Society for Education.

The aim of the school is the implementation of the Dual Training System for the hotel industry on the Red Sea. Egyptian and international trainees are given the chance to acquire professional education in the hotel sector.At the end of the training period, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce conducts the examination of the trainees. If the trainees are successful, they are granted the German diploma of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

A special aspect of the school in El Gouna is the fact that lessons in all hotel specific subjects take place in German. Extensive instruction in the German language in the first year forms the base of further successful schooling for all Egyptian students.

A highly qualified body of Egyptian and international teachers ensure the professional training of the students. Years of subject related experience alongside with formal requirements are mandatory for the entire teaching staff. Classes are limited to a maximum of 24.

The generously laid out school-building is located in El Gouna’s district of El Bustan. It is integrated in the local architecture and is easily accessible by a frequent bus service. There is also a regular bus service to the nearby city of Hurghada, making it accessible in just 30 minutes. The school houses spacious classrooms, a modern computer lab with internet access, a fully equipped kitchen with an adjacent restaurant, a sample hotel room, an American cocktail bar and a hotel reception desk for training purposes.