Siemens launches a cooperation initiative
with the German University in Cairo .On Friday
14 March 2008 Siemens through its CSR program,
Generation 21, that sponsors education
throughout its phases from pre-school to
University level. Siemens started the first of a
series of events to educate the younger
generations and encourage them to investigate
the world around them
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In collaboration with the German University in
Cairo, G.U.C; Siemens began its initiative to
nurture education in Egypt which is an important
prerequisite for the cohesion and development of
society. The day witnessed the introduction of
the “Discovery Box,” an experiment kit targeted
at pre-school children from the age of 3 to 7
years old. The kit includes experiment sets on
“Energy, Electricity” “Environment & Health” and
is full of components for carrying out
experiments in these areas.
Mr. Mohamed El-Mahdi, President and CEO Siemens
Egypt, and member of the Higher Commission for
Science and Technology said, “as a
knowledge-based company we want to capture the
young generation’s interest in science and
encourage them to choose science oriented career
paths. “
G.U.C students guided the children through the
experiments towards which they showed great
interest and enthusiasm especially after every
child was able to execute the experiments
successfully on his/her own.
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