Welcome to the GUC Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration Program

This two-semester postgraduate program provides students with a broad foundation in business administration allowing them to pursue the more advanced postgraduate degree such as the MBA or start their executive management careers. The program objectives are: 1. Offer working professionals the opportunity to deepen and build on their knowledge and experience. 2. Offer young professionals with non-business education an opportunity to expand their professional horizons and accelerate their career growth. I. Admission Requirements: According to German University in Cairo admission to this program is competitive. The admission criteria are: 1. A Bachelor degree from a recognized University. 2. An acceptable score on the GUC English admission test. II. Admission Steps: The German University in Cairo admits the diplomas students two times a year; winter (admission in May the semester starts in October) and spring semester (admission in November the semester starts in February) The admission procedures are as follows: 1. Applicants complete online application at: http://online.guc.edu.eg/MBAOnline/Application/CreateNewAccount.aspx?Applicant_Ty pe=32 2. Applicants that fulfill the requirements will be invited via e-mail to take the GUC English admission test (GUC graduates are exempted from this test). 3. Applicants who are accepted will be invited to attend an orientation session. Applicants not accepted may reapply in future semesters. III. Documents Needed: The applicant must bring all documents mentioned below: 1. Curriculum vitae

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University transcript (with grades of each subject) Graduation certificate Two passport-sized photos Birth certificate Military status for male applicants Copy (front & back) of the National ID Card/ or passport for non Egyptian students Visa and residency documents for non-Egyptians

Program Structure: To complete this program, students must successfully finish the following 8 courses. Students should complete the program in 2 semesters as shown in the table below: 1st Semester Marketing - MRKT901 Human Resource Management HROB901 Accounting CTRL901 Economics ECON901 2nd Semester Strategic Management STRA703 Finance FINC901 Operations OPER901 Entrepreneurship INNO901

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Attendance & Schedule: Each semester the four classes will be scheduled in the afternoon on 2 days, each class for 2 hours. First slot will be from 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm and the second slot will be from 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Attendance of lectures is mandatory. As a general rule each course and classes meet once per week.

V. Tuition & Fees: 1. Program application fee of 450 EGP. 2. Program Insurance Fees of 1500 EGP Refundable in case no damages are done or books are lost. 3. Tuition fees are 12,880 EGP per semester, paid in two installments during each semester. Tuition and fees are announced at the beginning of each academic year for the new entrants. However, for those already enrolled, tuition and fees might be increased annually. 4. A graduation fee of 1200 EGP is to be paid at the end of the program before graduation.