Introducing Heritage Management as an Academic Discipline in Egypt
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
Introducing Heritage Management as an Academic Discipline in Egypt
The Model of HCSM – HU and BTU
Hosam Refai and Susann Harder
Program Coordinators
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
• Young and dynamic university
established in 1975
• Most diversified disciplines
among Egyptian universities with
strength in Arts, Education and
Technology
• 100 000 undergraduate and
7000 postgraduate students
• 21 faculties and 50 research
centers
Helwan University (HU)
Campus of the Faculty of Tourism and
Hotel Management
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
• more than 70 study programmes, thereof 11 in English
• research-oriented and application-oriented programmes
• from the natural and engineering sciences to economic, cultural sciences and health sciences
• 9,500 students, including 1,800 from over 100 different countries
Information, Communication and Media Centre
Panta Rhei – Research Centre for Lightweight
Materials
BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
Why HCSM?
• Skill mismatch & acute lack of qualified personnel in the Egyptian & Arab cultural heritage sector.
• No academic program in Cultural Heritage Management in any Egyptian State University.
• Lack of integrative conservation and management strategies at Egyptian Heritage Sites.
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
Why HCSM? cont.
• Proper management is necessary to promote heritage sites as tourism destinations.
• Tourism is a key element in Egyptian economic growth.
• Partnership between Egypt & Germany serves to transfer knowledge and promote intercultural exchange.
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
The program was developed within the
framework of the German-Arab
Transformation Partnership Program of the
Federal Foreign Office.
Program Background
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
• Letter of intent on 15 November 2011.
• MoU between HU and BTU signed on 27 May
2012.
• Joint proposal presented to DAAD in June 2012.
• Project granted by DAAD on 27 July 2012.
Realizing a Joint Program
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
Realizing a Joint Program cont.
3 Workshops in Cairo and Cottbus between 2012-2013
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
Our Partners
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
The program is focused on transferring knowledge and skills
necessary for the assessment, protection and management
of heritage sites and includes the following academic fields:
• Conservation Strategies and Methods
• Heritage Site Management
• Presentation and Interpretation
• Tourism and Visitor Management
Program Structure
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
• Degree: Joint M.A. by BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and
Helwan University.
• Duration: Four semesters, full time.
• Language of Instruction: English.
• Career Opportunities: Heritage Sites, Heritage
Institutions, Government Agencies, Museums,
International Organizations, Heritage Consultants.
Program Structure cont.
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
Mandatory exchange semester
at the partner university
Semester 1: Home university
Semester 2: BTU Cottbus-
Senftenberg
Semester 3: Helwan University
Semester 4: Home university
Program Structure cont.
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
Enrolled Students Intake 1 (2013/14)
11 students
Intake 2 (2014/15)
21 students
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
• Challenges:
Different Legal Framework
Limited Time
Personnel and Resource Capacities
• Opportunities:
Different Areas of Expertise
Large Demand
Capacity Building
Lessons Learned
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
Opportunity: Non-Consecutive Master with
an Interdisciplinary Approach
• Students with diverse academic and
professional backgrounds, most of them outside
the heritage field
• Examples: Mrs Hadeel Khalil (conservator at
GEM Project) and Mrs Maissa Moustafa
(independent tour guide)
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
• FTH plans to integrate Heritage and Museum Studies as
a new academic discipline at Helwan University for the
first time in Egypt
• A master in Museum Studies was launched in 2014 and
is being developed to a Dual degree program with the
University of Würzburg
• In planning is a new BA program in Heritage and
Museum Studies at FTH
Future Perspective: Heritage & Museum Studies
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
• In planning is furthermore a new Department of
Heritage and Museum Studies at FTH with an integrated
training center and an academic journal.
• FTH aims with the help of its German partners to
become a central academic and training center for
Heritage and Museum Management in Egypt and the
MENA region.
Future Perspective: Skills for Heritage & Museum Professionals
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HCSM Joint Master Program in Heritage Conservation and Site Management
www.heritage.edu.eg www.tu-cottbus.de/hcsm
Vielen Dank für Ihre Aufmerksamkeit
Thank you very much for your attention
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