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Senior Admission Officer

Vacancy for: Student Affairs

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The German University in Cairo is a private Egyptian university, established in cooperation with the German State Universities of Ulm and Stuttgart, under the patronage of the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education, the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts, the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, and supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the German Embassy in Cairo, the Arab/German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK), and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.



Duties and Responsibilities :



1. Receives new applicants & provide information about admission application procedures.



2. Handles admission test sessions

• Preparation of the necessary lab
• Giving full instructions to applicants upon admission test session
• Providing assistance to applicants if needed during test sessions
• Coordination with Technical support team in case of technical issues


3. Advises applicants with academic and procedural requirements for successful admission application

• Explaining admission steps and procedures according to different certificates as well as announced deadlines
• Providing all details about qualifications to join the requested study group
• In case applicant is not meeting the admission requirements, Admission officer is responsible for providing academic advice
about suitable program for applicant and to discuss best options for him/her
• Providing full information about required documentation


4. Updates applicants’ data in admission databases

• Prior to admission exam(s) and Final Revision of all data after registration of students in Ministry of higher education
• Matching all data registered in the GUC with data of students as registered in Ministry of Higher Education


5. Prescreens final high school certificates for applicants.

• Provide applicant with a preliminary evaluation of his/her scores and academic qualifications even before announcement of final results for high school certificate and prior to final evaluation and acceptance – which gives applicants a full chance to consider their best options


6. Evaluates students’ high school certificates to decide the eligibility of applicants for desired study program & decide on tuition category.

• Final evaluation of high school results to include students in ranking for acceptance for each study group separately
• Study offers are sent to applicants based on certificates evaluation and fulfillment of admission requirements for the requested study group as selection of students is made on basis of choosing best calibers to join the GUC


7. Handles Transfer admission, coordinate academic equivalency & academic advising to transfer applicants.

• Checking on transcripts from other Universities to provide applicant with a prescreening of eligibility to join the GUC as a transfer student
• Responsible for coordination between applicant and faculty members to receive full feedback regarding transferred courses and graduation plan
• Entry of credit transfer on system based on academic approvals provided from Faculty members
• Responsible for clear registration of transfer students in Ministry of Higher Education


8. Holds presentations to school students to familiarize them with admission and procedural requirements.

• Provide general Admission Steps to be fulfilled
• Answering specific technical questions about requirements of different types of certificates.


9. Follows up newly accepted applicants’ completion of documents for a successful admission application.



10. Handles International Students in coordination with Ministry platform for Non-Egyptians and following up on their cases until their registration is completed and finalized.



Applications will be reviewed until position is filled.