What we do
Bildungsbau realises and puts the visions of our partners into practice. Our expertise is based on many years of experience in the transnational context of education projects between Germany and the MENA countries. Bildungsbau advises and supports educational and governmental institutions from the MENA region for a successful transformation process. We are happy to pass on our experience.
Our Vision
As an unique competence centre for cross-cultural and transnational education, we become the partner of choice for the development of educational capacities and potentials of innovation between Germany and the countries in the MENA region. We are convinced that high-quality education is an important building block for the sustainable development of the economies and societies of the MENA region.
Our Mission
Bildungsbau offers consulting services for existing or future educational institutions in the countries of the MENA region to successfully master current and future challenges with the aim of achieving and sustainably establishing excellent educational standards along the entire education chain from kindergarten to university.
Our Values
Education means sustainability for individuals, organisations and societies and is therefore a central value in itself. In order to effectively support the development and ensuring the future viability of our partner institutions, we base our work on a holistic understanding of education that goes beyond the transfer of knowledge. This takes teaching and learning cultures, fair and inclusive participation and the development of individual potential into consideration.
Our Expertise
Accreditation and Quality Management
Capacity Building
Curriculum Development
Data & Statistics
Digitalisation
Educational methods and concepts
Management of organisations
Project Development and Management
Strategy Advise
Transformation-Management
Our Team
Our team of experts provides inderdisciplinary backgrounds with strong professional experiences in the transnational context of education in Germany and the MENA countries.
Prof. Rayan Abdullah
Born in Iraq, Rayan came to Germany in the 1980s to study at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin. After successfully studying visual communication and cultural education, he worked as a designer for well-known agencies before founding his own design agency, Markenbau, in 2001. At the same time, Rayan was appointed Professor of Typography at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig (HGB) . Thanks to his bilingualism, he became a bridge builder between the Occident and Orient, and not only in the field of typeface development.
Since 2004, Rayan, as founding dean of the Faculty of Design, has played a key role in the establishment and development of the German University in Cairo (GUC). Further university foundations, such as the German International University Berlin, have benefited from this experience. In numerous specialist publications, he explains topics that characterise the next generation.
Simone Gebhardt
Simone has eleven years of teaching experience at primary and secondary schools as well as grammar schools at state and public schools in Baden-Württemberg and Saxony. Through her diploma in media education, she became an editor at Cornelsen Verlag Berlin and spent 15 years developing print and digital textbook series for music from primary school to the Abitur.
As a freelance editor for various publishing houses, media companies and the Markenbau agency, she rounds off her specialisms - from music and German to art and design. As a guest lecturer, she holds workshops at universities and also works as a product and design manager in professional further education.
Alexander Turnwald
Alexander has 20 years of professional experience as project and business development manager, consultant and trainer in numerous international higher education and TVET projects for governments, public institutions and private companies. He has also been lecturer for Master students at University of Cologne and private University of Applied Sciences in Germany.
He holds a Master Degree in International Education Management from University of Ludwigsburg and Helwan University in Cairo as well as a Magister Artium (equiv. to M.A.) from University of Bonn. Today, Alexander is responsible for the international development of European Universities, a group of private universities from Austria, Germany, Malta and Switzerland.
Selected References
Our team provides extensive professional experience in high-level education projects in Germany and the MENA countries. Some selected references are listed below.
Egypt
Establishment and development of the design faculty at the German University in Cairo (GUC)
Review of campus development plan 2.0 for TU Berlin in El Gouna
Feasibility study for an international branch campus in Alexandria (on behalf of a German private university)
Jordan
Curriculum development and consulting for dual study programmes in the field of logistics at public University of Applied Sciences
Qatar
Comprehensive feasibility study and project plan for the establishment of a new German University in Qatar
Libya
Numerous capacity development projects for public universities in the fields of digitalisation, teaching methods, design and mechanical engineering.
Establishment of a virtual training centre according to international standards
Germany
Establishment and development of the design faculty at the German International University (GIU) in Berlin