German-Qatar Forum Saxony-Anhalt
- Federal state
- Saxony-Anhalt
- City
- Halle
- Date
Introduction
The Saxony-Anhalt edition of the German-Qatar Forum took place on 16 September 2026 at 10:00 am at the State-Approved Foundation College Halle-Merseburg (SKHM) in Halle (Saale). It was organised by the German-Qatar Institute (GQI).
H.E. Oliver Owcza, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Qatar, opened with a general introduction to Qatar's current situation – political, economic and in research – and to the state of cooperation between Germany and Qatar.
With regard to Saxony-Anhalt, it became clear that relations between the state and Qatar are still limited: so far, there is hardly any significant cooperation.
Themes
- Qatar's current situation: politics, economy and research
- State of relations between Saxony-Anhalt and Qatar
- Qatari investment and a business trip to Doha
- Involving the chambers of industry and commerce
- International universities in Qatar
Participating institutions
Participants and speakers
- H.E. Oliver Owcza, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Qatar (guest of honour and keynote speaker)
- Dr. Alexander Vogt, Lord Mayor — City of Halle (Saale)
- Dr. Jürgen Ude, State Secretary for Structural Change and Major Investments — State Chancellery of Saxony-Anhalt
- Christian Albrecht, Member of the State Parliament — State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt
- Prof. Dr. Doreén Pick, Vice-Rector for Research, Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship — Merseburg University of Applied Sciences
- Prof. Dr. Ulf Schubert, Chair — Hochschullehrerbund (hlb) Saxony-Anhalt
- Konstantin Krauß, Staff member — State-Approved Foundation College Halle-Merseburg (SKHM)
- Ming Cheng, Founder and CEO — German-Qatar Institute
Images
Results
Halle's Lord Mayor, Dr. Alexander Vogt, asked about concrete opportunities for economic cooperation: investment from Qatar, organising a business trip to Qatar and the right contacts on the ground.
State Secretary Dr. Jürgen Ude welcomed the fact that Ming Cheng had initiated the Forum through GQI. He recommended involving the chambers of industry and commerce – and thus companies – in future.
Prof. Dr. Doreén Pick, Vice-Rector of Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, explored possible forms of higher-education and research cooperation with Qatar. She learned about international universities based in Education City and about Qatar University, and showed great interest.
Follow-up
GQI will organise further editions of the German-Qatar Forum, gather the information needed, build contacts in Doha and bring together relevant decision-makers from both countries.
Related links
Other editions
Saxony
Leipzig
HeldFurther editions
Further editions – in other German federal states and, where appropriate, in Doha – are in preparation. Dates and locations will be published here once confirmed.