The official inaugural ceremony of this event was presided over by Michael Witter, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Morocco, who underlined the importance of the Tangier-Tetouan region thanks to its geographical situation and its cultural proximity to Europe. "The region is of great importance for German-Moroccan relations, on the cultural, economic and political levels," he affirms. The speaker continues that, on the cultural level, the German language is taught in several establishments in Tangier, including the King Fahd School of Translation, the Goethe-Institut and the Moroccan-German Association (DMG-Nord). "The Abdelmalek Essaâdi University maintains cooperation relations with the German universities of Darmstadt and Ilmenau," continues Mr Witter. Furthermore, the activities of this German-Moroccan day were part of the cooperation relations with the two universities of Abdelmalek Essaadi and Darmstadt. Intended for students, young graduates and future high school graduates, this event had as its main objective to develop German-Moroccan university cooperation. It also saw the presence of German university teachers and officials to provide information on university studies and training offered in Germany. This first day was also distinguished by the presentation of the Arabterm project which is the first online technical dictionary in four languages, namely Arabic, German, French and English. This project covers the field of motor vehicles, the water sector and specialised disciplines linked to renewable energies, electronics, textile materials as well as transport and traffic. "This project is part of the dynamic of the efforts of German cooperation for the development of the MENA region. It aims to develop the economy, in a sustainable manner, and to support the qualification of experts, who work in this field," specifies Mr Witter.

It should be noted that Arabterm is part of a regional programme, financed by the German government and set up by the German International Cooperation (GIZ) in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut. "Arabterm resumes and continues its work of terminological standardisation of technical Arabic led by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO)," specifies Mr Witter.