Ulrich Daldrup
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Aachen
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. He is an expert in International Cooperation and in Humanitarian Aid, and worked and lived many years in Africa and Asia.
Youth
Daldrup was born in Porta WestfalicaPorta Westfalica
Porta Westfalica is a town in the district of Minden-Lübbecke, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name “Porta Westfalica” is Latin and means “gate to Westphalia”. Coming from the north, the gorge is the entry to the region of Westphalia...
, Germany, and grew up in Brussels
Brussels
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, Belgium where his father Franz Daldrup had been delegated in 1958 by then German Minister of Economic Affairs, Ludwig Erhard
Ludwig Erhard
Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard was a German politician affiliated with the CDU and Chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966. He is notable for his leading role in German postwar economic reform and economic recovery , particularly in his role as Minister of Economics under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer...
, to set up the European Economic Community (later: European Commission). After his baccalaureat
Baccalauréat
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at the European School
European School
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in Brussels he made an apprenticeship in banking with Banque des Bruxelles-Lambert. In 1971 he finished his study of chemistry and of economics at the Technical University of Aachen
RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen University is a research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with roughly 33,000 students enrolled in 101 study programs....
with two Masters degrees/Diplomas (in chemistry and in economics) and a PhD. In 1972 he married Elfi Herrny.
International career
Rabat
Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...
, Morocco. The German Ministry of International Cooperation had delegated him as governmental advisor to the Moroccan government. The same Ministry used his services until 1985 for the management of its humanitarian aid programs. Daldrup coordinated humanitarian aid projects of the German government in Africa and in Latin America. In 1989 the European Commission appointed him as advisor to the Minister of Industry and later President of Mauritius, Cassam Uteem
Cassam Uteem
Cassam Uteem is a Mauritian political figure who served as President of Mauritius from 30 June 1992 to 15 February 2002 and is the longest serving President of Mauritius, having served for nine years....
. From 2000 until 1 May 2004, Daldrup was delegated by German government as Commissioner to Riga
Riga
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, Latvia.
Political career
From 1994 until 1999 he served as the Mayor of the city of Aachen. From 1993 till 1999 he was also head of the CDU in Aachen. He was co-founder of the Maastricht-based Euregio Council and the Euregio EVP. He was President of the Mittelstandsvereinigung till 2005. In 2004 Daldrup founded the international "Business Club Aachen Maastricht", whose President he remains. In 2006 he was appointed vice-President of the humanitarian Water for the World Foundation, whose headquarters are in Maastricht.Academic career
Since 1984 Daldrup has been teaching international law and business administration at the University of Applied SciencesFachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
of Cologne, where he is appointed as Professor. The University of Aachen appointed him as Lecturer in 2004 for "International Management". From 1996 to 1999 Daldrup was Dean of the University of Bradford/NIMBAS, MBA Campus of Aachen. Daldrup was lecturer at the Technical University of Kaunas in Lithuania, where he created the first Technology Center/Incubator. For this he was honoured with the Doctor Honoris Causis in 2000. Daldrup also gave lectures at the University of Stettin in Poland and Georgetown University, United States. The emphasis of its research is regional development and policy, European treaties and international cooperation.
He has published a number of books on international cooperation.
Distinctions
- “Doctor Honoris Causa” by the Technical University of Kaunas
- “Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande” of the Federal Republic of Germany
- "Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany"
- “Honorarprofessor” of the University of Applied Sciences of Cologne
- “Ehrentaler” of the Handwerkskammer Rhein-Main
Publications
- Economic Guide Nigeria
- Economic Guide ECOWAS Countries
- Economic Guide Sri Lanka
- Economic Guide Bangladesh
- The Industrial Sector in Cameroon
- The Industrial Sector in Chad
- Ernährungssicherung und Nahrungsmittelhilfe - ein Instrument der Entwicklungshilfe
- Handicraft in Mauritius
- Handicraft in Morocco