The Faculty of Languages and Translation, O6U hosted a seminar entitled ‘’Studying Abroad: A Personal Experience’’. The speaker was Professor Ali Talaat, vice president for Education and Student Affairs, October 6 University, Cairo, Egypt. The seminar was held on Monday 10-11-2014. Professor Talaat spoke about his experience as a postgraduate student at the University of Braunschweig, in Germany. The speech was highly stimulating and encouraging, opening up, before the students, vistas of sound understanding of the culture of Germany, one of the most advanced European nations. Professor Talaat, also provided a power-point presentation encouraging both auditory and visual responses amongst the students of the German, English, French and Spanish departments. Both students and members of staff enjoyed Prof. Talaat’s cultural gathering- which ended at exactly 2 p.m.