The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH is a service enterprise for development cooperation with world-wide operations. Established in 1975, GTZ is headquartered in the German town of Eschborn near Frankfurt/Main. Owned by the Federal Republic of Germany, the organization operates as a private-sector enterprise with a development-policy mandate: to improve and sustain the living conditions of people in partner countries and to conserve the natural resources on which life depends.
A major client of GTZ\'s is the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). GTZ also supports development and reform processes on behalf of other German ministries and partner-country governments. The cooperation with international organizations, such as the World Bank, EU, UNDP and ADB is steadily increasing. For further information concerning projects in China contact gtz-china@gtz.de
The private sector is of growing importance to the development cooperation. Public Private Partnership (PPP) is the name given to cooperation between GTZ and the private industry in projects that combine beneficial development impacts with commercial gain for the enterprises involved. For further information concerning PPP-projects in China contact Mr.Meng Xunzhi at xunzhi.meng@gtz.de
GTZ has been engaged in China for more than twenty years. In the eighties, GTZ worked mainly on projects in vocational and technical education and poverty alleviation. In close collaboration with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce of the People\'s Republic of China (MOFCOM), GTZ has been constantly tailoring its portfolio according to the immense transition process in China. Since 1999, activities of GTZ China encompass four fields of operation:
