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Misr International University جامعة مصر الدولية 
Established 1996 Type Private President Hussein El-Rashidi Undergraduates 5,000 Location Cairo, Egypt Website www.miuegypt.edu.eg Misr International University (MIU) (Arabic: جامعة مصر الدولية) is an undergraduate and comprehensive private university located in the suburbs of Cairo. Established in 1996, in Maadi, The University changed its location to Cairo-Ismailia Road. All of its programs are taught in English and its vision to the future includes international accreditation and access to international education both at home and abroad for its national and international students. The partner universities are included in the academic ranking of the top 500 universities.
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Faculties
- Pharmacy [1]
- Business Administration [2]
- Architecture Engineering [3]
- Electronics & communication engineering [4]
- Alsun [5]
- Mass communication [6]
- Computer Science [7]
- Dentistry [8]
Admissions requirements
Students are required to register each semester during the assigned registration period. They select courses in consultation with their academic advisors who approve their academic load before registration.
- Credit Hours
Courses are calculated in credit hours. Each course carries a certain number of credits that are awarded after the successful completion of that course. Credit hours usually equal the number of hours spent in class per week and also reflect the workload or level of difficulty of a course.
- Academic Regulations
Academic regulations govern the relationship between the university and its students. These regulations reflects the university’s effort to build reliable students who are fully aware of the academic system implemented in their university and responsible for tracing such regulations throughout their study period at MIU.
- Graduation
To graduate, a student must pass all required courses and achieve a minimum of 2.00 in both the cumulative and the major GPAs.
- Honors
Students with a cumulative average of 3.5 or above at graduation are granted a BA/BSc with excellence.
- General Information
A student has to pay his/her tuition fees before the beginning of the semester. Scholarships are valid for the first year only and any later discount will be determined upon the student’s academic performance which is directly reflected on his/her cumulative GPA Students must pay attention and read the Message sent weekly via e-mail to all the university students.
- Dentistry Regulations
The academic year is divided into two main semesters, with exams during each semester. A student cannot be promoted to the next year unless he /she succeeds in all faculty courses. The student who fails or exceeds the percentage of absences in more than two courses has to repeat the academic year, accordingly, he /she cannot join the summer semester. If a student exceeds the percentage of allowed absence or fails in two courses maximum, he /she can register in the summer semester. If a student fails in one or in both courses he registered in for the summer he / she will repeat the whole academic year. A student has to achieve a minimum GPA of 2.00 before being promoted to year four.
MIU International Collaborations
As part of its continuous endeavor to add an international dimension to its academic excellency, MIU aims to establish ties with different universities around the world. It recognizes the necessity to prepare graduates who are internationally competent communicators, negotiators, teachers, policy-makers, politicians, and entrepreneurs. Hence came the idea of establishing MIU’s International Office that offers cross-cultural programs with various renowned international universities.
- IMC University of Applied Sciences, Krems
- Bremen University of Applied Sciences
- Heilbronn University
- Liechtenstein University of Applied Sciences
- The University of Nottingham
- Regents Business School London
- Medical College of Georgia
- State University of New York, Cobleskill
- The University of Georgia
- The University of Mississippi
- Winona State University
- Northeastern University
- Gdansk University
- Mid-Sweden University
International Club
The club was founded in Spring 2006 with the assistance of the International Office to create awareness to the students in different faculties to take the opportunity and travel abroad either to spend a semester or to learn a different language during the summer.
Visiting Professors
Every semester MIU hosts a number of visiting professors from the universities it is affiliated with worldwide. These professors come for short intensive teaching visits to give MIU students the opportunity to be exposed to various teaching methodologies. Internationalization at home is thus achieved and students benefit from this exposure and often receive certificates of attendance.
MIU Support Program For Study Abroad Students
Step-by-step assistance: The international Office assists students from the day they apply, throughout the acceptance process till the day they return.
Language Courses: Language courses are offered for those who are traveling to non-English speaking countries.
Orientation Program: Students traveling abroad are given advice on the experience which they are about to go through. Tips are provided by International Office members and previous exchange students.
MIU Support Program For International Students
Welcome Service: International students are picked up at the airport and are informed of their accommodation arrangements.
Orientation Program: The program aims at introducing them to life in Egypt generally and life at MIU specifically. This takes place throughout the first few days upon arrival by giving the students a tour.
Social Activities: The International Office organizes several events per semester to ensure an active social life for its international students.For example, students are invited to attend the Welcome Party made for freshman students, end of the year party. Students are also invited to participate in the International Day where they represent their country in a one day festival, representing their costumes, food, and culture in a booth designed for them.
Language Program: Interested foreign students who would like to learn the language not only from the books and classes are invited to take part in this program. Foreign students teach their language to MIU students and MIU students in turn teach them the Arabic language.
Amigo Program: Each foreign student has an assigned counter MIU student who takes care of him/her during his/her stay in case of any arising problems and if needed counseling.
Library
The MIU Library was established with the inauguration of the university in 1996. It is divided into two libraries: The main library is located on the fourth floor of the main building; and the scientific library is in the Pharmacy building. The libraries’ mission is to reinforce library collections through the combination of print and electronic resources to keep up the learning experience of students and to increase the capacity of good research. It possesses a collection of books and journals which serves both faculty members and students to meet their needs.
See also
- German University in Cairo
- American University in Cairo
- British University in Egypt
- List of Egyptian universities
External links
References
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- Educational institutions established in 1996
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