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Sharing Quality Higher Education Across Borders: The Role of Associations and

Institutions International Conference

15-16 November 2005organized by

IAUco-hosted by

BA & AASTMT

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Across Borders Higher Education

The Case of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

(AASTMT)

By : Mohamed El-Faham

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• Since Inception 1972, the AASTMT was committed to offer quality cross-border higher education as a fulfillment of its mission as a regional institution.

• The cross-border mobility of the AASTMT included both Programme Mobility and Provider Mobility.

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Programme Mobility

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1. Franchising

2. Twinning

3. Articulation

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Franchising

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• Agreement with “Delmon Institute”, Manama, Bahrain.

• Agreement with “Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University”, USA.

• Agreement with “Sunderland University”, UK.

• Agreement with “University of Mannheim”, Germany.

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Twinning

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• Agreement with “George Washington University”, USA.

• Agreement with “Carleton University”, Canada.

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Articulation

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Several agreements were signed to facilitate

the provision of graduate studies in Masters

of BA, QM, IT at different sites in Saudi

Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab

Emirates.

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Provider Mobility(AASTMT Branches)

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• A branch of AASTMT in Latakia, Syria.

• A branch in Doha, Qatar ( 1996 – 2004 ).

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Students

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Number of Students Country

9551 Egypt

403 Kuwait

361 Saudi Arabia

260 Palestine

190 Syria

179 Sudan

176 Libya

135 Jordan

116 Yemen

72 Oman

183 Others

11626 Total

AASTMT Egyptian Branches Enrollment – Academic Year 2005/2006

Note:

Number of AASTMT Students in Syria and Saudi Arabia is about 1500

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