Alexandria University

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Alexandria University
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech - Middle East North
AfricaGraduate Studies Scientific
ResearchMinistry of Higher EducationDr. Sedki
Riad, Program DirectorProfessor, Virginia Tech

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Presentation

• Virginia Tech Overview
• VT-MENA Program
• Success at AAST
• How to Join

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Virginia Tech At A Glance

• Founded in 1872 - land-grant - SW Virginia
• 26,000 students, largest in Virginia
• 85 undergraduate and 15 graduate students.
• 161 student-faculty ratio
• 200,000 alumni from USA and 100 countries
• 60 bachelor's degree programs - 110 masters
  doctoral degree programs
• Eight colleges and graduate school
• Main campus includes 100 buildings, 2,600 acres,
  1,700-acre agriculture research farm, and airport
  
• Budget 1 billion annually.
• 4,000 research projects, with annual research
  expenditures of about 200 million

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Virginia Tech

• VT
• Virginia Tech
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
  University
• VPISU
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute
• VPI

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VT Virginia - USA
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Virginia Tech Scenery
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Virginia Tech Scenery
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VT Colleges College of Eng
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Research Centres

• Over 100 Research Centers a few are
• Center for Wireless Telecomm Systems
• Digital Libraries Research Laboratory
• E-Commerce and E-Government Lab
• Mobile and Portable Radio Research Group
• Software Technologies Laboratory
• Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
• Virginia Tech Information Systems Center

Advanced Computer and Instructional Technology
Center
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Lab
Preparing the HokieSatSatellite for Launch
Ergonomics Lab
VT Transportation Institute/Smart Road with
Embedded Sensors and Testing Equipment
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VT Engineering Numbers

• 5,600 Undergraduate Majors
• 1,770 Graduate Students (750 PhDs)
• 285 Teaching/Research Faculty
• 85 Research Faculty
• 150 Classified Staff
• 42.5M in State funds
• 110M in Total Annual Expenditures
• 500,000 sq. ft. of Administrative and Research
  Space

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Ranking

• Typical U.S. News World Report Rankings
• Virginia Tech's
• undergraduate program - Top 30 among US public
  Univ
• Research Top 50
• College of Engineering Rankings
• Undergraduate - Top 10
• Graduate Rankings
• Engineering Program Top 30
• Electrical Engineering Graduate Top 25
• Computer Engineering / Science Top 20

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Presentation

• Virginia Tech Overview
• VT-MENA Program
• Success at AAST
• How to Join

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Egyptian Research Missions
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Bridging the Atlantic
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Shrinking the Atlantic
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VT-MoHE Partnership
Partnership

• Establish Centers of Academic Excellence
• Collaborative Graduate Degrees Programs
• Integrate Research and Graduate Studies
• Initiates state-of-the-art Research Locally
• Provides Egypt with a Local US Higher Education
  Model Program
• Provide access for more women and working
  professional
• Students Faculty Exchange

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CAE/CDP

• CAE Center of Academic Excellence will be
  established at a chosen EgU with identified
  interest and distinction in the specific field
• Start with Two CAE s _at_ Alexandria Univ
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Communication Engineering
• Add more CAE/CDP at later stages
• CDP Collaborative Degree Programs
• Offer Dual MS PhD Degree Programs (VTAU)

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Partnership Features
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CAE Facilities

• MoHE will establish educational and research
  facilities at each CAE/CDP as per program
  specifics
• Dedicated classrooms, offices, and meeting rooms
  with Internet access Videoconferencing
• Dedicated Research Laboratories equipped and
  upgraded as specified for the specific area of
  excellence
• Dedicated Library in the area of excellence
• Facility support personnel (technical and
  administrative) for the whole facility (teaching,
  research, and library)

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Collaborative Dual Degrees

• Two Academic Institutions VT and AU
• Academic Program
• 50 Course Work at Each Institution (Transfer
  Credit)
• Joint Research
• Two Advisory Committees (one at Each Institution)
• Two Dissertations (one at Each Institution)
• Two Diplomas Offered to the Student (one by Each
  Institution)
• Quality Assurance VT will be the guardian of
  program quality and accreditation by maintaining
  control of all academic decisions (in
  consultation with the Egyptian side)

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Degree Programs

• Students Admitted to both VT and AU (Joint
  Admission Committee)
• Start Program at AU (one of the CAEs, 1 year min)
• Typically all Masters degree requirements can be
  completed in Egypt ( 2 years)
• Doctoral programs require residency _at_ VT (1 year
  min)
• Primarily, courses and feasible research at CAE
• Specialized courses and research at VT-USA

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Program Logistics

• PhD model as per research plan
• (13), (22), or (31)
• Ph. D. Qualifying Examination in Egypt.
• Prior to joining VT-US, Students must
• pass the VT Qualifying Examination
• complete at least 12 semester credit hours
• scoring an average of 3.0/4.0

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MoHE Univ in Eg.
MoHE Ministry of Higher Education
MoHE Ministry of Higher Education Proposal
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MoHE Sponsorship

• MoHE Sponsorship (Missions)
• MoHE students
• Government Univ Students
• Other Government Institutions
• Students offered Internal mission during
  studies in Egypt
• Program offers Financial Awards Supplements (plus
  laptop and text books)
• Students offered External mission during
  studies in US

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Other Sponsorships

• Other Sponsorships
• Private Universities
• Companies and other Institutions
• Self Financed Students
• Pay program Academic Fees to MoHE(15,000
  annually)
• Responsible for own support / travel / etc

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Admission Qualifications

• Admission standards and requirements are the same
  as those for VT students at the USA main campus
• Students with either B.Sc. or M.Sc. Degrees
• 3.2 GPA for Masters Admission
• 3.5 GPA for Ph. D. Admission
• GRE required (High Scores)
• English proficiency (TOEFL 600/250)
• Qualified B.Sc. Students may apply to
  Direct-Ph.D.

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VT and VT-MENA

• Treated as a VT Extended Campus
• Same VT academic standards to insure same program
  quality and reputation as in US
• Students treated the same as other off-site
  students
• VT Student Records
• Access to VT Facilities

• VT faculty Egyptian VT-Adjunct faculty share
  Teaching, Research Graduate student supervision
• Selected Egyptian faculty spend sabbatical time
  at VT ? VT-Adjunct status

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VT-MENA Teaching Format

• Traveling US-based faculty
• 6.5 week condensed semester
• 90 minutes lectures, 4 days/week (Mon-Thurs)
• Egypt-based faculty (VT Adjuncts)
• Regular VT full semester schedule
• Traditional f2f instruction
• Video Conference US-based faculty
• Regular VT full semester schedule
• Video Conference courses, (US-Based Faculty)
• f2f Distance Learning Instructor (VT Adjuncts)

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Program Faculty

• All Program Faculty must be affiliated with VT
  (VT Accreditation)
• VT faculty travel to Egypt
• Teaching (typically 6-7 weeks)
• Research Advising (2-4 weeks)
• VT Adjunct faculty (Egyptian Universities)
• Teaching, Research Advising
• Adjuncts spend Sabbatical semester in USA
  (Teach, Research Professional Development)

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Sabbatical Program

• Chosen Egyptian faculty are selected to join the
  program and become VT-Adjuncts
• Spend Sabbatical period in Blacksburg
• Teach relevant courses _at_ VT
• Participate in VT research groups
• Enroll in faculty development workshops
• Gain familiarity with VT instructional / research
  activities
• Develop acquaintances and personal relationships
  with his/her peers on campus
• Open doors for continued collaboration

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Presentation

• Virginia Tech Overview
• VT-MENA Program
• Success at AAST
• How to Join

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VT-MENA _at_ AAST 05-08
VT-MENA is hosted in theCollege of Computingin
the AAST Abu-Qir Campus
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VT-MENA 2005-07 Data
DePauw, Dooley Scales Visit VT-MENA Jan 07
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Students F05 Sp07
Alex
Cairo
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Sample VT-MENA Semester

• Example of Spring 06 courses

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The VT-MENA Team 05-07
Admin
Admin

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VT Summer in Egypt
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Presentation

• Virginia Tech Overview
• VT-MENA Program
• Success at AAST
• How to Join

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To Join..

• Fill the Interest sheet before you leave today
• Send an email with your information to
• vtmena_at_alex.edu.eg
• We will contact you
• Website vtmena.alex.edu.eg

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Admission Qualifications

• Admission standards and requirements are the same
  as those for VT students at the USA main campus
• Students with either B.Sc. or M.Sc. Degrees
• 3.2 GPA for Masters Admission
• 3.5 GPA for Ph. D. Admission
• GRE required (High Scores)
• English proficiency (TOEFL 600/250)
• Qualified B.Sc. Students may apply to
  Direct-Ph.D.

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End Questions
The End... ?????? Questions?
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VT-MENA Population

• We are ready to start this August
• Are you?