October University for Modern Sciences and Arts ( ar, جامعة أكتوبر للعلوم الحديثة والآداب) is located in

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

. It was founded in 1996 by Dr. Nawal El-Degwi, a pioneer of the Egyptian private education. The university is accredited by the Egyptian and British ministry of education and a graduate student can study in Britain without any equivalence.

History

MSA was established in 1996.

Faculties

The university has nine faculties: # Computer Science # Pharmacy # Mass Communication # Management Sciences # Engineering # Biotechnology # Arts and Design # Oral and Dental Medicine # Languages #physiotherapy

British validation

MSA was the pioneer in Egypt to validate its programs with British Universities in 2002. It is the first Egyptian university to grant its graduates a dual-origin bachelor's degree; namely a British degree from Middlesex (2002-2014), Bedfordshire (2014-present) or Greenwich (2002–present) universities, and another Egyptian degree which is accredited by the Egyptian Supreme Council for Universities. Thus, MSA University graduates enjoy the privilege of attaining scholarships and have the chance to pursue their MA and PhD studies in the United Kingdom.

References

External links

Official Website
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