El Shorouk Academy is a private Egyptian educational academy, officially licensed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and offering programs in

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

Mass communication Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large segments of the population. It is usually understood for relating to various forms of media, as its technologies are used for the dissemination o ...

Media Media may refer to: Communication * Media (communication), tools used to deliver information or data ** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising ** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass el ...

Computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

Accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...

Management Information Systems A management information system (MIS) is an information system used for decision-making, and for the coordination, control, analysis, and visualization of information in an organization. The study of the management information systems involves peop ...

and

Business administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

, it is located in

El Shorouk El Shorouk ( ar, الشروق , "the Sunrise") is a city in the Greater Cairo area, specifically located northeast of Cairo and north of New Cairo in the province of Cairo. El Shorouk is one of Third Generation cities, established by Prim ...

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and has been operating since 1995

History

The Academy was founded as ''The Higher Institute of Engineering'' in the year 1995 and its campus was located in 10th of Ramadan City, Giza, Egypt with only 5 engineering departments (Architectural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Communication & Computer Engineering, and Power & Electrical Machines Engineering). Later on, the campus was relocated to

City with the start of second term of the year 1999/2000 after the approval from the

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which has issued a

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no. 712 dated 31/5/2000.Then the

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

Department was established by the ministerial decree no.1437 dated 10/09/2000 and the first year of study was 2000/2001, in a later stage the Mathematics and Physics Engineering department was established to make a total of 7 engineering departments. ''The Higher Institute of Computer & Information Technology'' was established on 09/06/2001, then after 8 years ''The Higher International Institute of Mass Communication'' Was established based on the ministerial decree no. 1216 dated 09/06/2009 including the following departments (News Production, Media Production, and Media Marketing).

Campuses

The Academy has two campuses and both are located in

City, the main campus houses The higher Institute of Engineering and The Higher Institute of Computer & Information Technology. The secondary campus houses The Higher International Institute of Mass Communication.

Academics

The academy is composed of three institutes which are listed below: The Higher Institute of Engineering: The institute is registered at Egyptian Engineers Syndicate and all of its graduates can also register at the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate, this registration is the

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to practice engineering in

. The management of the institute has updated the academic courses of different programs adding a new section (Petrochemical Engineering) to he chemical Engineering department, these updates was accredited by the ministerial decree (2381) dated 04/07/2019, the academic year 2019/2020 is the first year to adapt these updates. Currently The Higher Institute of Engineering consists of the following departments: *

Architectural Engineering Architectural engineers apply and theoretical knowledge to the engineering design of buildings and building systems. The goal is to engineer high performance buildings that are sustainable, economically viable and ensure the safety health. Archi ...

Biomedical Engineering Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic). BME is also traditionally logical sciences ...

Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

Communication Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inquir ...

Computer Engineering Computer engineering (CoE or CpE) is a branch of electrical engineering and computer science that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required to develop computer hardware and software. Computer engineers ...

Mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

and

Engineering Physics Engineering physics, or engineering science, refers to the study of the combined disciplines of physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, and engineering, particularly computer, nuclear, electrical, electronic, aerospace, materials or mechanical en ...

* Power & Electrical Machines Engineering The Higher Institute of Computer & Information Technology and consist of the following departments: *

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

Business Administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

The language of the study of the Computer science is English, Arabic and English for Management Information systems, and Arabic only for Business Administration & Accounting. All the departments are accredited from the Ministry of Higher Education (Egypt) and have received the equivalency from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities in Egypt which provide graduates the same rights and duties that is given by the Egyptian public universities like registration in syndicates and postgraduate studies. The Higher International Institute of Mass Communication On 09/03/2018 the academic list was updated by the ministerial decree no. 966 and currently include the following departments: *

Journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (profes ...

Radio Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmit ...

and

television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...

Public relations Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. P ...

and

media Media may refer to: Communication * Media (communication), tools used to deliver information or data ** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising ** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass el ...

All of which accredited from the Ministry of Higher Education (Egypt) and have received the equivalency from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities in Egypt which provide graduates the same rights and duties that is given by the Egyptian public universities like registration in syndicates and postgraduate studies.

References

External links

El Shorouk Academy Official Website

Official Page on Facebook
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