ENGLISH SCHOOLS

For the past decade ISC Cairo has been successfully applying the world-renowned SABIS Point System where each objective (called a ‘point’) is taught interactively, alternating oral work, individual written work and group checking. ISC curricula lead to a variety of qualifying standardized external exams such as GCSEs, IGCSEs, AS-Levels & A-levels, TOEFL, SAT I, SAT II and Advanced Placement. The 1200 or so students are also prepared for high school diplomas.

Choueifat, which opened a second branch in Sixth of October City two years ago, is accredited by both The North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and The Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation. The Cairo grounds are home to a two-storey library, multi-purpose sports hall, two indoor swimming pools, auditorium/cafeteria building, six tennis courts, six basketball/volleyball courts, computer lab, three science labs, music and art rooms. Extracurricular activities include swimming, tennis, drama, dancing, music, football, basketball, art, gymnastics, hieroglyphics, trampoline, computing, table tennis, badminton, softball, athletics, environment club, story telling, fun club, choir, creative writing, ‘Wacky’ book club, minor games, volleyball and parachute games.

There is no deadline for application, but there is a first-come, first-served policy. Fees range from approximately $3600 - $6100 with annual book fees to be added. There is also a one-time registration fee payable upon registration.

Cairo branch: PO Box 2760 Al Horreya Heliopolis. Tel: 758-0001/4. E-mail :isccairo@sabis.net. Website: www.isccairo-sabis.net. Sixth October: Dreamland. Tel: 840-0936. E-mail: iscdreamland@sabis.net. Web site: www.isccairo-sabis.net

The Modern English School

CAC has been serving Egypt’s expatriate community since 1945. Egyptian applicants must provide a letter from the Egyptian Minister of Education approving their enrollment. CAC graduates earn a high school diploma recognized by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Students can also pursue the International Baccalaureate Program.

CAC heavily encourages parental involvement and sports activities. The CAC athletic program is among the most extensive in all North African, Middle Eastern and European international schools. CAC facilities include two full grass soccer fields, a six-lane, 25m pool with diving, two air-conditioned gyms, fitness center, a six-lane all-weather track (and all field facilities) and tennis courts.

An extensive library (renovated in 2003) housing some 60,000 resources serves the school. There is no application deadline but it is recommended that parents apply early to guarantee acceptance. Board policy does not give priority to relatives of CAC students/alumni.

Tuition runs to $3,950 per semester for pre-kindergarten, $6,075 per semester for grades K-5, $6,225 per semester for grades 6-8, and $6,200 per semester for grades 9-12. An application fee of $350 must be paid to the cashier at the time of application for admission or re-admission.

New Cairo British International School

PO Box 39, Cairo 11431. Tel: 755-5555. Fax: 519-6584. E-mail: support@cacegypt.org. Website: www.cacegypt.org.

Modern English School, Cairo, was established 15 years ago, and provides a quality-assured education recognized by accrediting boards from the UK and US. The co-educational day school fosters an international outlook and caters to children of all nationalities. Specialist lessons in ICT, French and PE are offered and a Learning Development Unit caters to pupils with special educational needs. Parent Teacher Information Evenings are held regularly to keep parents informed.

A structured program is followed based on the British national curriculum with slight modifications to suit the international setting and the inclusion of Arabic and religious studies. Students can pursue IGCSE AS and A level programs, or an American high school program with AP options leading to the American high school diploma. Students also sit for Thanaweya Amma exams in Arabic, religious and civil studies. A full IB diploma will be introduced in September 2006; additional AS and A level courses are also planned.

Facilities include a 400-seat theater/auditorium, drama studio and dance studio. Sports facilities range from two heated swimming pools, varsity-size fully grassed sports pitch, athletics track, sports hall, three multipurpose halls and volleyball/basketball courts. Also available are a home economics room, seven science laboratories, split-level libraries and five IT labs. All the above allow for a full range of extracurricular activities, which are a significant part of school life; currently more than 60 different activities are on offer to the pupils and over 200 students currently receive individual tuition under the school’s peripatetic musical tuition scheme.

Europa-Schule Kairo

Educational excursions include annual trips to Alexandria and a Nile Cruise. Secondary students participate in the mini Model United Nations (MUN) conferences, traveling to Abu Dhabi & St. Petersburg. Trips are also made to Switzerland, France, Cyprus and the UK.

Emphasis is placed on staff/student involvement in community work, with annual charitable events organized. Next year Modern English School will offer a ‘Week Without Walls’ where education will be taken outside the classroom.

The school is one of only nine this year granted Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) Fellowship Status and the first worldwide awarded the CITA ‘Model Accredited School’ (June 2004).

Fees (payable in LE) are £1850 to £4800/$7400 in addition to a £600/$1000 registration fee. IGCSE/AS courses are £575 to £2300 per subject. Applications are welcome any time. Check with the school for interviews and requirements.

P.O. Box 92 11712 Serai Al Kubba.Campus: New Cairo, South of Mubarak Police Academy. Tel: 617-0005/11. E-mail: mescairo@mescairo.com. Website: www.mescairo.com

Lycee International Balzac

New Cairo British International School (NCBIS) is a nonprofit, co-educational and non-denominational school serving the international English and Dutch-speaking communities of Cairo. The current student body represents 45 nationalities.

The school has four well-equipped ICT suites, including one dedicated to primary teaching. Recreational facilities include a swimming pool, tennis courts, field and track. The maximum class size is currently 18 students. Ninety-five percent of the teaching staff are recruited from the UK.

The English national curriculum is followed with some variations, including teaching French from age four and offering Arabic as an option. Primary school pupils work toward the UK end of Key Stage 1 and 2 SATs while the Dutch stream prepares its pupils for the CITO-TOEST in Groep 8. In the secondary school students are offered Spanish, German, French and Arabic as language options and work toward the UK end of Key Stage 3 SATs in Year 9 before choosing up to 9 GCSE options to study in Years 10 and 11.

The school is committed to “brain-friendly” teaching methodology, recognizing pupils’ preferred learning processes and creating stimulating class environments.

AUC’s new campus in New Cairo

Fieldwork is an integral part of teaching and learning at NCBIS and the program of one-day and residential educational visits around Egypt, for all age groups, is very popular and provides opportunities for in-depth study and understanding of various curriculum areas.

NCBIS also offers parents a range of complementary activities such as skiing, scuba-diving and horse-riding. The school provides a lively performing arts program, a school bus service, on-site catering, instrumental music lessons, lessons for students who have English as an additional language and support for students with special educational needs.

PO Box 9057 Nasr City. Tel: 758-2881. E-mail: ncbis_rg@intouch.com. Website: www.ncbis.org

Students at this private international school can choose between three programs, all of them fully accredited by the relevant authorities. The national system ending in a Thanaweya Amma degree falls under the jurisdiction of the Egyptian Ministry of Education while the IGCSE and American Diploma divisions are accredited by Cambridge University and CITA respectively. Average number of students per class hovers around 25 and applications are now open. There is no deadline for applications, but the school does operate on a first-come, first-serve policy.

Modern Sciences and Arts University

At the New Cairo campus, students can make use of state-of-the-art facilities, both academic and sports. ELS pupils have access to football fields and a swimming pool as well as a theater. Extracurricular activities on a designated special day of the week include judo, theater, art and music as well as field-trips outside the capital. Summer school starts in June.

El-Tagamoa El-Khames, New Cairo, by the Golf Club. Tel: 758-1135-7. E-mail: elsians@hotmail.com

CES’ purpose-built school campus will be ready to accommodate students for the 2005-6 academic year and the school is currently accepting applications. Premises, located in Mirage City, will include spacious classrooms, science and computer labs, music and art studios, a professional auditorium, Olympic-size track and soccer field, and indoor and outdoor basketball and volleyball courts.

CES offers the British national curriculum and prepares students for the GCSE/IGCSE certificates. Teachers are primarily from the UK and the school is expected to gain accreditation from the Council of International Schools in Hampshire.

Mirage City clubhouse (temporary office), Ring Road, Nasr City. Tel: 448-3432/3. E-mail: info@esolonline.com

Following the British curriculum, the British School Al Rehab has been operating for six years and offers IGCSE, AS & A Level certificates. The school is registered in London and has approximately 700 students, 95 percent of them Egyptian. There are 20 per class. The school places heavy emphasis on quality of provision and the program for academic and sports activities changes every six weeks. Students are required to study Arabic every day. Applications can be made at any time, but contact the school early as there are often no places left by May.

Al Rehab City, New Cairo. Tel: 607-0291-3. Fax: 607-0294. E-mail: school@tbs-cairo.edu.eg. Website: www.tbscairo.com

At its new, state of the art, 51,000 square meter campus in Katameya, the American International School (AIS) continues to offer International and American diploma programs taught by highly qualified, certified and caring North American staff. The new premises will offer a specialist-staffed learning support center for students with mild learning disabilities and purpose-built state of the art facilities for pre-K through Grade 12, including spacious classrooms, fully equipped science laboratories and computer centers, a three-level library, a two-court air-conditioned gymnasium, an indoor/outdoor swimming pool, and an Olympic-size track and soccer pitch.

Boasting a 100 percent university acceptance rate for graduates, AIS is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools as well as the Egyptian Ministry of Education as equivalent to the Thanaweya Amma.

AIS is a full member of the College Board, the European Council of International Schools, the Council of International Schools, the Near East/South Asia Council of Overseas Schools, the Mediterranean Association of International Schools, and the Association for the Advancement of International Education.

Km 30, Misr-Ismailia Road. Tel: 477-70044. E-mail: ais@link.net. New campus: adjacent to the Mubarak Police Academy along the Ring Road in Qattameya

Parents and students who want to combine a high level of educational services with Islamic teaching make Al Bashaer School their first choice as the school promises to provide genuine culture and ethical values of our Egyptian Islamic Society, in addition to a distinctive international educationfeaturing labs, libraries, resource rooms, computer labs and mosques. Al Bashaer’s mission is to apply western methods of teaching with Islamic ideas and values. Students can choose to study for British IGCSEs or an American diploma.

An innovative addition is the school’s BEE section, which stands for Bright Effective Education. BEE classes were established in 2001-2002 by the pediatric learning disability center (PLDS) aiming to improve and maximize the educational competence and psychological well being of slower-learning children.

El-Tagamoa El-Khames, New Cairo, by the Golf Club. Tel: 758-1135/7. E-mail: mailto:elsians@hotmail.com elsians@hotmail.com

Narmer American College provides an American education from pre-kindergarten to high school. The school is accredited by CITA and is approved by the Egyptian Ministry of Education. A highly experienced, American-certified faculty follows a complete American curriculum for students to pursue critical thinking, inquiry, exploration, problem-solving, writing and research. External examinations are administered to assess student progress, including the Metropolitan 8, SAT I and II and PSAT. NAC offers a “Different Way of Learning” where the student assumes more personal responsibility for learning. Activities include a range of clubs, class organizations, student council, theater, music, school newspaper and yearbook, basketball, volleyball, football, tennis, and water polo for girls and boys. Transportation is provided for pupils who participate in extra-curricular activities taking place after school hours.

126 Misr Helwan Road, Maadi, Cairo. Tel: (010) 168-8311 Fax: 763-5833

El Alsson National & British International School is two schools in one, offering co-educational English medium education and serving Egyptian and expatriate children. Established in 1982, the school is purpose-built on a 23,000 square meter site in Haraniya and offers the Egyptian Ministry of Education curriculum and the British National Curriculum for England leading to GCSE, AS and A-levels. Teaching staff are a mix of Egyptian and mainly British expatriates. Parents choose either the national or British international section, although the early years curriculum for both sections is based very much on the British curriculum.

In 2000 El Alsson introduced the British GCSE, AS and A2 (A-level) program and this has now grown into a large senior school section of more than 150 students in the different year groups. For non-Arabic speakers there is an AFL (Arabic as a foreign language) program which can lead to GCSEs.

In 2005 the school is introducing the American Diploma at grade 10, expanding in 2006 and 2007 to grades 11 and 12.

The school offers a multitude of extra-curricular activities including clubs, sports, theater productions, musicals and concerts, and an annual whole-school Art Exhibition in the Opera House.

GERMAN SCHOOLS

The Europa-Schule Kairo (ESK) is the first German private school based on the Montessori system in the Middle East. It falls under the supervision of the Europa Schule Wiesbaden, and is accredited as a private school offering a number of levels by the Egyptian Ministry of Education.

Facilities include sports fields, tennis court, swimming pool, gym and library. Extracurricular activities range from sports to recorder lessons.

ESK’s goal is to prepare students for a future in Europe and for studies or job training abroad. The methodology is purely humanistic, based on the ideas of reformist thinkers Aristotle, John Locke, Rousseau and of course Dr. Maria Montessori.

Subject content resembles the German curriculum with some adaptation of the scientific content. Arabic, religion, geography and national studies are taught in Arabic. After completion of junior high school, students are prepped for an optional transfer to Germany where they sit for the German Abitur exam. After the 9th grade the school offers the national preparatory system. Applications begin mid-January and are on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Tagamoa El-Khames, Qattameya, New Cairo. Tel/fax: 617-1181-4 / 012-790-3951. E-mail: euopa-schule-kairo@menanet.net. Website: www. europa-schule.com

Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule Kairo (DEO) has been operating since 1873 and teaches the German national curriculum culminating in the German Abitur, though Egyptian students can study the regular national curriculum under the Egyptian Ministry of Education’s supervision.

Affiliated with the German Ministry of Culture and Education, DEO currently enrolls 1185 students of whom 970 are Egyptian; the remainder are mainly German, Austrian or Swiss.

The school has excellent indoor and outdoor sports facilities, science labs, a school theater, music and arts facilities, crafts workshop, libraries and a computer lab. Extra-curricular activities offered by both teachers and parents vary each year from sports, arts, drama, music, and choirs to astrology and cooking classes. Applications for KG (which starts in September) are generally accepted by the end of November/beginning of December of the year before; parents must check with the school by October for exact dates and age. Places are limited and extremely coveted.

6 El Dokki St., Dokki. P.O. Box 131 Orman Cairo 2. Tel: 748-1649, 748-1475. Website: www.deokairo.de E-mail: leiter@deokairo.de

FRENCH SCHOOLS

Lycee International Balzac opened its doors in September 2001 and is recognized as a French School Abroad by the French Ministry of Education. Teaching not just language but also strictly adhering to the French methods of education, Balzac focuses on bi-culture. Students are taught both Egyptian and French history to experience ‘the other.’ In kindergarten children receive an hour a day of simultaneous Arabic and French tutoring to ensure easy communication and that the kids learn to speak and think in both languages.

Balzac’s mission is to raise inquisitive, open-minded individuals open to all international cultures. Students are taught to analyze, discuss, question, choose and take responsibility for their decisions.

Educational field trips (in Egypt and abroad) are preceded by hours of preparation in class and projects are followed up afterward so students gain the most from their experience. This year, for example, fourth primary students enjoyed a skiing trip to Villard de Lans in France where they learned to ski, posting daily reports on their website.

There are 165 kids enrolled at the school, 72 percent of them Egyptian and only 3 percent French. Students need not come from French-speaking families; extra language courses are mandatory for non-Arabic speakers.

Facilities include swimming pools and tennis courts (players train with SMASH tennis academy). Computers and a library are also available and a hot meal is offered at the main restaurant where students are taught table manners and etiquette. Extracurricular activities include tennis, gymnastics, football and handball.

Next year the school will complete its primary level; college is expected to start by 2006. Lycee Balzac also hopes to offer theater and plastic arts activities and will add more English to its third-primary curriculum.

Applications begin in March and lasts until September to accommodate new arrivals. Fees are 2744 for pre-kindergarten, 3050-4100 for kindergarten and 4300 for primary levels. An additional enrollment fee is also charged.

Tagamoa El-Khames, New Cairo, behind NATA petrol company. PO Box 2831 Heliopolis, Cairo. Tel: 010-172-3011, 617-1741. E-mail: lyceebalzac.lecaire@voila.fr Website: lyceebalzac.com

Green Land School was established in 1996 to provide primary and middle international baccalaureate programs culminating in the Diploma Program of International Baccalaureate (IBDP). It is in fact the first (and only) English IBO school in Egypt authorized to teach the three programs simultaneously and is affiliated with a number of institutions abroad including the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), Geneva; the British Standard Institute (BSi), UK; and the Business Initiative Direction (BID), Spain; in addition to the Egyptian Ministry of Education.

Students at Green Land can choose to study in either the English or French divisions (the latter is named the Ecole Internationale du Pré Vert). The school has a gym, two fully outfitted science labs, an art gallery and a music room. A computer lab and documentation center are also available. After-school activities range from table tennis, Taekwondo, crafts, jazz, glass painting, football, and fitness. Tennis, volleyball, and basketball are planned for the next academic year.

405 Gezirat Mohamed St., Bashtil, Warak. Tel: 540-5890/1 School: 012- 768-3868, 79 Shehab St., Mohandiseen. Tel: 305-6711/647 Nursery: 012-784-9368. Fax: 749-4406. Website: www.greenlandschool.org

UNIVERSITIES

Since 1919 the American University in Cairo has been advancing the ideals of American liberal arts and professional education and of life-long learning. AUC’s teaching methods encourage the free exchange of ideas and promote open and ongoing interaction with scholarly institutions throughout Egypt and other parts of the world.

The university’s aim of promoting international understanding is supported by meansof scholarship, learned discourse, a multicultural campus environment and a diversified publishing program. The university provides high-quality educational opportunities to students from all segments of Egyptian society as well as from other countries, offering programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels as well as an extensive continuing education program.

AUC offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Master of Public Administration and Master of Science degrees. AUC’s Center for Adult and Continuing Educationprovides certificate programs, non-credit semester-length courses and customized coursed to fulfill the continuing educational needs of individuals and organizations in Egypt and the Middle East. In fall 2004, the university introduced the Master of Laws (LL.M.) Degree Program in International and Comparative Law.

AUC is accredited in the US by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. In Egypt, AUC operates within the framework of a 1975 protocol with the Egyptian government which in turn is based on a 1962 cultural relations agreement between the Egyptian and US governments.

More than 350 students attend AUC each year as study abroad students (5,294 students are registered at AUC, 17 percent of them international), while the Center for Arabic Study Abroad is a consortium of AUC and US universities that provides an advanced Arabic program for American graduate and undergraduate students.

AUC’s new campus in New Cairo is expected to be in operation by fall 2007. The school’s current campus includes the largest English language library in the region, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, student housing and AUC press and bookstore. Deadlines for 2005 are: undergraduates: mid-June 2005; graduates: April 17, 2005; non-degree (study abroad applicants): June 1, 2005; Arabic Language Institute: June 1, 2005. Check out the website for requirements.

P.O. Box 2511, 113 Sharia Kasr El Aini. Tel: 794-2964. Website: www.aucegypt.edu

The GUC is an Egyptian private university under the patronage of the State University of Ulm and the State University of Stuttgart. The first integrated German university outside Germany, as well as European borders, GUC started classes in October 2003. Students can graduate with B.Sc./M.Sc. or Ph.D degrees. Subjects are taught in English and there are a number of faculties to choose from including information engineering and technology, media engineering and technology, engineering and material science, pharmacy and biotechnology as well as management technology. The educational system follows a practice-oriented teaching strategy, where up to 50 percent of the study load is practical courses, leading to fully accredited degrees by both Egyptian and German authorities.

GUC’s academic staff (comprising up to 50 percent highly qualified German academics from German State universities and experienced Egyptian professors) are fully versed in the German system. The school library is a member of the South-West Library Association in Germany, offering an online connection to the library network in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. Work on construction has yet to be completed; eventually the building will be 10 floors high equipped with state-of-the-art technology for research and reading facilities. It will be open to GUC staff members and students as well as external research workers.

Other academic facilities include a language center responsible for development, organization and implementation of the English and German language classes as well as for regional background studies and cultural events. These services will also be available to the public, acting as a source of information and counseling about study at German universities as well as intermediation for scientific contacts.

In February the 15-feddan sports area opened its doors, encompassing tennis, volleyball, handball, basketball and football playgrounds, as well as a fitness gym, all run by qualified trainers. Students with distinguished sports achievements will be offered the appropriate scholarships (academic scholarships are also offered; check out the GUC website for more info) and a swimming pool and extended sports grounds are on the books.

The university currently accepts about 1000 students a year and the student body is expected to reach 5000 students by the academic year 2007/2008. For early, regular online admission and requirements, check out GUC’s website.

New Cairo City, Main Entrance El-Tagamoa El-Khames. Tel: (02) 758-9990/8. Fax: (02) 758-1041. E-mail: admission@guc.edu.eg. Website: www.guc.edu.eg

Modern Sciences and Arts University (MSA), one of the first private universities built in Egypt, was established by Dr. Nawal El Degwi in 1996. Since then it has built a reputation both at home and abroad for academic excellence. The university’s mission is to foster world-class graduates who will be able to excel and to stand on equal footing with their peers from other international universities. MSA curricula are designed according to international levels and course outlines highlight the role of new and emerging technologies in meeting challenges imposed by the information and communication technology era.

MSA is the only university in Egypt that is validated by two renowned universities in the United Kingdom: Middlesex University and the University of Greenwich. University graduates receive a British degree, in addition to an Egyptian one.

By virtue of the validation agreements, MSA University falls under the guidance and supervision of the Supreme British Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) to ensure the high quality and constant development of the level of education offered by the university.

MSA faculties include pharmacy, dentistry, engineering, computer science, management, mass communication, and languages.

11/14 Amer St, off El Mesaha Sq. Dokki. Tel: 760-6324, 336-7844. Fax: 760-3811. New campus: 26 July Mehwar Road, intersection with Wahat Road, Sixth of October City. Tel: 837-7545, 837-1545, 0800-0800-800. Website: www.msa.eun.eg

The Arab Academy is an online language academy based in Cairo offering certificates of language at several levels. Run by professionals in the field of teaching Arabic as a foreign language, the academy’s board of trustees and board of advisors are top- level professionals in Egypt and the US.

The institution is employed by a number of colleges and universities in the United States to deliver accredited online or on site Arabic language courses. Among these are the University of Houston, Texas, the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Here in Cairo high schools such as CAC and Ecole L’Oasis de Maadi depend on the Arab Academy for language assistance.

Arab Academy students are able to transfer their credit hours to a large number of schools and universities in the United States, as the academy’s curriculum is based on American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL) standards. At university level the Arab Academy offers nine language levels that run from novice to advanced. Four language levels are offered at high school levels. The Arab Academy’s curriculum for native speakers of Arabic at school age is based on Egypt’s national curriculum.

3 Alif Al-Nabataat St., Garden City 11451, Cairo, Egypt. Tel: 012-218-0305. Fax: 589-1499. Website: www.arabacademy.com

Misr International University’s innovative and inclusive curricula include instruction in the latest developments in each of the fields offered (engineering, pharmacy, languages, business administration & international trade, computer science and mass communications), including those in its newest addition, the faculty of dentistry. To ensure that MIU’s graduates are fully prepared for the entry into the global market, MIU engages its students in a variety of beneficial international contacts with renowned American and European universities. These universities include Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences (FHHN), Germany; Liechtenstein University of Applied Sciences; the Medical College of Georgia, School of Dentistry, USA; Regents Business School London, UK; The University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy, USA; and The University Nottingham, UK.

MIU continuously adds to its international dimension by establishing new ties with different universities around the world, recognizing 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. These programs include study abroad, student exchange, double degree, academic advice, faculty exchange and summer internships.

MIU’s facilities plus an ever-growing list of events ensure that its students enjoy a full and varied social life on campus. Most recently MIU has started up its Student Summer Training Program through which students from various disciplines can spend their summer working in large companies in their field of study.

Km 28 Misr Ismailia Road, PO Box 1 Heliopolis. Tel: 477-1560/2. Website: miuegypt.com

Set to open in September 2005, the principal aim of the formation of a British university in Egypt is to produce graduates of UK standards to enter key sectors of the Egyptian economy, by providing a body of well qualified graduates in engineering, information technology, computer science and business studies.

British methods of teaching and learning will be applied and adhered to, and 70 percent of the academic staff will be directly employed from the UK via Loughborough University. Personal tuition and support will also play an important role in their learning as will student guidance and welfare services. The university aims to help students build their future, and to work closely with them by providing the opportunities to succeed.

BUE will start out with three faculties: engineering; economics, political science and business administration; and computer sciences, information systems and computer networks. Each of the three will supervise a number of specialized departments. Three years from inauguration BUE will open up more faculties and departments previously unavailable in Egypt. The university has the full support of the British Council as well as the British Embassy in Egypt and will enjoy strong links with business partners in Egypt and in the UK leading to training opportunities and internships for its students in Egypt and abroad.

All BUE academic management will be carried out by Loughborough University, and BUE graduates and students will be offered training opportunities and internships in Egypt and abroad. They will be able to continue their postgraduate studies either at the university, in the UK or abroad. In the second phase, BUE plans to offer students exchange programs at UK-affiliated universities; students will be evaluated on an individual basis. After exchange programs are put in place, BUE will be offering students scholarships to study in UK-affiliated universities.

Applications for September 2005 are now being accepted. Application packs are available from the BUE Head Office, alternatively they can be located on the BUE website.

Tuition Fees per annum will be £3,500 for the Faculty of Economics, Political Sciences and Business Administration as well as theFaculty of Computer Sciences, Information Systems and Computer Networks. Fees for the Faculty of Engineering will be £4,500. For Egyptian students fees will be payable in LE equivalent in accordance with the conversion rate to be announced nearer the student intake date, while foreign students will be required to pay in Sterling Pounds. Scholarship criteria will be announced shortly.

Campus is currently being built at Shorouk City. Head Office: 4 Khaled Ibn El-Walid St., Sheraton Heliopolis Area. Tel: 268-8995, Fax: 268-8996 www.bue-egypt.com

The Université Francaise d’ Egypte (UFE) aims to contribute to the development of scientific research and to upgrade educational levels, using recent developments and academic methods employed by developed countries. Faculties offered are in partnership with French universities, such as applied languages, which is one of many started up all over the world by the Sorbonne. The faculty aims at strengthening the relationship between education and the marketplace, encouraging foreign language studies and combining education and expertise. It also teaches applied languages in specialized fields of business, international commerce, law and translation.

Tuition is based on the student’s score in the Thanaweya Amma. The higher the score, the less the student pays. Upon graduation, students are awarded both a French and Egyptian degree. Facilities include a multipurpose sports court, and high-tech computer and language labs.

Km 37 Misr-Ismailia Rd., Shorouk. PO Box 11873. Tel: (02) 687-3555. Website: www.ufe.edu.eg

The Modern Academy in Maadi was founded in 1993 and has since grown from a single specialization (computer science) into two distinct colleges, each offering a variety of specializations. Students enroll either in the Computer Science and Management Technology division or the Engineering and Technology division, both fully accredited by the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education.

In 1996 MAM signed an academic agreement of partnership with the University of the District of Columbia to encourage and develop academic programs that will enhance the material, physical and intellectual growth of students, faculty and staff of both institutions. The program currently offers Cairo-based UDC bachelor degrees. Students enrolling in the Modern Academy have the option of joining the UDC/MAM program and receiving an American degree in addition to the Egyptian one (paying tuition for each), after studying a number of complementary courses required for the UDC bachelor degree. Academic staff teaching in the UDC/MAM Program follow regular University of the District of Columbia syllabi, textbooks and other educational materials.

524A Rd. 301, New Maadi. Tel: (02) 702-0007. Website: www.modern-academy.edu et