Dear
All
This is to alert you
to an interesting staff development post – for a UK staff developer - in Cairo.
Do please pass it on
to anyone you think might be interested. Apologies for cross-postings, as
ever.
The
British University
in Egypt
was founded by agreement between the UK and Egyptian Governments. It is
located on a new Campus on the outskirts of Cairo. The current faculties are Engineering,
Business, Political Science and Economics and Computing and Informatics. The
objective of the BUE is to provide an educational experience to students that is
in the British style and to British standards. A fuller
description of the University can be seen at www.bue.edu.eg
BUE
has full degree awarding powers under Egyptian law. The degree programmes are
based on UK syllabuses preceded by a
preparatory year. The University opened in 2005 and currently has 800 students
with a further expected intake of 1000 this Autumn. The plan is to grow to a
student population of 6000 by 2010.
The
British University in Egypt has a partnership agreement with Loughborough University which is in the process of
validating the degree programmes and has provisionally approved validation with
final confirmation due in September
2007.
For informal
discussions please contact Leslie
Croxford after 12 August.
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Yours
Andy
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Dr Andrew
Wilson FHEA
Director
Professional Development
7 Holywell
Drive
Loughborough University
Leicestershire
LE11 3TU
UK
Phone: +44 (0) 1509
222380
Fax: +44 (0) 1509
223992
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Web:
www.lboro.ac.uk/service/pd