Middle East College Explained

Middle East College
Motto:Enterprising. Resilient. Impactful.
Established:2002
Type:Private university college
Founder:Abdullah Saif Ahmed Al Sabahi, Lefeer Muhamed Marakkarackayil
Chairman:Abdullah Saif Ahmed Al Sabahi[1]
City:Muscat
Country:Oman
Campus:Over
Colours: Blue and red
Academic Affiliations:Coventry University, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences

Middle East College (MEC) is a private college based in Muscat, Oman. It is one of the leading higher education institution in the Sultanate of Oman,[2] with over 5,100 students. MEC is affiliated to Coventry University, UK.[3] It is located in the Knowledge Oasis Muscat.

Middle East College has undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the disciplines of engineering, business, and technology. MEC has partnerships with Microsoft IT Academy (ITA),[4] Oracle Academy Initiative Program, Cisco Networking Academy Program, EC-Council Scholarship,[5] SAP, Linux Professional Institute and Information Technology Authority, Oman.

History

The Middle East College was founded in 2002 by Dr. Abdullah Saif Ahmed Al Sabahy,[6] and Mr. Lefeer Muhamed,[7] in association with Sultan's Special Forces Pension Fund (SSFPF).

Academic aspects

MEC is primarily a teaching college and not research led.[8]

MEC has the following academic programmes:

Student activities

Student clubs include a Computing Club, Electronics Club, Design Club, Photography Club, Math Club, Net Club, Business Society, Drama Society, and the English Speaking Society.

International links

Students from 24 countries are undertaking their studies in Middle East College.

MEC has established links with academic institutions around the world to enable its students to participate in cultural exchange programs in:

MEC partners with the following institutions:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Board of Directors . Middle East College . www.mec.edu.om . Oman . 21 January 2019 .
  2. Web site: Top Universities in Oman - 2018 Omani University Ranking. www.4icu.org.
  3. http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/engineeringandcomputing/international/international%20collaborations/Pages/themiddleeast.aspx " International collaborations"
  4. Web site: Middle East College aims at developing human resources. Muscat Daily. Newspaper.
  5. Web site: EC-Council Middle East - Cyber Security Certification Courses Middle East.
  6. Web site: Abdullah Saif Ahmed Al-Sabahi - University of Wolverhampton . 2015-03-06 . dead . https://archive.today/20150309152450/http://www.wlv.ac.uk/alumni/honorary-graduates-2013/honorary-graduates-2012/abdullah-saif-ahmed-al-sabahi/ . 2015-03-09 .
  7. Web site: Lefeer Muhamed Marakkarackayil - University of Wolverhampton . 2015-03-06 . dead . https://archive.today/20150309152531/http://www.wlv.ac.uk/alumni/honorary-graduates-2013/honorary-graduates-2012/lefeer-muhamed-marakkarackayil/ . 2015-03-09 .
  8. Web site: Middle East College – Stats. .
  9. Web site: MEC students in India for summer programme | Oman Observer . 2015-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133319/http://omanobserver.om/mec-students-in-india-for-summer-programme/# . 2015-04-02 . dead .
  10. Web site: MEC students express satisfaction over visit to S Korean university | Oman Observer . 2015-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154529/http://omanobserver.om/mec-students-express-satisfaction-over-visit-to-s-korean-university/# . 2015-04-02 . dead .
  11. Web site: MEC students visit Coventry University in UK | Oman Observer . 2015-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402135809/http://omanobserver.om/mec-students-visit-coventry-university-in-uk/# . 2015-04-02 . dead .
  12. Web site: Middle East College . . UK .
  13. Web site: Middle East College . . NL .

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