Middle East College
Middle East College (MEC) is a college based in Muscat, Oman. It is one of the leading higher education institution in the Sultanate of Oman,[3] with over 5,100 students. MEC is affiliated to Coventry University, UK.[4] It is located in the Knowledge Oasis Muscat.
Teaching and Learning Block 1 (7,300m2), named after the Islamic mathematician, astronomer and geographer, Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi | |
Motto | Inspiring Creative Minds |
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Type | Private university college |
Established | 2002 |
Founder | Dr. Abdullah Saif Ahmed Al Sabahi, Mr. Lefeer Muhamed Marakkarackayil |
Chairman | Dr. Abdullah Saif Ahmed Al Sabahi[1] |
Students | 4500+ |
Location | Muscat , 23°34′04″N 58°10′05″E |
Campus | Over 100,000 square metres |
Colours | Blue and red |
Affiliations | Coventry University, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, University of Wolverhampton [2] |
Sports | Indoor football, squash, badminton, volleyball, basketball |
Website | mec.edu.om |
Middle East College has undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the disciplines of engineering, business, and technology. MEC has partnerships with Microsoft IT Academy (ITA),[5] Oracle Academy Initiative Program, Cisco Networking Academy Program, EC-Council Scholarship,[6] 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,[7] and Mr. Lefeer Muhamed,[8] in association with Sultan’s Special Forces Pension Fund (SSFPF).
Academic aspects
MEC is primarily a teaching college and not research led.[9]
MEC has the following departments:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Science & Technology
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Wireless Technology
- Business & Information Systems
- Archives & Records Management degrees
- PG Programmes in Business, IT and Electronics
Student activities
Student clubs include a Computing Club, Electronics Club, Design Club, Photography Club, Math Club, Net Club, Business Society, Dramatics 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:
- University of Wolverhampton (UK)[13]
- University of Coventry (UK)[14]
References
- "Board of Directors". www.mec.edu.om. Oman: Middle East College. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Middle East College - University of Wolverhampton". www.wlv.ac.uk.
- "Top Universities in Oman - 2018 Omani University Ranking". www.4icu.org.
- " International collaborations", Coventry University, January 10, 2009. Accessed April 5, 2010
- Newspaper, Muscat Daily. "Middle East College aims at developing human resources".
- "EC-Council Middle East - Cyber Security Certification Courses Middle East".
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- "Middle East College – Stats". ResearchGate.
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- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Middle East College". UK: University of Wolverhampton.
- "Middle East College". UK: University of Coventry.