Middle East College
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Motto | Inspiring Creative Minds |
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Type | Private university college |
Established | 2002 |
Founder | Dr. Abdullah Saif Ahmed Al Sabahy, Mr. Lefeer Muhamed Marakkarackayil |
Dean | Professor R. C. Bhattarcharjee[1] |
Students | 5500+ |
Location |
Muscat, Oman ![]() 23°34′04″N 58°10′05″E / 23.56790°N 58.168024°ECoordinates: 23°34′04″N 58°10′05″E / 23.56790°N 58.168024°E |
Campus | Over 100,000 square metres |
Colours | Blue and red |
Sports | Indoor football, squash, badminton, volleyball, basketball |
Affiliations | Coventry University, University of Wolverhampton [2] |
Website | mec.edu.om |
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Middle East College (MEC) is a higher education institution in the Sultanate of Oman with over 5500 students. MEC is affiliated to Coventry University,[3] UK, is located in the Knowledge Oasis Muscat.
Middle East College offers 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 of Information Technology 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).
Campus
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Campus life
Student lounge and common halls provide a meeting zone for students. There is a Computing Club, Electronics Club, Design Club, Photography Club, Math Club, Net Club, Business Society, Dramatics society, and the English Speaking society. During the ‘Day out with the Dean’ students discuss academic and other issues with the Dean and senior academic staff.
Students from 24 countries are doing their studies in Middle East College
International student exchange
MEC has established links with academic institutions around the world to enable its students to participate in cultural exchange programs in: * South Korea[8]
Academics
MEC is primarily a teaching college and not research led[11]
Departments
- Science & Technology
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Wireless Technology
- Business & Information Systems
- Archives & Records Management degrees
- PG Programmes in Business, IT and Electronics
Accreditations
References
- ↑ http://www.mec.edu.om/web/About-Us/Corporate-Information/Senior-Management
- ↑ http://www.wlv.ac.uk/default.aspx?page=39287
- ↑ " International collaborations", Coventry University, January 10, 2009. Accessed April 5, 2010
- ↑ "Microsoft ITA"
- ↑ "EC-Council"
- ↑ http://www.wlv.ac.uk/alumni/honorary-graduates-2013/honorary-graduates-2012/abdullah-saif-ahmed-al-sabahi/
- ↑ http://www.wlv.ac.uk/alumni/honorary-graduates-2013/honorary-graduates-2012/lefeer-muhamed-marakkarackayil/
- ↑ http://omanobserver.om/mec-students-express-satisfaction-over-visit-to-s-korean-university/
- ↑ http://omanobserver.om/mec-students-visit-coventry-university-in-uk/
- ↑ http://omanobserver.om/mec-students-in-india-for-summer-programme/
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/institution/Middle_East_College/stats