Middle East College

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Middle East College
Middle East College
Motto Inspiring Creative Minds
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 Oman

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Campus Over 100,000 Sq metres
Colours Blue and Red         
Affiliations Coventry University, University of Wolverhampton [2]
Website mec.edu.om
Middle East College Logo

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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. It is dedicated to educating students and equipping them with the values, Knowledge and life skills needed to enrich their lives and enable them to meaningfully contribute to the progress of society. It provides a creative, nurturing campus environment where our (?) students can make a positive difference in the community, the state and the world. Middle East College offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the disciplines of Engineering, Business, and Technology. MEC enjoys several 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

File:Al Khawarazmi Block - Middle East College.jpg
Teaching and learning block 1 named after the famous Islamic mathematician, astronomer and a geographer, Abū ʿAbdallāh Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmi in a buildup area of 7300 Square metres.
File:Ibn Rushd Block - Middle East College.jpg
Teaching and learning block 2 in a buildup area of 4600 square metres named after Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd, one of the greatest thinkers and scientists of the history
File:Al Khalil Block - Middle East College.jpg
Learning Resources Block in a buildup area of 4200 square metres named after one of the earliest Arab lexicographers and philologists, Al Khalil Ibn Ahmad Al Farahidi.
File:Facility Centre - Middle East College.jpg
Facilities Centre in a buildup area of 4200 square meters named after the Arab historiographer and historian, Ibn Khaldūn.
File:Student Hub - Middle East College.jpg
A modern MEC STUDENT HUB with a buildup area of 6800 square metres will be open by Spring 2016.

Campus Life

Student lounge and common halls provide a meeting zone for students from different sessions and programmes to discuss culture, sport and other common interests.

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.

As per the official record, students from 24 different countries are doing their studies in Middle East College

International Student Exchange

Middle East College prepares and encourages students to become thinkers with an international prospective. For that reason MEC has established links with various academic institutions around the world to enable its students to participate in different cultural exchange programs. The programs helps the students to go through different life experiences and gives them the chance to learn about new cultures. Those opportunities enhances their personal skills and will help them in seeing things in a different manner. The students gets the chance to take part in different programs in the following countries: South Korea[8] , United Kingdom,[9] India[10] Spain, and Italy.

Outstanding Academics

MEC is primarily a teaching college and not research led[11]

Departments

  1. Science & Technology
  2. Engineering
  3. Business & Information Systems
  4. Archives & Records Management degrees
  5. PG Programmes in Business & IT


Accreditions

  1. University of Wolverhampton
  2. University of Coventry

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mec.edu.om/web/About-Us/Corporate-Information/Senior-Management
  2. ↑ http://www.wlv.ac.uk/default.aspx?page=39287
  3. ↑ " International collaborations", Coventry University, January 10, 2009. Accessed April 5, 2010
  4. ↑ "Microsoft ITA"
  5. ↑ "EC-Council"
  6. ↑ http://www.wlv.ac.uk/alumni/honorary-graduates-2013/honorary-graduates-2012/abdullah-saif-ahmed-al-sabahi/
  7. ↑ http://www.wlv.ac.uk/alumni/honorary-graduates-2013/honorary-graduates-2012/lefeer-muhamed-marakkarackayil/
  8. ↑ http://omanobserver.om/mec-students-express-satisfaction-over-visit-to-s-korean-university/
  9. ↑ http://omanobserver.om/mec-students-visit-coventry-university-in-uk/
  10. ↑ http://omanobserver.om/mec-students-in-india-for-summer-programme/
  11. ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/institution/Middle_East_College/stats
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