Central Department of Mission announces about opening the door for applying for external mission to get double Doctorate from Alabama Birmingham University, USA and the University of Alexandria according to agreements between them in the following specialisms:

1)      Biomedical Engineering

2)      Civil Engineering – Sustainable Engineering Design& Construction

The study will begin in spring of the academic year 2014/2015 and its period is three years (two years in Egypt and one year in United Sates of America

·         The terms of Application:                     

1)      The applicant should be administrator or assistant researcher obtaining Master's Degree or assistant lecturer or assistant researcher in one of authorities listed in missions plan provided if:

A)    The applicant should not be more than 30 years old in announcement date according to the article No 11 of missions law No 112 of the year 1959 and executive committee is allowed, after taking the opinion of sending authority, to exceed the age relating to public interest (with a maximum of two years).

B)    The applicant should register for Doctorate for no more than one year of announcement date.

C)    The applicant should get Master's Degree in mission specialism:

1)      Biomedical Engineering                           2) Civil Engineering:

·         Electrical Engineering,                                       Civil Engineering

·         Electromechanical Engineering                          Structural Engineering

·         Chemical Engineering                                        Architecture

·         Bioengineering                                                   Mechanical Engineering

·         Biomedical Engineering                                     Chemical Engineering

·         Production Engineering                                      Environmental Engineering

·         Mechanical Engineering                                     Materials Engineering

·         Computer Engineering and Systems                  Architecture (fine arts)

·         Structural Engineering

·         Materials Engineering

·         Biotechnology

·         Information technology

·         Computer Science

·         Physics

·         Chemistry

·         Biology

·         Dentistry

·         Medicine

2)      The grade of university degree should be very good at least

3)      The applicant should get 550 degree in TOEFL or 79 degree in IBT or 6 degree in IELTS test (language certificate should be presented before 29/12/2014) taking into account the higher linguistic level required by Foreign Universities when traveling

4)      The applicant should do military service or is exempted from it

5)      It is not allowed for the applicant to get mission or scholarship for Doctorate before

6)      Data forms should be accredited from sending authority (accredited and sealed from the faculty and university)

How to enroll:

First: the applicant applies in general management of mission (Tahrir complex, the seventh floor) before 31/12/2014 with all documents:

1)      Bachelor certificate in English and statement of grades in all subjects in all years and general grade in each academic year separately.

2)      Master's Degree certificate in English or its equivalent in appropriate comparable specialism of announced specialisms of average GPA ?3.0 or equivalent.

3)      Certificate of registration date if the applicant registered for Doctorate

4)      Valid English language certificate (79 in IBT exam or 6 degrees in IELTS)

5)      Research plan certified from sending authority

6)      Military service certificate

7)      The approval of the employer for nomination

8)      Data form in Arabic and English certified from the employer.

·         Second, after reviewing the researcher file, making sure if he/she meets the terms and approving the program officer in Alexandria University, the candidate will be notified to apply for Alabama, Birmingham University, United States, through  internet on the following website:

·         http://www.uab.edu/graduate/images/acrobat/checklist/biomedicaleng.pdf

·         http://www.uab.edu/graduate/images/acrobat/checklist/civileng.pdf

·         Material advantages of mission:

     The candidates enrolled in this program will be treated the financial treatment of researchers on Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology E-JUST program

The last day for receiving nominations is on Wednesday 31/12/2014, but for medical engineering on Thursday 15/1/2015

For more information, please contact with the vice dean for post-graduation studies and research of the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University on:

eng-vdg@alexu.edu.eg