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Master of Intelligent Transportation Systems
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Program Description
The main objective of the MS degree in
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) at Nile University is to prepare a new
generation of transportation professionals in Egypt, educated to the highest
international level, and are able to research and solve Egypt’s transportation
problems and meet its needs in the 21st century. Transportation
professionals usually aim at achieving two main objectives: safety and
efficiency of the system. This can be achieved with better design, planning, and
management of the Transportation system. With the increase in the size and
demands on the system, these objectives are becoming more difficult and
challenging. Advancement in new sensor and communication technologies and
electronics have many promises to provide solutions to many of the
transportation problems and challenges as we move into the 21st
century. Many advanced systems, part of the general term known as “Intelligent
Transportation Systems”, have been implemented in many developed countries
around the world, and more recently to some developing countries.
Local/ International partners
The University of Central Florida’s (UCF)
Center for Advanced Transportation Systems Simulation (CATSS) is the
international partner. The Egyptian Ministries of Transportation and
Communication are the main local partners, however, efforts to include port and
airport authorities are underway. Local industry with interest in the
communication, sensors, and hardware of ITS, can also be among the local
partners.
Who should attend/Target market
Applicants for this program could be
individuals dealing with transportation issues from the various Egyptian
government sectors, including the Ministries of Transportation and
Communication, and the Traffic Police. Company employees in Egypt and the Gulf
who are working in technologies that could be applied to Transportation and ITS,
are also potential candidates for this program. In addition, graduates from both
public and private Egyptian Universities are eligible to apply.
Program Outcomes
Students will be knowledgeable in the
state-of-the-art of Transportation Systems, and moving from conventional
approaches to more innovative and advanced means in meeting the demands and
solving transportation problems.
Faculty
The program faculty consists of well
known educators from NU, University of Central Florida, University of Toronto,
Ryerson University in Canada and the Pennsylvania State University.
Curriculum
The program consists of 36 credit hours
divided as follows:
Core:
Fundamentals of ITS and Traffic Management, Traffic Safety Analysis, Probability
and Statistics for Engineers.
Electives - Track 1:
Traffic Engineering, ITS Applications, Transportation Planning and Travel Demand
Analysis, Advanced Geometric Design of Highways, Advanced Urban Transit Systems,
Planning and Design of Airports, Freight Transportation Analysis
Electives - Track 2:
Advanced Mathematics for Engineers, Operation, Networks and Signal Processing,
Introduction to Telematics, Smart Sensors and Wireless Communication, Principles
of Control Theory, Synergy: Operations Research in Transportation, Modeling and
Simulation, Systems Engineering, other Management of Technology and/or Business
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Master of Construction Engineering &
Management
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Program Description
The Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) program in construction
engineering and management is essentially a course-based program. The program is
uniquely designed to advance the knowledge and improve the construction
management know-how of students via sets of core courses and electives that
cater for students' diverse interests in project management, cost planning and
control, construction methods and field operations, and labor relations and
contract administration.
Local/ International partners
Local partners include lead contractors, consultants,
and government organizations, including the Egyptian Ministries of Housing,
Utilities and Urban Development, Transportation, Electricity and Energy,
Petroleum, and Communication and Information Technology. International partners
include a group of world renowned professors from well recognized universities
in Canada, USA and Europe.
Who should attend/ Target market
Architects and engineers who either work in the construction
industry or plan to have a career in this vibrant industry, with a prime focus
on management of engineering, procurement and construction projects.
Program Outcomes
Students
will learn methods and techniques that are essential to efficient management of
engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects. After graduation the
students will have the knowledge and skills to:
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Manage
projects: including project delivery
systems, time, cost and quality management.
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Plan
and control project costs:
including cost estimating, risk analysis, contingency development and
management, cost control and progress reporting, value engineering.
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Master the selection of construction
equipment and methods:
including characteristics of commonly used construction equipment, and of
computer simulation and algorithmic methods for optimized selection of
construction methods and equipment fleets.
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Handle labor relations and contract
administration in construction: including
types of construction contracts, construction law and related legislations,
labor law, business practices, safety, construction claims and alternative
dispute resolution mechanisms.
Faculty
NU faculty members teaching in the Construction Engineering and
Management program have all received their Ph.D. degrees from Canada and USA.
They are active researchers with strong academic records and diverse industry
experience in the private and public sectors of the construction industry. In
addition, a number of internationally recognized professors from leading
universities in Canada, USA, and Europe will teach in the program and will
actively participate in collaborative research projects.
Curriculum
The M.Eng.
program is a course-based program that requires 36 credit hours of course work.
Students are required to complete the program core courses (project management,
construction methods, cost estimating, engineering economics, decision analysis
and project planning and control) and satisfy the total credit requirements
through a set of electives. Elective courses are carefully structured to cater
for students' diverse interests in management at corporate level, construction
field operations, project execution and management and asset management of civil
infrastructure systems. The electives, also, allow students to register for
selected courses from the EMBA, MOT and ITS programs.
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Master of Microelectronics System Design
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Program Description
Microelectronics
is the primary medium for implementing communication, computer and control
systems. They are at the core of the latest innovations in the automotive
industry and aerospace engineering. Laptops, Ipods, mobile phones, and the
Internet are part of our everyday experience thanks to modern electronics.
Nile University's
Microelectronics System Design program focuses on state-of-the-art Integrated
Circuit (IC) design and design methodologies. A special emphasis is placed on
design flow, system-level issues, and Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools,
including modeling, synthesis, and simulation at various levels of abstraction.
The program of study should naturally lead into hot areas of research as well as
practical development work, whether the students choose the "thesis option" of
the program (M.Sc.), or through course projects if they take the "course-based
option" (M.Eng.). Both options include an offering of core courses, specialized
electives, and several business and management courses. At the end of the
2-year program, students will have gone through the whole design cycle from
concept all the way down to verification, or tape-out. They will acquire
hands-on experience in the design of microelectronics circuits and systems,
coupled with a foundation in entrepreneurship and management that would enable
them to make an immediate impact in the marketplace.
Local/ International partners
The program was developed in cooperation with
leading microelectronics design companies in Egypt and was benchmarked against
similar leading programs worldwide. We are currently working on developing
partnerships with leading world-class universities to participate in the
delivery of the program.
Who should attend/Target market
The program is specifically designed to provide a program of study for graduates
wishing to pursue a career in the area of Microelectronics Design, or as a route
to Continual Professional Development if they are already working in the
Microelectronics industry. Positions graduates are expected to hold include:
IC Designer, Senior IC Designer, Design Team
Leader, and Design Manager, in the areas
of Digital, Analog, RF, and Mixed-Signal Circuits and Systems.
Program Outcomes
Graduates will
have had extensive hands-on design experience, and will be prepared to make an
immediate contribution to microelectronic designs in companies specializing in
the design of integrated circuits and systems, as well as companies developing
EDA tools. Additionally, graduates will be able to make buiness decisions which
will complement their technical expertise, and empower them to be agents of
growth in the Microelectronics design industry in Egypt.
Faculty
The program
faculty consists of professors from North American institutions as well as NU
professors involved in the Microelectronics design industry in Egypt.
Curriculum
The program (36
credits required for graduation) of study consists of a core, specialized
electives for depth, optional courses for breadth, and business and management
courses. The core courses will provide the students with the basics of design
flow for different implementations (ASICs, FPGA, and full custom) including
tradeoffs for performance, design time, economics, etc. Specialized electives
cover a range of topics including Analog Design, RF Microelectronics,
Computer-Aided Design, and Modeling, Analysis, & Optimization of High
Performance ICs. The program is further enriched through a choice of courses
that broadens the students' horizons such as Software Engineering, Systems
Engineering, Digital Signal Processing, and Computer & Network Architecture.
Business and Management courses complement the course offering for both the M.Sc.
and the M.Eng. options.
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