New Applicant Tuition Fees Categories & Special Scholarships for Non Egyptians
فئات المصروفات الدراسية والمنح الخاصة والحد الادني للقبول للطلاب الأجانب - الغير مصريين:
- The Student’s Category is applicable till graduation for all applicant either new or external transfer student.
- The Special scholarships can be combined and calculated from the student’s category fees.
- Full Tuition fees are subject to an annual increase from 10% to 15% prior to the applied categories.
- The British validation fees are to be paid in the first semester of each academic year by either Pound sterling (£) or it's equivalent value in US dollar ($),which is rated by The Financial Department.
- New Applicants (Egyptians & Foreigners) must pay tuition fees on campus ONLY.
- Non-Egyptians must pay their fees in Dollars, through our NBE (National Bank of Egypt - البنك الأهلى المصرى) account ONLY "On Campus".( Account Number: 1823060351711000017 American Dollar).
- Fourth and fifth year Dentistry students will be charged EGP 500 per semester (Outpatient clinics).
Transfer Students
MSA welcomes all transfer students from government or privately owned universities. Students are accepted upon providing the admission office with the following documents:
- Good Conduct letter from the student's previous university (خـــطاب حــسن ســـير وســـلوك)
- University transcript (GPA will be under reviewal of the Faculty board for acceptance).
- The Faculty of Dentistry transfer students’ minimum GPA must not be less than (3 - 3.5).
- A full detailed original stamped university course description for all subjects.
- Fill an application online. [Apply Online] .
- Pay EGP 500 for course equivalency fees.
- Sit for MSA English Language Placement Test (ELPT) (If the student didn't study any English subject in his previous university).
- MSA Parent session + Interview certificate
- A conscription certificate Or Military Service Form "Namouzag 2 and 6 Gond" (for Egyptian males only).
- Transcripts and certificates authenticated as necessary.
- A letter from the university proving that he/she is no longer registered there (خــــطاب ســحب).. ** Transfer students MUST NOT withdraw their file from their current University until they obtain the final explicit approval and acceptance from an official MSA Admission officer. **
- Six passport photos are required.
- 2 Original Computerized Birth Certificate issued on the same month of Admission..
- A copy of the national ID card & a copy of student passport (for Non-Egyptian).
New Applicant (Tuition Fees & Scholarships) - Thanaweya Amma Students
فئات المصروفات الدراسية والمنح الخاصة للقبول للطلبة الحاصلين على شهادة الثانوية العامة المصرية
- - يتم دفع القسط الثاني للفصل الدراسي الأول بين 20 نوفمبر و19 ديسمبر 2024.
- - يتم دفع القسط الخاص بالفصل الدراسي الثاني، من 20 ديسمبر 2024 حتى اليوم الأخير لامتحانات نهاية الفصل الدراسي الأول في 22 يناير 2025.
- - فئات المصروفات الدراسية سارية حتى سنة التخرج لجميع الطلاب المتقدمين الجدد والمحولين من الجامعات الأخرى الحكومية أو الخاصة.
- - تقوم ادارة القبول والتسجيل بالجامعة بحساب ودمج نسب خصم المنح الدراسية الخاصة من فئات المصروفات الدراسية.
- - لا يقوم الطالب بسداد المصروفات الدراسية إلا بعد إستلام إذن السداد (Payment Order) من مكتب القبول والتسجيل بالجامعة.
- - المصروفات الدراسية قابلة للزيادة السنوية من ١٠% الي ١٥% .
- - يقوم الطلبة المتقدمين الجدد بدفع المصروفات الدراسية بالجنية المصرى بفرعى البنك العربى والبنك الأهلي المصري داخل مقر الجامعة ولا يتم قبول التحويلات من الخارج.
- - يقوم الطالب بدفع مصروفات الإعتماد البريطاني في الفصل الدراسي الأول من كل عام دراسي إما بالجنيه الإسترليني (£) أو ما يعادلها بالدولار الأمريكي ($)، والتي يتم تحديد قيمتها من قبل الإدارة المالية للجامعة.
- - لطلاب السنة الرابعة والخامسة بكلية طب الأسنان يقوم الطالب بدفع مبلغ 500 جنيه مصري عن الفصل الدراسي تكلفة التدريب بعيادات المرضى الخارجية.
To view the tuition fees for the upcoming Semester (February 2024) please click here
Required Subjects for all Certificates & Official Documents for Admission
MSA Library
Our staff will be glad to sincerely help you gain the maximum benefit through using the Library resources. Should any of you have an inquiry, problem or any sort of inconvenience when attempting to use any of the Library resources, feel free to contact any of the Library team for help and support, you will all witness incredible growth and development of the MSA University Library. This will be reflected in the opening of a new State-of-the-Art Library in fall 2014.
The book items are organized by subject using Classification Numbers. If you look up a book in our catalogue, you will be informed of its classification number (we use the Dewey Decimal scheme where every book has a 3-digit number that is usually followed by a decimal point and extension numbers to indicate its subject, Besides printed books and journals, the Library of MSA University subscribes to a growing number of electronic databases in which electronic versions of thousands of journals can be found.
The Library team will be glad to help you to identify and use the electronic resources that you need for your studies. Training sessions will be held regularly to train the students on how to use the databases effectively. Such training will be scheduled as a part of your studies. The Library of October University for Modern Sciences and Arts services all of the faculties. All the functions and services of the Library are fully computerized and they are available to all faculty members, students and staff via the university's network.
The Library is furnished with a modern desks tables, benches and shelves of books, periodicals and graduation projects. The hall to view a capacity of about 800 Users, Central Library is equipped with central air conditioning, sound system and a special library and equipped with the latest communication rules of international specialized data devices.
The Library also provided with computer devices which is high efficiency and connected courses. Internet access is available to all users of the students and members of the teaching staff and their assistants up to 125 device.
* It is worth mentioning, the headquarters of October University for Modern Sciences and Arts fully covered Pal Wi Fi which access to the Internet, and various databases from anywhere at the university.
The Library tries to achieve this aim through achieving the following objectives:
- Being the gateway for local and global information.
- Providing sources of information to meet the needs of all staff members and students.
- Training users on how to search for and retrieve information.
- Helping the beneficiaries to take advantage of the real sources of information available.
- Promoting cooperation among all units of the university as well as sharing resources with other libraries locally and regionally.
Summarizing all of the above, the Library of October University for Modern Sciences and Arts has the following mission:
"To provide the best possible information services to the students and staff of MSA University using the most effective media, and to help students and staff derive the greatest benefit from the library's hybrid collection of printed and electronic resources".
Benefits & Features:
1-Collecting the university's intellectual outputs in one and central place.
2-A solution for preserving the university's intellectual outcomes.
3-Strengthening and raising the reputation, prestige and prestige of the university.
4-Displaying the university's intellectual production and increasing its awareness internationally
5-increasing the viewing and viewing rates and the number of reference citations for the university's intellectual
6-production To provide distinguished services to the university community, including learners and academics.
7-Reducing the time period between scientific discoveries and disseminating research findings in traditional ways.
8-Promote and support the principle of free access to information.
We are contented and proud to announce that Modern Sciences and Arts- MSA University Digital Repository (MSAR) came on the first top three searches of the digital repositories for Egyptian universities in the latest Google results for the best digital repository for Egyptian Universities.
To many more upcoming successes!
The Koha Library catalogue is part of the open source Library system that MSA University uses. You can use the catalogue to search for books by title, author, subject heading, or keyword. You can also combine 2 or more search fields to achieve more accurate results. Ask the library staff if you need more help with this. By clicking on the required book you will have more details on where you can find it.
2. Information Desk: The enquiry or information desk is meant to help users find the information they need regarding a specific subject. Questions can vary from simply asking about the availability of a book to questions about having articles about any Subject.
3. Reading and Studying Spaces: The individual study area is located on the Third & Fourth floor including electronic library lab on second floor of Building L This area is provided for reading and studying individually. Talking or using cellular phones is not allowed.
4. Computers and Printing: The Library provides 125 computer machines for the use of students and staff. The use of computers is restricted to accessing databases or internet access for academic work only. MSA Library also provides the facilities of printing and scanning.
5. Online Databases:
EKB (Egyptian Knowledge Bank) is one of the largest national projects that is concerned with education in Egypt, it aims to provide a huge and diversified sources for knowledge and culture for free, to all Egyptians.It comes after contracting with several international publishing houses to publish their contents in all scientific and cultural disciplines, to have the system for the new Egyptian cultural revolution completed.
(Egyptian Knowledge Bank) Official presentation
EBSCOhost is a powerful online reference system accessible via the Internet or direct connection. It offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. The comprehensive databases range from general reference collections to specially-designed, subject-specific databases for public, academic, school, medical, corporate, and government libraries.
JSTOR is a growing digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. JSTOR's archival journal collections include more than two thousand journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Both multidisciplinary and discipline-specific journal collections are offered, covering more than 50 academic disciplines. We also offer access to more than 2 million digitized primary source objects.
Global Plants is a community-contributed database used by students and researchers worldwide.Global Plants lets herbaria share their plant type specimens, experts determine and update plant names, and students discover and learn about plants in context. The database is an essential resource for institutions supporting research and teaching in botany, ecology, and conservation studies.
Aluka is an online digital library focusing on materials about Africa Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes for Art and design. Aluka's mission is to connect scholars from around the world by building a common platform that allows online collaboration and knowledge sharing. Aluka's audience is higher education and research communities worldwide. Using Aluka, you can explore the archaeology, history and culture of Africa through its heritage sites and landscapes.
(MDIC) The Medical and Drug Information Center.
(BIC) Biotechnology Information Center.
Name | Position |
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Hatem Ahmed Ibraheem | Library Manager |
Ahmed Abd El- Nasser Helal | Library Systems Administrator |
Mostafa Shehab Shwkat | Deputy Library Manager |
Hassan Hameed | Information Specialist |
Omar Abd El-Aziz | Information Specialist |
Mohamed Essam | Information Specialist |
Ahmed Yehia | Information Specialist |
Marwan Mostafa | Information Specialist |
Khaled Saad | Library Assistant |
For more info visit: http://library.msa.edu.eg/cgi-bin/koha/opac-main.pl?news_id=21
Recently MSA library added a new service called QR Code,Now you can use Smart Library Catalog from any smart phone by reading the Library QR Code.To read QR Codes, you need a handheld device with a camera, web browser, and QR Code reader software (an app) from Google Play & App Store,
Android Devices: https://goo.gl/RDsf7T
Apple Devices: https://goo.gl/oZRbSU
QR Code User Manual:
1- After downloading the QR Code reader application, scan the QR code for shelves or books at the library.
2- Follow the link you receive by QR Code reader to reach your result.
3- All results are automatically saved in QR Code reader History for quick retrieval.
When you visit the University Library you will find all the library shelves with the QR codes by linking these codes to the library's automated system,You can access all bibliographic data for books and periodicals and see the book cover directly and quickly.
- The library is a quiet working environment in which talking and mobile conversations are prohibited. Mobile phones should be set to Silent before entering the library.
- Eating, drinking and smoking are not permitted in the library. Waste paper and other waste should be disposed of in the bins provided.
- Library computers should be used only for academic work.
- Books must not be taken from the library unless they have been officially borrowed and stamped with a return date.
- Users should not attempt to re-shelve books. Instead, they are required to leave them on the table to be re-shelved by the library staff.
2. Borrowing Books
- To register as a user, go with your University ID card, to the Library Circulation Desk.
- Students may have up to two books on loan at any one time for a period of seven days each (except for books labeled REF). Loans may be renewed for seven more days if the book is not required by another user. If you wish to renew the loan of a book, you should bring it back to the library for re-stamping. During the extended loan period, a book may be recalled at any time, and must be returned immediately.
- Staff may have up to three books on loan at any one time for a period of one semester.
- All books borrowed should not be passed on to other students or staff.
- If you reserve a book, you must collect it before 12:00 PM on the second working day after its return. Otherwise, it will be returned to the shelves and will be available for other users.
- Users will be charged the full cost of replacement or repair of lost or damaged books.
- Fines will be charged for the late return of books unless the delay is caused by illness or other reasons beyond the user's control. Evidence of illness or other circumstances will normally be required at the time of return.
- The level of fines charged will be displayed in the Library and on its website and may vary from time to time.
- CDs may not be borrowed.
- The following penalty system will be applied for the late return or non-return of books borrowed from the Library:
- Two LE per book for each overdue working day during the first week after the return date stamped in the book.- Any book overdue for more than 4 weeks will be considered lost, In such a case, the user will be charged its cost plus 25% of the current price of the book (with a minimum of 20 LE) to cover the administrative overheads.
- The previous overdue penalties will be added to the user's fees due at the end of the semester (if not paid before then).
- To help ensure that no student will disadvantages others by keeping books for long periods bef
ore examinations, penalty fees will be doubled for four weeks before University examinations and during the examination period. - Penalties will also be doubled for the non-return of books that are recalled for the use of other readers.
Terms of use
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All text, images and other content on this website is copyright of the University unless explicitly stated otherwise. You may only download or copy it for the purposes of teaching, administration and research within the University, or for personal, non-commercial use. You are required to seek written permission from the University for any other use or purpose. Contact the site administrator in the first instance, otherwise This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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- Commit or encourage unlawful acts or in breach of these terms of use;
- Misrepresent your identity;
- Hack, or attempt to hack, any part of the website or any system used to run it;
- Store personal data derived from the website;
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While the University tries to make this website available 24 hours a day, it reserves the right to suspend or withdraw access, without notice, to either the whole or part of the website, for any reason.
Academic Programme Information
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The University permits its students and staff to maintain personal pages on the website. Any views expressed on these pages do not necessarily represent the views of the University.
Nothing on this website constitutes any part of a contract unless otherwise expressly stated.
Any links within this website to third party websites are not checked by the University and the University bears no responsibility for the content of external sites. If you access external sites through this website, you do so at your own risk.
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Every effort is made to ensure downloadable content is free from viruses. The University accepts no liability for damages resulting from virus infection.
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Links to Other Sites.
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The University aims to make our sites and the material provided on them accessible to as many people as possible. We endeavour to ensure that our sites have been tested on all commonly used browsers and on a number of screen readers, but please note that you may see inconsistencies in the presentation of pages if you are using an older or deprecated version of a browser.
Viruses, Computer Misuse and other Offences
You must not misuse our sites by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our sites, the server on which the sites are stored or any server, computer or database connected to our sites. You must not attack our sites via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. The University may report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our sites will cease immediately.
The University will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programmes, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our sites or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it. You should ensure that you have appropriate protection against viruses and other security arrangements in place when using the internet.
Password
If you choose, or are provided with a password or any other log in details to access any part of our sites, you agree:
- To treat such log in information as confidential and not disclose it to any third party.
- To ensure that any details supplied to us in order to register access are accurate and to advise us promptly in the event that any such details change.
The University has the right to disable any password or log in, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with these terms of use.
You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our sites. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our sites through your internet connection are aware of these terms, and that they comply with them.
Privacy Statement
The MSA University is committed to ensuring the privacy and accuracy of your confidential information. MSA University does not actively share personal information gathered from its Web servers. However, because MSA University is a public institution, some information collected from MSA University websites, including the summary server log information, emails sent to websites, and information collected from Web-based forms, may be subject to the Texas Public Information Act.
This means that while MSA University does not actively share information, in some cases may be compelled by law to release information gathered from its Web servers.
As part of its commitment to maintain the privacy of its Web users, MSA University has developed this privacy statement. The statement has two purposes:
- To educate users about privacy issues.
- To inform users about specific privacy policies and guidelines employed at MSA University .
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE GATHER ABOUT YOU?
We collect information from you when you access MSA University and when you subscribe to our email service.
WHAT DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION FOR?
We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our website by identifying (1) which parts of our site are most heavily used, and (2) which portion of our audience comes from within the Harvard network. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This means that user sessions will be tracked, but the users will remain anonymous.
The email address you provide may be used to send you information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
User information may be shared with third-party partners to the extent necessary to provide and improve web services or other communications to users. Any third parties who receive user information for this purpose are prohibited from using or sharing user information for any purpose other than providing services to users.
We may also provide your information to third parties in circumstances where we believe that doing so is necessary or appropriate to: satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; or protect the rights, property or safety of us, our users or others.
DEVICE INFORMATION COLLECTED BY US
We may collect non-personal information about the computer, mobile device or other device you use to access MSA University, such as IP address, geolocation information, unique device identifiers, browser type, browser language or other information of this nature. We use this information in an aggregate fashion to track access to MSA University. At no time do we disclose site usage by individual IP addresses. Web server logs are retained on a temporary basis and then deleted from our systems.
COOKIES
Cookies are small files that are stored on your computer (unless you block them). We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.
THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Cookies may be set by an organization other than MSA University. These “third-party cookies” may, for example, originate from websites such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus or other social media services for which MSA University has implemented “plug-ins.” Since the cookie policies of these sites change over time, you should determine their policies by visiting the privacy policy pages of these sites directly.
You may disable cookies through your individual browser options. If you would like to learn more about cookies please refer to the following website: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
We may provide hyperlinks to third-party websites as a convenience to users of MSA University. MSA University does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for the contents of any linked-to, third-party websites or any hyperlink in a linked-to website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of third-party websites.
EMAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS
The MSA University allows you to subscribe online, and receive the MSA Today via email. If you no longer wish to receive this email, follow the "unsubscribe" instructions located near the bottom of each email.
If you send us email messages, you should be aware that information disclosed in email may not be secure or encrypted and thus may be available to others. We suggest that you exercise caution when deciding to disclose any personal or confidential information in email. We will use your email address to respond directly to your questions or comments.
EMAIL POLICY
We will not share, sell, rent, swap or authorize any third party to use your email address for commercial purposes without your permission.
USER GENERATED CONTENT (INCLUDING COMMENTS AND PROFILES)
We offer opportunities for you to engage in MSA University news discussions on http://news./, including submitting comments and replies on selected news stories. Any information you disclose in your submission of comments, including name, email, website, and the comment itself is property of MSA University and visible on internal servers. Additionally, information regarding name and comments shall be public on the MSA University news site once a comment or reply is approved for submission on the website. Comments are up to the discretion and approval of MSA University moderators.
If you choose to use http://news. (the "Site"), MSA University’s mobile sites and applications, any of the features of these sites, including but not limited to RSS, API, software and other downloads (collectively, "the Services"), you will be agreeing to abide by all of the terms and conditions of these Terms of Service between you and MSA University (“us" or "we").
MSA University reserves the right to reject or remove thereafter any content from appearing on its site that does not meet its user generated content policy.
USER GENERATED CONTENT TERMS OF USE
You shall not upload to, or distribute or otherwise publish on to the MSA University news website (“Services”) any libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or otherwise illegal material; any comment deemed to contain any of the above following. You agree that you will not deliberately disrupt discussions with repetitive messages, meaningless messages or "spam.” You agree not to use language that abuses or discriminates on the basis of race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual preference, age, region, disability, etc. You may not impersonate another user or a MSA University or MSA Today staff member by choosing a similar screen name. You must disclose conflicts of interest. Any comments deemed containing the above will not be approved for distribution or, if approved, will removed thereafter.
You acknowledge that any submissions you make to the Services (i.e., user-generated comments (each, a "Submission") may be edited, removed, modified, published, and displayed on the MSA website and you waive any rights you may have in having the material altered or changed in a manner not agreeable to you. Submissions made to the Services may also be included in our RSS feeds, APIs and made available for republishing through other formats.
MSA University reserves the right to delete, move, or edit Submissions that it deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, in violation of copyright or trademark laws, or otherwise unacceptable.
By making a Submission, you are consenting to its display and publication on the Site and in the Services and for related online uses.
When you share or recommend (with or without adding your own comments) any articles or content from the Services to your Facebook, Twitter, or Google+ profile, that action is governed by their respective Privacy Policies.
INFORMATION PROTECTION
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the appropriate use of information we gather about you, we have taken commercially reasonable steps to protect the information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this page. The effective date of this policy is June 1st 2015.
Careers
Due to significant growth, applicants are invited for the following full-time career opportunities at MSA University, one of the first private universities in Egypt, established in 1996 per the presidential decree #244. The University is founded by Dr. Nawal El Degwi.