About

The October High Institute For Engineering & Technology is a major private institute in Egypt, founded since 1993 by a ministerial decision number 1069 for the year 1993

The studying has begun at the Institute for the first time in year 1993/1994, and since that time, the studying went on successfully and introduced lots of graduates who would be able to merge with the Egyptian and Foreign markets.
The Institute is giving a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, all graduates are being listed in The Egyptian Engineering Syndicate.
The Institute is giving a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, all graduates are being listed in The Egyptian Commercial Syndicate.
 
The scientific degrees and the different programs at the Institute:
  • Architectural Engineering Department (5 years)
  • Construction Management Engineering department ( 5 years)
  • Communications and Electronics  Engineering department  ( 5 years)
  • Business Administration Department (4 years)

The October Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology is one of the most prominent and prestigious private higher education institutions in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The institute was established under the name of the Higher Institute of Architectural Engineering in 1993, based on Ministerial Decision No. (1569) dated 9/12/1993, in accordance with Law No. (52) of 1970 regarding the regulation of private higher institutes, and the regulations for institutes under the Ministry of Higher Education issued by Ministerial Decision No. (1088) of 1987. The institute began its academic programs in the 1993/1994 academic year. Since its inception, the institute has been consistently producing graduates capable of integrating into the Egyptian, Arab, and international labor markets, specifically from its Departments of Engineering and Business Administration.

A Business Administration department was established at the institute in the Sixth of October City, following Ministerial Decision No. (428) issued on 15/4/1995. The internal regulations of the institute were issued under Ministerial Decision No. (413) dated 14/4/1997, and the internal regulations for the Business Administration department were issued under Ministerial Decision No. (1098) on 24/9/1997.

The model regulations for engineering specializations under the credit-hour system for the October Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, in the field of Architectural Engineering, were issued for the 2012/2013 academic year under Ministerial Decision No. (4418) dated 23/9/2012. Additionally, two new programs were introduced in the specializations of Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering and Construction Engineering based on Ministerial Decision No. (228) dated 23/1/2013.

The October Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology plays an important role in supporting the process of development and contributing to national issues through its academic departments, centers for community service, and environmental development, providing various services across different sectors.

  • Cultural Exchange and Academic Cooperation: The institute fosters collaboration and the exchange of diverse educational cultures, contributing to the improvement of the education provided to students. Academic exchange takes place between the institute and several Egyptian and international universities. Areas of cooperation include:
    • Student and faculty exchange
    • Periodic and reciprocal review of graduation projects
    • Collaborative research and participation in international conferences
    • Joint supervision of postgraduate theses.
  • Summer and Field Training Protocols: The institute has signed many cooperation protocols for student summer and field training. It organizes field trips to ongoing project sites in Egypt and other Arab countries to provide students with practical exposure during their studies, in addition to visits to national projects.
  • Collaborations for Research and Development: The institute collaborates with universities, colleges, research institutes, and scientific associations inside and outside Egypt for joint research and studies that benefit society.
  • International Conferences and Workshops: The institute organizes international conferences, seminars, and workshops in various fields and prepares research and studies aimed at continuous development.
  • Distinguished Faculty Members: In addition to the distinguished faculty members teaching at the institute, the institute regularly invites prominent professors from Egyptian universities such as Cairo University, Alexandria University, Helwan University, Ain Shams University, and Misr University for Science and Technology.
  • Graduation Project Evaluation by International Experts: The institute invites a select group of experts from both Egyptian and international universities to review graduation projects. These experts come from countries including Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Romania, Canada, Lebanon, the Netherlands, and Spain.

Prof. Dr. Souad Kafafi

Founder | Pioneer of Private High Education in Egypt
 

Word of the Chairman

Prof. Dr. Sawsan El Toukhy

Founder/ Former  Chairman of the Institute 

Due to the presence of radical changes in our contemporary world, either from the perspective of economical blocs, political alliances or cultural and ideological exchange and conflict, these changes resulted in a shift in the roles of government and professional entities and communities working in it to rewrite the forms of relations. The breadth of the size of communities and increased demand for services both quantitatively and qualitatively, and the urgency for the speed of response contributed to the emergence and establishment of institutions of civil society as an essential partner to the government to bear the responsibility. Thus, the institutions of civil society has had a fundamental role in achieving community and sustainable development and then to find a balance between environmental and economic systems without depletion of natural resources taking into account the environmental security

Should be on those institutions to start to do their roles and move beyond reliance on the state to achieve popular participation through the work of an orderly and good coordination and use all appropriate means available to sustain human life. So I see the need to reconsider to give effect to this role and its development in order to maintain sustainable development. The significance of this article is that the goal of sustainable development is meeting the need of human beings and the achievement of social welfare in the long term while maintaining the base of human and natural resources and reduce the deterioration; and in order to achieve sustainable development in its economic, environmental, humanitarian, social, administrative and technical form, it should be taken into account that this goal can be achieved only through an integrated system for balanced action between the state and civil society institutions. As the State obligations can not fulfill this purpose alone, and where the institutions of civil society played a key role in satisfying the needs of citizens through the exercise of a variety of human activities, therefore, this role should be reconsidered through the diagnosis and assessment of the attempt to reach maximum contribution to achieving sustainable development. Importance of civil society is better highlighted through the development organizations which develop the skills and capacities of individual members to reducing the burden on the government, where it becomes the social institutions’ role as a partner of government’s role in the implementation of programs and plans for comprehensive development in various economical, social, cultural and human aspects, and certainly they receive from the government the support and assistance to carry out this role. And the High Institute for Engineering and Technology in 6 of October is one of the institutions of civil society that are trying hard to play a key role in the development and upgrading of the living standards of citizens both socially and culturally, and to maintain ecological balance.

If the family plays an important role in the upbringing of generations by being well aware of the nature of the environment and what risks to the community, through the role model of the father and mother who should be interested in hygiene and the rational use of everything so as to reduce or limit the impact of the individual bad consumption of the environment and the goal is to add a useful member of the society who would be well aware of the risks surrounding the environment and be an example to his family. The role of educational institutions, including the High Institute for Engineering & Technology, in 6 of October, is complementary of the family’s role in improving the behavior of students to raise environmental awareness. It was therefore decided to include a separate subject in the university curricula concerned with the environment as well as the contemporary economic and administrative issues. The University also has held several activities that are consistent with the surrounding environment to strengthen the positive trends and waste recycling. My role as the Chairperson of the Institute is to be concerned with raising the environmental awareness and to integrate with the surrounding environment, through seminars either in public or private media such as radio, television or publications, as well as the operation of the research center. It is also my duty to have a directing role to various aspects of life.

Msc. Arch. Basma Sherin Mohy ElDin

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Msc. Eng. Nada Sherin Mohy ElDin

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

Academic leaders

Prof. Dr. Sameh El Betar

Dean of the Institute

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Elhamshary

Deputy of Education and Student Affairs

Prof. Dr. Olfat Kesheik

Deputy of Community Services & Environmental Development | Head of Quality Assurance Unit

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Emam

Head of Construction

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ali

Head of Construction Engineering

Prof. Dr. Tamer Abdel Rahman

Head of Communications Department

Prof. Dr. Ali Abdel Rahman

Head of Business Administration

Prof. Dr. Rabie El Shinnawy

Head of Basic Science Department

Accordion Content

Engineering

The October Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology awards a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, equivalent to the Bachelor’s degree awarded by Egyptian universities, in accordance with Law No. (49) of 1972 concerning the organization of universities, and its executive regulations from engineering faculties.

All engineering graduates are registered with the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate.

All engineering programs are accredited by the Arab Engineers Union.

The Telecommunications Engineering program has received quality accreditation from the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education.

The Structure of The Engineering Departments consists of:

Freshmen Level followed by specialization from the first level.

Architectural Engineering Program:

Three Mainor Specialties from the third year: Environmental Architecture, Heritage Conservation, and Urban Design.

Construction Engineering Program: (5 years – Credit Hour System)

Communications and Electronics Engineering Program: (5 years – Credit Hour System)

Business Administration

The Institute awards a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration Technology, equivalent to the degree granted by Egyptian universities in the corresponding specialization.

All graduates of the department are registered with the Commercial Syndicate.

The study structure includes:

First and second-year general studies, with specialization starting in the third year in one of the following Concentrations:

  1. Business Administration
  2. Investment and Banking
  3. Marketing
  4. Business Information Systems
Dr. Ahmed El Sadek
(1993 – 1994)
Dr. Adel Yassen
(1994 – 1998)
Dr. Mohamed Zaki Hawaas
(1998 – 1999)
Dr. Samir Tosson
(1994 – 1998)
Dr. Hassan Abdel Hamid
(2000 – 2012)
Dr. Abdalla El Arian
(2013 – 2017)
Dr. Mohamed Mostafa
(2017 – till now)

 

Agreements and International Cooperation

  • Memorandum of understanding with the University of Architecture and Urbanism – Bucharest, Romania.
  • Cooperation agreement with Specialized and Vocational Training Center affiliated to the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities.
  • Cooperation agreement with Misr University for Engineering and Technology “MUST”
  • Cooperation agreement with Housing and Building National Research Center.
  • Cooperation agreement with 6th of October Investors Association
 
 
International Affiliations
  • International Association of Universities “IAU”
  • The European Association for Architectural Education “EAAE”
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