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UPEI Introduces New Degree Option in Cairo
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Faculty of Arts students who are majoring in English at the University of Prince Edward Island have a new opportunity to enrich their educational experience through international study. A joint agreement with the Misr International University (MIU) gives UPEI students the option of completing the final year of their four-year degree in Egypt.
English majors from MIU will have a similar opportunity to travel to Charlottetown for their final year at UPEI. Students who complete the requirements of this new program will be awarded a joint Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Prince Edward Island and the Misr International University.
During a recent ceremony in Cairo, the agreement was signed by Dr. Brent MacLaine, Chair of the UPEI English Department, and Mamdouh Elgharib, Career Development Specialist with Student Services.
"This agreement creates a wonderful educational opportunity for students at both universities to widen their academic horizons,” say MacLaine. “The pursuit of scholarship, whatever the discipline, in an international context enriches both the student and the community."
“Students in these program gain a more worldly perspective which, in turn, increases the value of their degree in the marketplace," says Elgharib.
MIU is a leading university in the Egyptian private university system. The introduction of this first joint degree strengthens an already positive and co-operative relationship between the two universities. It is the latest of a growing number of exchange agreements that make it possible for UPEI students to travel the world while furthering their university education.
English majors from MIU will have a similar opportunity to travel to Charlottetown for their final year at UPEI. Students who complete the requirements of this new program will be awarded a joint Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Prince Edward Island and the Misr International University.
During a recent ceremony in Cairo, the agreement was signed by Dr. Brent MacLaine, Chair of the UPEI English Department, and Mamdouh Elgharib, Career Development Specialist with Student Services.
"This agreement creates a wonderful educational opportunity for students at both universities to widen their academic horizons,” say MacLaine. “The pursuit of scholarship, whatever the discipline, in an international context enriches both the student and the community."
“Students in these program gain a more worldly perspective which, in turn, increases the value of their degree in the marketplace," says Elgharib.
MIU is a leading university in the Egyptian private university system. The introduction of this first joint degree strengthens an already positive and co-operative relationship between the two universities. It is the latest of a growing number of exchange agreements that make it possible for UPEI students to travel the world while furthering their university education.
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