Marywood University and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport Partner for Dual Programs
Establishing the AASTMT as a Regional Institute for Maritime Transport started as a notion in the Arab League Transport Committee's meetings on March 11, 1970. By the end of 1971, the United Nations delegated a joint committee of its concerned organizations to study the region's need for this institute. It highlighted the necessity of founding a regional institute for maritime training and also of providing adequate aid for it, the committee chose the city of Alexandria, known for its great cultural legacy, as a location because of its important geographical location, which is in the middle of the whole Arab region, as well as the abundance of the qualified personnel available.
In an important strategic step, the Academy decided to expand in granting academic scientific degrees in the field of engineering and business administration as part of its mission to provide educational and training services with a distinguished quality. This strategic step necessitated the re-naming of the Academy to “Arab Academy for Maritime Transport,” and the expansion of its fields to become an attraction point for students. With the success of the Academy in its mission and in holding its ground, as well as adding new specialties within its activities in engineering and business administration, its title was further changed in October 1996 to become “The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport.”
The Academy currently includes 12 colleges, 13 institutes, 14 specialized centers and 5 deaneries distributed through a number of branches, in addition to the integrated simulators complex and the complex of The International Maritime Organization in the main HQ of the Academy in Abu Qir, Alexandria, Egypt. Its branches are distributed as follows:
- Abu Qir Campus, Alexandria, Egypt
- Miami Campus, Alexandria, Egypt
- Masr Elgedida Campus, Cairo, Egypt
- Dokki Campus, Cairo, Egypt
- Smart Village Campus, Cairo, Egypt
- Port Said Campus, Port Said, Egypt
- South Valley Campus, Aswan, Egypt
- Alamein Campus, Alamein, Egypt
- Sharjah Campus, UAE
- Latakia Campus, Syria
The Academy offers 42 Bachelor’s degrees, and 81 Master’s degrees in different fields, such as Maritime Transport, Engineering & Technology, Management, Computing & Information Technology, Logistics, Communication & Media, Fisheries Technology & Aquaculture, Law, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Artificial Intelligence, and Medicine. The postgraduate studies system includes a college specializing in postgraduate studies in Management, in addition to 9 specialized institutes that offer academic programs such as Vocational Master’s and doctoral degrees, a doctoral degree in Philosophy, as well as consultancies and varied training courses.
Additionally, the Academy has been a pioneer among all the Egyptian Educational establishments in obtaining the ISO certificate in education since 1999. Meanwhile, the Academy has been widening the range of accreditations and partnerships with accrediting bodies, including local ones like The National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation (NAQAAE) in Management and Engineering studies, along with international ones, such as the Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology (ABET), The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the German Accreditation body in Maritime Transport (ZEvA), FIBAA in International Transport and Logistics, and the American Accreditation of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in Management and Technology.
At the program-level, students will be assigned an advisor who is either the SBGI Executive Director, Associate Director, or International Studies Program Coordinator. These advisors will be available for academic and professional advice and mentorship.
University-level resources:
- The Office of Student Success assists students with tutoring, writing, assistive technology, and disability services.
- The Counseling/Student Development Center assists students with time management, study skills, counseling, and therapy to help students identify, clarify, and resolve critical issues.
- The Learning Commons offers a vast array of learning resources including ebooks and journal databases. The librarians have created a detailed research guide for business students to assist with their search strategies. MBA students may also utilize the online interlibrary loan system to request articles and book chapters that are not available in the library's databases. The material is emailed directly to the students in 2-3 business days.