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Help Promote MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) Across the Arab World to Support Higher Education
Cambridge - January 12, 2006
Help Promote MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) Across the Arab World to Support Higher Education
The MIT Arab Alumni Association (MITAAA) has embarked on an initiative in conjunction with MIT OCW to help promote OCW as a valuable tool to educators and self-learners in the Arab World.
The fundamental mission of MIT OCW is to advance education by making the course materials that are used in the teaching of almost all of MIT's undergraduate and graduate subjects available on the Web, free of charge, to any user anywhere in the world. MIT OCW is available online at http://ocw.mit.edu/ . With the materials from 1100+ MIT courses representing 33 academic disciplines currently available, educators are encouraged to utilize the materials for curriculum development, and self-learners and students may draw upon the materials for self-study or supplementary learning purposes.
MIT OCW is looking for institutional partners, specifically in the Middle East, to help in three different ways: (1) build awareness about the MIT OCW program throughout the region, (2) distribute MIT OCW content, through local mirror sites and/or Arabic language translation, and (3) eventually enable and work with universities in the region to develop their own opencoursewares and share their educational materials with the rest of the world, in a similar spirit as MIT OCW.
If you are interested in learning more about how we can work together, please contact Farnaz Haghseta, MIT OCW External Outreach Liaison, at farnaz@mit.edu or 1-617-253-4719. We look forward to hearing from you.
Alumni Leadership Conference 2005
Cambridge - September 25, 2005
MIT Arab Alumni hosts Brunch during annual Alumni Leadership Conference (ALC) at MIT
The MIT Arab Alumni Association (MITAAA) hosted a brunch on the sidelines of this year's Alumni Leadership Conference for members and guests.
Supporting Arab Admissions to MIT: Report on 2005 Results from the Educational Council (EC)
Beirut - August 1, 2005
The Arab world has been organized by the Educational Council as a single entity,
for which distinguished MIT alumnus Nicolas Chammas serves as the Regional Chair, and has been divided into three subregions:
Levant: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. (Vice-Chair Dr. Diane Zreik)
Gulf: Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. (Vice-Chair Mr. Samer Khanachet)
North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Republic of Djibouti, Sudan and Tunisia. (Vice-Chair Dr. Mourad Bakhoum)
This structure was designed to ensure coherence, reinforcement and critical mass and has contributed in reaching excellent results in terms of:
-Admissions: The "market share" of Arab undergraduate admits in the international pool of MIT has increased from 6.66% in 2000 (7/105), to 9.82% in 2005 (11/112).
-Interviews: their number has almost tripled between 2004 and 2005.
-Yield: 90.9%, much higher than the Institute average, as 10 out of the 11 admits have chosen to enroll in 2005, properly coached by the alumni network.
The admissions in 2005 have also been harmonious in terms of:
-Gender (5 females vs 6 males).
-Country (2 Jordan, 1 Lebanon, 1 Palestine, 1 Syria, 1 Bahrain, 2 Kuwait, 2 UAE, 1 Egypt).
The Educational Council is always looking for committed and enthusiastic volunteers to serve as Educational Counselors in their respective countries. If you are interested in supporting the EC as a volunteer, please contact Nicolas Chammas nchammas@alum.mit.edu.
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