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School of Information Technology
About the school:
Advances in Information Technology are reshaping the world as we know it. Whether it’s in transportation, entertainment, education, medicine, or telecommunication, there is almost no area that has not been directly affected by advances made in the IT domain. The School of Information Technology offers a program that was designed with the aim of providing its students with an education that sets them apart.
To do so, the program offers a strong curriculum that covers the foundations, while bringing students awareness of cutting-edge technologies in their selected specialization tracks.
The school also emphasizes the practical aspect of the field and provides students with various means to practice what they have learned both inside and outside the classroom. The skills that the school cultivates, ensure that students will be able to keep up with advances in the IT domain and to maneuver its rapidly changing landscape. Furthermore, a strong business component means that graduates from this school can start their own businesses upon graduating as well as play effective roles in existing organizations.
Mission:
To provide students with an education that not only prepares them to understand and capitalize on advances in Information Technology but to contribute to them by providing them with the tools and knowledge for maneuvering through its rapidly evolving landscape and preparing them for successful professional or advanced research careers.
Why join the School of Information Technology?
Demand for highly qualified individuals for work in the IT domain far outnumbers the current supply. During the very short time since its inception, NGU has established itself as an institution that is dedicated to high-quality education. This dedication continues with the introduction of the School of Information Technology (IT), with a cutting-edge program that will deliver:
- Commitment to quality education.
- Solid curriculum with three different specializations.
- Dedicated top-caliber faculty members.
- Hands-on education.
- State of the art labs, facilities.
- Strong ties with the industry.
- Rich student life
- The program accepts high school students from (شعبة علمي علوم) or equivalent, not only (شعبة علمي رياضة) or equivalent.
- Excellent employment prospects
So, if you are passionate about computing and technology at large, and wish to gain an education that will provide you with the tools that make you stand out in the job market whether locally, regionally, or globally, then the School of IT is the school for you.
Meet the Dean
Prof. Samhaa El Beltagy,
Dean School of Information Technolgy
Samhaa R. El-Beltagy is a Professor of Computer Science. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southampton, UK, in 2001, and her Masters and Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science from the American University in Cairo in 1997 and 1993, respectively. Prior to joining NGU, Prof. El-Beltagy was the Head of Research and Development at Optomatica (a company dedicated to the development of AI solutions to real-life complex problems). She is also a co-founder of AIM Technologies, a start-up operating in the Middle East utilizing NLP technologies and advanced analytics. From 2010 to 2018, Prof. El-Beltagy was a faculty member at Nile University (NU) where she served as the Dean of the School of Communication and Information Technology, the Director of the Center for Informatics Science, the founder and Head of the Text Mining Research Group and the Director of the Informatics, Computer Science and Big Data programs. She has participated and played a pivotal role in a number of national projects and is currently a member of the technical committee of the National Council for AI established by MCIT. She currently has over eighty international refereed publications and has served and continues to serve on the international program committees of numerous international conferences, workshops, and committees including L’Oréal’s committee for Women in Science, Fulbright’s Junior Faculty Development Program selection committee, and Fulbright’s Egyptian Student Program interview committee. Her research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Text Mining, and Data Mining.
Watch the online info session by Prof. Samhaa El Beltagy talking about the distinctive IT program, career opportunities and course description.
Entrance Requirements
- Thanwya Aama: The School of Information technology accepts students from the Math and Science sections. The Supreme Council of Private Universities set the minimum acceptable grade, but it was 70% last year.
- American diploma: 8 main subjects required from the school transcript including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English and Math, SAT I /ACT I/EST I is required and SAT II/ACT II/EST II is not mandatory but increase the overall percentage OR 9 main subjects required from the school transcript including Chemistry, Physics, English, Math, and Advanced Math, SAT I /ACT I/EST I is mandatory and SAT II, ACT II, EST II is not mandatory in this case OR 8 main subjects required from the school transcript including Chemistry, Physics, English and Math, SAT I /ACT I/EST I and SAT II, ACT II, EST II (Math subject is required in SAT II) are mandatory is this case.
- IGCSE: 8 O Levels including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, and Math or 8 O Levels including Chemistry, Physics, English, and Math and 1 AS or AL Math.
- IB: Biology and Chemistry high level and English and Math High Level or standard level (the applicants are waived from the Physics). or Physics and Math High Level and the Chemistry and English High or Standard level.
- Canadian: 8 subjects including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, and Math or 9 subjects including Chemistry, Physics, English, Math, and Advanced Math.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:
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- IELTS Academic T: 6
- TOEFL IBT T :60
- IGCSE English first/second Language grade equals: A
- IB English grade :4 or more
- PTE score: 46 or more
- SATI score: 500 or more
- AP English grade: 3 or more
Program Summary
The duration of this program is 4 years. Modules in the first and second years cover the foundation needed by all IT students irrespective of their chosen specialization. Modules in the third and fourth year of study, are predominantly focused on the track or specialization a student wishes to pursue. Students will be allowed to specialize in one of the following three tracks:
- Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
- Computer Science
- Biomedical Informatics
A balance between the theoretical aspects of the program and the practical ones will be achieved through lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions. The practical aspect will be further emphasized through:
- Industrial training
- Course projects
- Educational seminars to familiarize students with available online learning resources and state of the art tools
- Tech Clubs
- Hackathons, Challenges and Competitions (Public and Organized by NGU)
- Invited talks featuring industry leaders
Program Structure
Students will need to complete 135 credit hours over 4 years in order to fulfil the graduation requirements from the School of IT. Courses to be covered over the four years can be divided into the following categories:
Mandatory General Education Courses
Non major related courses that are essential for achieving desired graduate characteristics and to expand their horizons
Mandatory Math Courses
Courses that are meant to provide the mathematical foundation needed for students to master and benefit fully from other courses that require a strong mathematical background
Mandatory Computing Courses
Foundation courses that provide students not only with the flexibility to go into any specialization` later in their careers, but to also have in-depth understanding of how algorithms and systems work and that allow them to one day become contributors to the fields of Computing, AI, Data Science, or Biomedical Informatics based on a solid theoretical foundation.
Mandatory Specialization/Track Courses
Courses that focus on the student’s selected track
Elective Computing Courses
A set of courses from which students can choose to either to focus further on their selected study track, or to gain insights into other subjects that may interest them
Below is a list of courses that students have to take to complete the program. Each course is 3 credit hours except where indicated.
Mandatory General Education Courses (21 credit hours) | |
HUMA 101 | Writing Skills |
HUMA 150 | Presentation and Communication Skills |
HUMA 210 | Critical Thinking |
BADM 101 | Key Concepts in Business & Management |
ENTR 221 | Key Issues in Entrepreneurship & Innovation |
MGMT 313 | Project Management |
HUMA 231 | Ethics in Technology |
Elective General Education Courses (3 credit hours) to be chosen from the following | |
ARTS 170 | Introduction to Photography |
TECH 240 | Introduction to Digital Media Production |
PHYS 250 | Introduction to Astronomy |
HUMA 290 | Introduction to Ancient Egypt |
ARTS 220 | Introduction to Art and Design |
ARTS 280 | Selected Topics in Arts |
ACCT 201 | Foundations of Accounting |
BADM 124 | Creativity-based Problem Solving |
MKTG 201 | Marketing Principles |
HUMA 103 | Selected Topics in Humanities |
Mandatory Math Courses (18 credit hours) | |
MATH 131 | Pre-Calculus (0 credit hours- only for students who did not attend an advanced math course in Thanaweya Amma or equivalent) |
MATH 132 | Calculus I |
MATH 232 | Calculus II |
MATH 240 | Linear Algebra |
MATH 260 | Discrete Mathematics |
MATH 320 | Probability and Statistics |
MATH 346 | Differential Equations |
Mandatory Computing Courses (48 credit hours) | |
CSAI 101 | Introduction to Computing (0 credit hours- only for students who did not attend a Computer Science course in IGCSE or equivalent. Thanwya Amma students must take this course) |
ECEN 101 | Digital Logic Design |
BINF 101 | Introduction to Bio-informatics |
CSAI 106 | Introduction to Programming |
CSAI 206 | Programming II |
CSAI 230 | Data Structures and Algorithms |
CSAI 307 | Software Engineering |
CSAI 310 | Database Systems |
CSAI 325 | Introduction to Data Science |
CSAI 330 | Analysis and Design of Algorithms |
CSAI 335 | Theory of Computing |
CSAI 350 | Operating Systems |
CSAI 390 | Industrial Training I |
ECEN 335 | Computer Networks |
CSAI 415 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence |
CSAI 490 | Senior Project I |
CSAI 491 | Senior Project II |
Mandatory Courses for the AI and Data Science Specialization (33 credit hours) | |
CSAI 327 | Introduction to Big Data |
CSAI 320 | Introduction to Computer Security |
CSAI 360 | Computer Graphics |
CSAI 410 | Advanced Database Systems |
CSAI 420 | Machine Learning and Statistical Analysis |
CSAI 422 | Applied Data Mining |
CSAI 432 | Cloud and High Performance Computing |
ECEN 450 | Introduction to Robotics |
CSAI 463 | Computational Intelligence |
CSAI 470 | Neural and Deep Learning Models |
Students must also take 1 of the following 2 courses: | |
CSAI 468 | Natural Language Processing |
CSAI 472 | Digital Image Processing |
Core Elective courses (6 credit hours) to be selected from the following courses: | |
CSAI 473 | Computer Vision |
CSAI 473 | Speech Processing |
CSAI 471 | Deep Reinforcement Learning |
CSAI 496 | Selected topics in AI |
Cross specialization elective courses (6 credit hours) to be selected from any of the other specialization’s core/elective courses (or from this specialization’s elective courses) |
Mandatory Courses for the Computer Science specialization (27 credit hours) | |
CSAI 320 | Introduction to Computer Security |
CSAI 340 | Concepts of Programming Languages |
CSAI 360 | Computer Graphics |
CSAI 325 | Compiler Design |
ECEN 330 | Computer Architecture |
CSAI 405 | Distributed Systems |
CSAI 410 | Advanced Database Systems |
CSAI 364 | Modern Application Development |
CSAI 432 | Cloud and High Performance Computing |
Core Elective courses (12 credit hours) to be selected from the following courses: | |
CSAI 312 | Human Computer Interaction |
CSAI 321 | Cryptography |
CSAI 323 | Multimedia Systems |
CSAI 327 | Introduction to Big Data |
CSAI 329 | Introduction to IoT |
CSAI 391 | Industrial Training II |
CSAI 412 | Advanced Computer Security |
CSAI 420 | Machine Learning and Statistical Analysis |
CSAI 422 | Applied Data Mining |
CSAI 495 | Selected topics in Computing |
ECEN 376 | Information Theory |
ECEN 432 | Advanced Computer Architecture |
ECEN 445 | Wide Area Networks |
Cross specialization elective courses (6 credit hours) to be selected from any of the other specialization’s core/elective courses (or from this specialization’s elective courses) |
Mandatory Courses for the Biomedical Informatics specialization (36 credit hours) | |
BIOL 101 | Biology I (0 credit hours – Only For students who did not attend an advanced biology course in Thanaweya Amma or equivalent) |
BIOL 201 | Biology 2 |
BIOL 250 | Human Genetics |
BIOL 270 | Human Physiology and Anatomy |
BIOL 320 | Molecular and Cellular Biology |
BIOL 380 | Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine |
CHEM 215 | Analytical Chemistry |
CHEM 285 | Biochemistry |
Math 327 | Biostatistics in Medicine |
BINF 290 | Algorithms for Bioinformatics |
BINF 310 | NGS and Multi-Omics Data Analysis |
BINF 317 | Clinical Bioinformatics |
BINF 420 | Health Information systems (HIS) |
Core Elective courses (6 credit hours) to be selected from the following courses: | |
BIOL 415 | Pharmacogenomics and drug discovery |
BINF 480 | Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare |
BINF 490 | Selected Topics in Bioinformatics |
Cross specialization elective courses (3 credit hours) to be selected from any of the other specialization’s core/elective courses (or from this specialization’s elective courses) |
Tuition Fees & Deadlines
Tuition Fees:
The tuition fee for the School of Information Technology for the academic year (2021-2022) is EGP 120,000 for Egyptian students.
This academic year, a good number of scholarships are being offered for applicants. For more information on school fees, please visit our admission section.
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