Cairo semester

UGent is one of the seven participating institutions in the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC), a research and education centre in the heart of the Arab world.

Among other things, the NVIC offers specialised training programmes for Dutch and Flemish students, calling on an extensive team of Egyptian and Dutch, Flemish, and international teachers and specialists.

The specialisation degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies/Middle East Studies at UGent has a bilateral agreement with the NVIC, which means that students can acquire credits by participating in an NVIC programme. There are one-semester exchange opportunities in the BA (Middle East Studies) and the MA (Arabic and Islamic Studies).

General info: Click here.

Participation in both programmes is subject to specific conditions (see below), as well as approval by UGent and the NVIC.

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Prerequisites for taking part in the bachelor (spring) semester in Cairo are the following:

following the standard procedures at UGent: Click here for more information.
registering by email with the coordinator (Ms. Maya Termonia - maya.termonia@ugent.be).
completing the registration process NVIC.
obtaining all credits for at least the general and specialised course units of Arabic and Islamic Studies before the start of the semester abroad (see study guide) for model programmes 1 & 2 (MT1, MT2).
planning to follow a programme abroad of 30 credits.
making timely arrangements regarding the completion of the bachelor thesis.

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Prerequisites for taking part in the master (autumn) semester in Cairo are the following:

following the standard procedures at UGent: Click here for more information.
registering by email with the coordinator (Ms. Maya Termonia - maya.termonia@ugent.be).
completing the registration process NVIC.
passing all MA courses ‘Text and Context’ and ‘Language, Text and Context’ that are part of the model course 1 ‘MA OTC: Middle East Studies’ before the start of the master semester in Cairo.
obtaining a BA degree in Oriental Languages and Cultures: Arabic and Islamic Studies (or equivalent) before the start of the master semester in Cairo.
enrolling at UGent as a student MA OTC: Middle East Studies in the academic year of the master semester.
planning to follow a programme abroad of 30 credits.

making timely (pre-departure) agreements with a supervisor regarding the master thesis.