{{Short description|Private university in Giza, Egypt}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox university | image = | caption = | name = October University for Modern Sciences and Arts | other_name = MSA | native_name = جامعة أكتوبر للعلوم الحديثة والآداب | latin_name = | motto = The Best of British Higher Education in Egypt | established = {{start date and age|1996}} | type = Private University | endowment = | faculty = | founder = Nawal El-Degwi | president = Prof. Nader Elbokle | principal = Nawal El-Degwi | rector = | chancellor = | vice_chancellor = | dean = | head_label = | head = | students = | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | city = Giza | country = Egypt | campus = 6th of October, Dokki | free_label = | free = | colors = {{colorbox|gold}}{{colorbox|white}} Gold & white | mascot = | affiliations = | footnotes = | website = {{URL|https://msa.edu.eg/}} | address = 26 July Mehwar Road intersection with Wahat Road, sixth October City. Egypt. | coor = | logo = }}
'''October University for Modern Sciences and Arts ''' ({{langx|ar|جامعة أكتوبر للعلوم الحديثة والآداب}}), known simply as '''MSA University''', is a prominent private university located in Giza, Egypt.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.unirank.org/eg/uni/modern-sciences-and-arts-university/ | title=Modern Sciences and Arts University | publisher=www.unirank.org | access-date=26 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rdi.eg.net/DocumentLibrary/Documents/Universities%20%20Institutions%20List.pdf | title=List of Egyptian Public, Private Universities and Egyptian Research Institutes | publisher=www.rdi.eg.net | access-date=26 October 2014 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091230/http://www.rdi.eg.net/DocumentLibrary/Documents/Universities%20%20Institutions%20List.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> It was founded in 1996 by Dr. Nawal El-Degwi, a pioneer of the Egyptian private education. The university is accredited by the Egyptian and British ministry of education and graduate students can study in Britain without any equivalence.
== History == MSA was established in 1996.
== Faculties == thumb|Biotech students at MSA attend drug design lab. The university has ten faculties: # Computer Science # Pharmacy # Mass Communication # Management Sciences # Engineering # Biotechnology # Arts and Design # Oral and Dental Medicine # Languages #Physiotherapy #Nutrition and Food Technology
== British validation == MSA was the pioneer in Egypt to validate its programs with British Universities in 2002.
It is the first Egyptian university to grant its graduates a dual-origin bachelor's degree; namely a British degree from Middlesex (2002-2014), Bedfordshire (2014-present) or Greenwich (2002–present) universities, and another Egyptian degree which is accredited by the Egyptian Supreme Council for Universities. Thus, MSA University graduates enjoy the privilege of attaining scholarships and have the chance to pursue their MA and PhD studies in the United Kingdom.
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== External links == * {{Official Website|https://msa.edu.eg/msauniversity/}} * [https://msamsj.journals.ekb.eg/ MSA-Management Sciences Journal]
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Category:MSA University Category:Universities in Giza Category:Universities and colleges established in 1996 Category:1996 establishments in Egypt