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Higher Education in the U.S.: Young African Leaders
Project Client: Phelps Stokes Fund
Start: May 1989 End: May 1989
Funding Agency: United States Information
Agency (USIA)
Funding Source: United States Information
Agency (USIA)
Project Description:
TIEC hosted a group of teachers and administrators
from Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic,
the Congo, Egypt, Guinea, the Ivory Coast, Mauritius,
Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zaire for
one component of the Young African Leaders Project.
Field experiences with American educators in
Central Texas were provided so that participants
could observe and discuss a variety of approaches
to secondary, higher, and specialized education.
Participants were divided into two groups: those
who spoke English and those who spoke French.
Participants in the French-speaking group met
with officials from The University of Texas
at Austin, Southwest Texas State University,
the Texas Coordinating Board for Higher Education,
as well as the Chair of the Texas State Legislature
House Committee on Higher Education.
The English-speaking participants were sent
to various locations in Texas according to their
individual needs. The institutions that hosted
these individuals were Sam Houston State University,
Southwest Texas State University, Texas Southern
University, The University of Texas at Austin,
and West Texas A&M University. |
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Egypt
Assessment of the English Language Program at Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST) and Assistance in the Establishment of a New MUST English Language Center
Client: Misr University for Science and Technology, Cairo, Egypt
Start: December 2006 End:
September 2007
Funding Agency: Misr University for Science and Technology
Project Description:
TIEC provided an expert in the instruction of English as a Second Language to conduct a review of the English Language Program at Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST). The consultant met with MUST administrators, teachers, and students and observed MUST classes. The review report presented observations and recommendations on the English Language Program's goals, curriculum design, instructional practices, assessment procedures and instruments, student achievement data, faculty qualifications and professional development, and management practices. Subsequently, two TIEC experts designed the curriculum, specified instructional materials and pedagogical methods, and set performance standards for all courses of study for a new English Language Center (ELC). A TIEC expert provided an on-site 3-day program orientation at MUST for administrators and instructors prior to the debut of the new ELC courses. |
Partners for a Competitive
Egypt (PfCE) Client: PaL-Tech,
Inc.
Start: December 2002 End:
July 2003
Funding Agency: U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID)
Funding Source: U.S. Agency for International
Development ( USAID)
Project Description:
TIEC as a subcontractor with PaL-Tech, Inc.,
supported the Purpose (P4) component of the
Partners for a Competitive Egypt (PfCE) Project,
a cooperative effort between Egypt's Ministry
of Communications and Information Technology
(MCIT) and USAID. P4 involved the coordination
and development of information technology opportunities
in Egyptian higher education and industry. One
of the P4 components was the development of
Nile Tech University (NTU), a new technological
university that plans to offer distance and
traditional classes initially at the graduate
level. The NTU will be built in 6th of October
City, near Cairo. TIEC provided short-term advisory
services related to the establishment of NTU. |
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Malawi
| Technical
Assistance to Malawi Institute of Management
Client: Malawi
Institute of Management (MIM)
Start: January 1997
End: December 1997 Funding
Agency: Government of Malawi
Funding Source: World
Bank Loan Project
Description:
TIEC provided two experts, one in Business Management
and one in Training, Consulting, and Research
Techniques, for the Second Institutional Development
Project funded by a World Bank loan. The second
expert was provided by a sub-contractor, the
South East Consortium for International Development
(SECID). Assistance included designing and developing
management training courses and advising MIM
staff on their consulting and research activities. |
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Mauritius
 Review
of Central Administration Client:
University of Mauritius
Start: January 1997
End: September 1997 Funding
Agency: Government of Mauritius, Ministry
of Education
Funding Source: World
Bank Loan, Higher and Technical Education Project
Project Description:
TIEC provided consulting services on strategic
issues facing the University, alternative management
models, and administrative operations. Current
administrative processes were evaluated and
options were suggested for changing and improving
their effectiveness. Recommendations for change
included the reorganization of Central Administration;
the addition of several key support positions
for planning, institutional research, information
technology, research support, and continuing
education; and the revision of position descriptions,
management of policies and procedures, and decision
making authority. An action plan with target
dates was prepared. |
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Morocco
 Design
of Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane AUI
Client: Kingdom
of Morocco
Start: 1992
End: 1994 Funding
Agency: Kingdom of Morocco
Project Description:
TIEC was the sole contractor responsible for the
complete design of all programmatic, organizational,
and operational aspects of this new private, Moroccan
university utilizing the American university model.
More than 80 academics from Texas universities
and elsewhere worked with approximately 150 Moroccan
experts to develop the academic programs, design
the information and communications technology
systems, and establish the University’s administrative
structure. Initial policies and procedures for
admitting and counseling students, hiring faculty
and staff, and managing all university operations
were also developed. More than 20 project teams
generated over 40 reports to support the inauguration
of the University. The entire project was completed
in 20 months. |
 Organizational
Development & Staffing Assistance
Client: Al Akhawayn
University, Ifrane AUI
Start: 1994 End:
1998 Funding
Agency: Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane
Project Description:
TIEC provided assistance on a wide range of issues
including the recruitment of faculty at the request
of AUI, facilitating the selection of management
information system providers, advising on the
procedures and requirements for obtaining accreditation
in the U.S., and consulting with AUI staff on
management development of the University. |
 Collaborative
MBA/MIS Program Client:
International Institute for Higher Education
in Morocco IIHEM
Start: August 1994
End: Ongoing Funding
Sources: IIHEM/Student tuition and fees
Project Description:
TIEC facilitated the development and coordinates
a program leading to the Masters in Business Administration
degree between five TIEC affiliated universities
and IIHEM and a Masters in Information Systems
with two of these universities. Almost half of
the program is taught by IIHEM in Rabat, Morocco.
The course syllabi are approved by the participating
Texas universities, and the faculty, most of whom
are trained in the U.S., are approved as adjunct
faculty by the Texas universities. Students complete
the remaining half of the program in Texas during
two consecutive academic terms or two summer terms.
The degree is awarded by one of the five participating
Texas universities. |
| University
Affiliation Grant - Economics Client:
United States Information Agency (USIA)
Start: 1995 End:
1999 Funding Agency:
United States Information Agency (USIA)
Project Description:
Six TIEC affiliated universities partnered with
the International Institute for Higher Education
in Morocco IIHEM
in Rabat, Morocco, for a three-year exchange program.
A group of three economics faculty from Texas universities
spent one month each year in Morocco, and a group
of two Moroccan economics faculty spent one month
each year visiting Texan universities to enhance
their respective academic program and research interests. |
 Workshop
Series on Reform Issues in Higher Education
Client: Ministry of Higher Education,
Rabat, Morocco
Start: 1999 End: 2000
Funding Sources: United States Information
Service (USIS) and Ministry of Higher Education,
Morocco
Project Description:
TIEC organized a series of regional workshops
at the request of USIS-Rabat dealing with key
issues facing the reform of the higher education
system in Morocco: finance, governance, management
roles and responsibilities, institutional autonomy,
and institutional accreditation. The workshops
were attended by more than 100 rectors and deans
from all of the public universities in Morocco
and officials from the Ministry of Higher Education. |
 Summer
Language & Culture Program Client:
Ribat Al Fath Association, Rabat, Morocco, and
Texas International Education Consortium
Start: 1998 End: 2000
Funding Sources: Private fees
Project Description:
TIEC developed a learning experience in Austin,
Texas, for Moroccan high school students to enrich
their knowledge of American culture and improve
their English language skills. The three-week
program included English language instruction,
cultural workshops, supervised computer sessions,
and field trips and cultural activities. English
language instruction was provided by the Texas
Intensive English Program, a subsidiary of TIEC.
Students were accompanied by chaperones and lived
in a modern university dormitory near The University
of Texas at Austin. |
 Into
Africa: Morocco 2001 Study Program Client:
Ribat Al Fath Association, Rabat, Morocco, Federation
of the Chambers of Moroccan Handicrafts, Rabat,
Morocco, and Texas International Education Consortium
Start: 2000 End: 2000
Funding Sources: Private fees
Project Description:
TIEC planned and managed a study abroad opportunity
for American university students to spend four
weeks in Morocco studying architecture, interior
design, art and design. The program of study was
prepared in collaboration with The University
of Texas Department of Interior Design that offered
several courses for credit based on this program.
Students held classes and studio sessions in state-of-the-art
facilities of the Federation in Rabat. Students
traveled to Berber villages and visited monuments,
buildings and private homes in Rabat, Casablanca,
Tangier, Fez, Meknes, and Marrakech. Students
were accompanied by staff and faculty from TIEC
and The University of Texas at Austin. |
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Senegal:
 American
English Language Program, Dakar (AELP) Client:
United States Information Service (USIS)-Dakar
Start: 1995 End: 1998
Funding Source: Self supported by local
revenues
Project Description:
TIEC provided full management and operation of
the AELP in Dakar under a cooperative agreement
with USIS. EFL training was conducted at beginning
and advanced levels for a total of about 700 enrollees
each term. Other related services in professional
translation were offered to individuals and companies.
This was a unique operation with the U.S. government,
operated on a self-sustaining basis with no financial
support from USIS. |
 University
of Future Africa Feasibility Study Client:
Zakhem Engineering International
Start: January 2002 End: April
2002
Funding Sources: Office of the President
Republic of Senegal
Project Description:
TIEC and the Houston office of the architectural
firm PageSoutherlandPage, L.L.P. prepared a Feasibility
Study for the University of Future Africa (UFA)
at the request of Zakhem Engineering International,
an international construction company contracted
by the Republic of Senegal to build the University
near Dakar, Senegal. The TIEC portion of the study
addressed trained manpower needs, the academic
programs to serve these needs, potential enrollment,
staffing and financial feasibility for the initial
development phase, and a plan for implementing
the UFA. |
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