TIEC in the Middle East
Al-Hussein Bin Talal University Sponsored Students (Jordan)
TIEC assisted students selected by Al-Hussein Bin Talal University to gain admission to graduate programs at accredited U.S. universities to seek masters and/or doctoral degrees as specified. TIEC provided immigration, registration, administrative and logistical assistance throughout the course of the students’ programs.
Design of Kuwait University's New University City at Shadadiya (Kuwait)
TIEC served as an educational planning advisor to Page Southerland Page International and Kuwait University for design work for KU’s New University City at Shadadiya. TIEC assisted the PSP design team by helping to identify educational policy issues impacting three separate projects involving KU’s Colleges of Law, Shari’a and Islamic Studies, and Social Science.
Strategic Planning Assistance for University of Qatar (Qatar)
TIEC provided an overall program of assistance to the University of Qatar to develop a strategic plan. Under the leadership of the university president, a TIEC team of senior administrators worked with a university team to conduct strategic planning workshops, draft portions of the strategic plan, and design activities to implement the plan.
Design of Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University (Saudi Arabia)
TIEC was the primary contractor responsible for the design of programmatic, organizational, and operational aspects of Prince Mohammad University (PMU), a then-new private university in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The design is based on the American model for academic programs and administrative organization. PMU emphasizes learning competencies and applications of information technology in all programs. These include degrees in business administration, engineering, information technology and interior design. PMU opened in September 2006.
Development of the Higher Colleges of Technology Strategic Plan (United Arab Emirates)
TIEC participated in a project directed by Strategic Initiatives, Inc. to conduct an environmental scan of post-secondary education in the United Arab Emirates, to advise the Higher Colleges of Technology Policy Council on strategic issues, and to prepare an HCT Strategic Plan for 2007-2011. The project focused on strategic issues that spanned across the multi-campus system and an integrated approach to managing those issues over a five-year period and beyond.