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Validation and Accreditation Process _____________________________________________________________________
Deliverable Number: D4.3
Contractual Date of Delivery: 30/09/2018
Actual Date of Delivery: 30/09/2018
Title of Deliverable: Validation and accreditation process
Work-Package contributing to the Deliverable: WP4
Dissemination Level: IL
Nature of the Deliverable: Report
Author(s): Nelly Kostoulas & Vassilios Makrakis University of Crete (UOC), Ibrahim Tahat,
Jerash University, Manal Hefny, Suez Canal University
Version Date Comments & Status Distribution Ongoing
Project Funding
Project Full Title: Developing an Interdisciplinary MSs Programme in Climate Change, Sustainable
Agriculture and Food Security
Project Acronym: CCSAFS
Project number: 573881-EPP-1-2016-1-EL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP
EC Programme: ERASMUS +
Agreement number: (2016-3770-001-001)
Start date: 15th October, 2016
Duration: 3 years
Budget: € 919 842
Disclaimer
The content in this deliverable expresses the views of the authors and the CCSAFS Consortium and
does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission. The European Commission is
not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained herein.
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Summary
The validation and approval of the CCSAFS course curriculum is being followed up by Suez Canal
University in Egypt and Jerash University in Jordan, the hubs for implementing the MSc in
CCSAFS.
The validation has been implemented at two levels: a) at the institutional level and b) at the national
level. At the institutional level, an updated version of peer-reviewed course syllabi and course
modules were submitted to the Suez Canal University and Jerash University validation committees
who are in charge of internally approval of post-graduate courses. It is worth pointing out that the
internal Committees suggested some minor changes in the structure and content of the courses
which were accepted by the Project Management Board.
In both hub universities, the internal committees approved the Master courses and an application
file was prepared by each University according to the standards applied in each partner country to
the partner countries Higher Education Accreditation Bodies. The file included the rationale, the
aims/objectives of the new Master program, the course syllabi/course modules, the teaching
methods applied, the names of instructors, and information about the supporting infrastructure.
After submitting the application to the Supreme Higher Education Commission in Egypt and the
Higher Education for Accreditation Commission in Jordan, who was also the associate partner in
the project, a number of visits of member of the two Commissions were organized in each
University for inspection and discussions about the program. In the following, we present the
proofs for the accreditation of the Masters in CCSAFS in both partner countries.
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Decisions for Accrediting the Master in CCSAFS in Jordan
Jerash University has forwarded its application to the Jordanian Higher Education Commission for
Approval. The Commission has announced its positive decision at the news from Petra agency (the
official government agency in Jordan) about the decision of the Higher Education Council to
establish CCSAFS master program at Jerash University. The link to this announcement is the
following:
http://www.petra.gov.jo/public_news/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?Menu_ID=&Site_Id=2&lang=1&N
ewsID=357382&CatID=14
(Translation from the Original Arabic Version as Above)
Amman 10 Two Islands (Petra) – The Council of Higher Education, during the session that it held
on Sunday which was presided by the Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Adel Al-Tweissi, held in
the Ministry of Labor, referred the project of the law of the University of the Jordanian Armed
Forces for Medical and Health Sciences, which came to it from the Prime Minister, to the
Academic Committee on Joint Legality for studying the law and sending its recommendations to
the council in its regard.
And the council attributed to the Council of Ministers the two projects of the system of appointing
university presidents, and the system for continuing academic work in universities and colleges.
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This is for achieving what was mentioned in the national strategy for developing human resources
2016/2025 and for enhancing governance and accountability. This was after the legal structure was
provided for them by the promulgation of the law of Higher Education and Scientific Research
No. (17) for the year 2018 and the Law of Jordanian Universities No. (18) for the year 2018.
And, the council agreed upon developing a Masters Program with the specialty (Climate Chance,
Sustainable agriculture, and Food Security) in Jerash University.
Also, the council agreed on changing the name of (The College of Arab Community) to become
(The Arab University College for Technology) as well as changing the name of the Bachelor
degree field of specialty (Deviation and Crime) to become (Sociology: Deviation and Crime) in
the Colleges of Aglawan and the University College of Princess Rahma, Applied University of Al-
Bilkaa.
And the Council Agree on accepting the resignation of Dr. Sadek Hamed from his position as the
president of Amman Civil University effective from the date 30/06/2018 and appointing Dr. Sary
Ahmed Hamdan Ahmed Hamdan Ghanima the President of Amman Civil University effective
from the date 01/07/2018 and for 4 years.
-- Petra
10/06/2018
Decisions for Accrediting the Master in CCSAFS in Egypt
At Suez Canal University the MSc in CCSAFS has been gone through the evaluation of the
internal university commission for approval, which in its decision, according to the following
certificate, presents the approval of the MSc in “Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and
Food Security, CCSAFS” on 10/4/2018.
After the internal approval of the MSc in CCSAFS with some minor changes which were
discussed and accepted by the Project Management Body, all efforts were made to go through
the Egyptian Higher Education Commission. After three months, the Supreme Council of
Higher Education in Egypt approved the Master in CCSFS and a Ministerial Decree was issued.
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Academic Regulations For
A New Interdisciplinary Master Programme in
Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
USING EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM (ECTS)
2018
This Master Programme is Developed by the
Co-funded Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
“573881-EPP-1-2016-1-EL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP” (2016-2019)
Contents
SUBJECT PAGE
PREFACE
Chapter ****
1. Project Consortium
2. Program’s Justifications
3. Program’s Objectives
4. Study system and Student workload
5. Student support services
6. Admission Requirements
7. Registration regulations
8. Registration Fee
9. Cancelation of Registration
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Chapter *****
Restrictions and Exams
I- Conditions for Granting the MSc in CCSAFS
II- Exams and Grading Policies
III- General Grading Policy
IV- Research Project
Chapter******
Programme structures and Modules
Course Overview and Content
Preface
Climate change is a growing threat to global stability and national security. Decades of
fossil fuel combustion and unsustainable land use have contributed to carbon dioxide levels in the
planet’s atmosphere that are higher than in the past 4 million years. With so much carbon dioxide
trapping heat in the atmosphere, the planet is getting warmer. NASA and NOAA have declared
that, last year- 2016- was the hottest year on record and seas around the world have already risen
an average of nearly 3 inches. The world has already experiencing increased impacts from extreme
events, such as floods and drought.
Climate change also magnifies existing risks to health and livelihoods, particularly in developing
countries, which can drive refugee flows and conflict over basic resources, such as food and water.
Poor people are more susceptible to climate-related diseases such as malaria and diarrhea. Higher
food prices caused by climate-driven declines in agricultural productivity also threaten food
security in poorer regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Absent climate-informed
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development policies, climate change could force more than 100 million people into extreme
poverty by 2030.
Agricultural sector is the main source of livelihoods of the world’s food insecure, this,
consequently, poses major challenges for future agricultural systems to secure food and other
bioresources for the nine billion people that will occupy the planet by 2050. However, devastating
consequences of climate change will increase the burden on already vulnerable populations
especially in developing countries of MENA region.
In Egypt, Agricultural sector contributes 14% of GDP and absorbs about 31% of workforce.
Despite its positive and significant contributions to food security/supply, economy, employment,
export earnings, ecological balance, yet the agriculture of the country faces many threats and
challenges which, in turn, impacts rural development initiatives. The prominent challenges include
land and water issues; old cultivation techniques; lack of information on marketing; poverty;
degradation of natural resources and environmental issues; population growth; inadequate support
services; framework and institutional constraints; and lack of agricultural and rural development
policies.
In September 2015, a historic United Nations Summit witnessed the launch of the global 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) it
includes, with supreme ambition and a transformational vision. In alignment with the 2030
Agenda, in March 2015, Egypt launched its strategy for sustainable development, “Egypt’s Vision
2030”. The Egyptian forward-looking strategy is unprecedented in its scope and significance at
the national level. It spans over the three dimensions of sustainable development, namely;
economic, social and environmental dimensions, and outlines the broader principles which will
guide Egypt in pursuing its developmental goals.
The overarching aim of the strategy is for Egypt to possess a competitive, balanced and diversified
economy, dependent on innovation and knowledge, based on justice, social integrity and
participation, in a balanced and diversified ecological collaboration system. To achieve sustainable
development and to improve Egyptians' quality of life, investing the creativity of place and human
capital, with the full participation of all relevant stakeholders is a must. Academic and research
programmes at Agriculture faculties still does not satisfy labor markets and society needs, and
must be reformed to cope with the recent advances in sciences and technologies and address local,
regional and international needs. Therefore, reform of agricultural education and developing new
academic programmes especially at post-graduate level, are go in line with the strategic goals of
Egyptian government for education modernization. The present Interdisciplinary MSc program on
“Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, CCSAFS” has been proposed to
respond to the previous challenges and promote the sustainable development goals of the UN
Summit, especially SG2. This goal call “End Hunger, Achieve Food Security and Improved
Nutrition and Promote Sustainable Agriculture”
This programme is at the heart of the Egypt 2030 mission statement:
“By 2030, the environmental dimension will be a central focus in all economic and development
sectors in order to achieve the security of natural resources and support the equitable use, optimal
utilization and investment of the natural resources, guaranteeing the rights of future generations
and diversifying sources of production and economic activities. Eliminating poverty and achieving
social justice while providing a clean, healthy and safe environment for the Egyptian citizen”
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This master programme is the main output of the co-funded project “573881-EPP-1-2016-1-EL-
EPPKA2-CBHE-JP” by the Erasmus+ of the European Union.
Graduates of this MSc will be well positioned for positions in research, policy, enterprise, business,
administration and other activities across a wide range of public and private sector institutions
internationally. Career mentoring, advice, strategy and facilitation will be provided to all students
on the MSc CCSAFS to ensure that they rapidly enter employment in relevant institutions and
activities, where they can build from their interests, experience and training.
Chapter One
I. Project Consortium
The MSc program is the outcome of a joint project comprising a consortium of 14 partners.
Including:
• Three European Partners:
1- University of Crete (Coordinating Institution)
2- Padova University
3-Frederick University
• Egyptian partners:
1- Suez Canal University,
2- Aswan University,
3- Al-Azhar University
4- Heliopolis University for Sustainable University
• Jordanian partners:
1- Jerash University,
2- Jordan University,
3- Mutah University
4- Jordan University of Science and Technology
• NGO (Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE Crete) in Education for
• Sustainable Development (RCEGR),
• SEKEM Development Foundation.
It is worth to mention that, the MSc programme will be awarded by Faculties of Agriculture at
Suez Canal University and Jerash University only.
II- Program’s Justifications
The programme explores the dual challenges of food security and sustainable agricultural
production strategies to answer very impressing question which is: how to build resilience in food
security and agriculture sustainability in the context of climate change?. Therefore, the programe
is intended for a wide range of professionals and researchers whose interests relate to all aspects
of food production systems from global to local including; governance at all scales, food
production and processing, the supply chain, and also consumer attitudes and demand. It is also
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relevant to policy makers and others with an interest in areas that interact with the food system,
for example: climate change mitigation, energy and water competition, and land use.
By bringing climate change, sustainable agriculture and food security together, there is an
opportunity to explore new paradigms for agriculture whilst linking this to the rest of the food
supply chain and consumers. This programme promotes sustainable natural resource management
within the agricultural and food sectors allowing participants to develop a series of alternative food
producing strategies, including sustainable intensification and small scale urban, pre-urban and
community based systems to enhance the current sustainable agricultural and organic production
systems modules. This provides the full range of options from small, local, low input through to
highly intensive large scale, global and allows students to choose their own path. At the same time
consumption trends and the impact of malnutrition are explored from a sustainability perspective.
The role of food supply chains in contributing to sustainability and food security against the back
drop of increasing populations, nutritional challenges, and climate change. In addition to the
previous needs,
• it is the first Egyptian Master’s programme, which specifically addresses nature of
sustainable food supply in changing climate,
• This MSc programe will be demanded from prospective Egyptian and overseas students.
• Recent trends in the appointment of graduates emphasize the need for an understanding of,
and empathy with, the concepts of population dynamics as well as sustainable agricultural
development, resource management, social and environmental responsibility.
• Future decisions on resource allocation and management in many professions will demand
a better understanding of the ‘sustainability concept’ in order to optimize development
within acceptable social, ethical and environmental frameworks.
• This program is exclusive for Suez Canal University because of its privacy in terms of
location and being the experience center for the Suez Canal and Sinai regions which are
considered the main pillars of the development of modern Egypt. Therefore, it is necessary
to develop postgraduate programs corresponding to the latest scientific developments and
responding to specific environmental problems.
III-Program’s Objectives
-Establish a master's degree program in the field of climate change, sustainable agriculture and
food security, based on European Credit Transfer System “ECTS” recognized by international
universities especially European universities, to further qualify them for doctorate degree in EU
universities.
-Enable students to gain the specialized knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes necessary
to contribute effectively and ethically to strategic decision making, opinion forming and
operational management for the sustainable agricultural and food supply systems in developing
regions.
-Increase and strengthen the post-graduate programs through institutional internationalization of
Faculty of Agriculture specifically and Suez Canal University generally.
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-Embodiment international cooperation between SCU and European Universities to utilize and
apply the extensive experiences of European experts in teaching, research and curriculum
development.- provide broader understanding of relevant issues on climate change impacts on
sustainable agriculture and food security, through knowledge acquisition, intellectual enquiry,
debate, and team/individual research.
- Provide advanced learning environment and teaching methodologies that encourages students
to explore factors influencing sustainability while at the same time reflecting on their own
actions and attitudes, and those of others.
Chapter 2
I- Study system and Student workload
The study system followed by the program is European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) to ensure
a balanced workload of the students. Each credit point represents a notional learning time of
25hours of student work. Thus a 10-credit module will require a notional input of 250 hours of
work, and 3000 credits to complete two academic years. This system includes:
Lectures,
Seminars,
Tutorials,
Practical and laboratories,
Training Visits
Other module activities, such as reading around the subject, preparing for tutorials and seminars,
preparing for, and completing, module assessments and revision for, and sitting, examinations,
will take place outside of these scheduled activities, but are an essential part of a student’s
learning journey.
II- Student support services
• The Programme Management Group includes the Programme Manager and staff
responsible for teaching activities as well as the Dean of Faculty of Agriculture.
• Each student is allocated a personal tutor upon registration, to whom any academic and/or
personal (if relevant) matters may be addressed.
• In addition, students will be supported by programme information book when registration
which introduces all necessary information for completing studies successfully duties and
rights;
• List of personal tutor, whose roles is to assist students with the progress of academic
studies as well as advise on pastoral care issues;
• personal contacts to academic staff, including the Programme Manager;
III- Admission Requirements
• To be accepted into this programme, student must hold BSc degree with grade “Good”
from Faculties of Agriculture, Sciences and Veterinary Medicine. Graduates hold
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certificates in environmental, ecology and geography sciences from any research or
academic institutions/faculty are also eligible to enroll MSc in CCSAFS.
• Holders of BSc degree + relevant postgraduate qualification (e.g. postgraduate diploma)
in any of the major disciplines related to Agriculture with a pass mark of at least 65%.
• Hold local TOFEL certificate with 450 degree and ICDL certificate as well.
• In addition to above requirements, students must:
• Provide Certificate of attendance from the programe management council and Facultyof
Agriculture council
• Complete all necessary registration documents from the department of post-graduate
studies
• Requested tuition fees
• Letter of acceptance from employee (in case student is employee)
• Three days full-time to study
The programme Management Board has the wright to include additional regulations that are
necessary and announce them two months before enrollment.
IV- Registration regulations
To register for MSc in CCSAFS, students should provide required documents to the post-
graduate department at Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University in July every year and
result is announced in September of the same year. An interview is organized with the students
by Programme Management Board (PMB) ***, then students are requested to complete all
papers and registration fees.
V- Registration Fee
The financial regulations of the MSc in CCSAFS is prepared and certified according to the
internal rules of SCU. The university council determines the required fees and compensation
for educational services. The tuition fees of the study are specified accordingly and
announced for students after final decision from PMB.
VI- Cancelation of Registration
The student’s enrolment is canceled by the PMB if:
IV-1. Student did not achieve the required grades in exams of taught curriculum
IV-2. Fail more than once in any curriculum
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IV-3. The report of supervision committee is not satisfied during the study period (an evaluation
template will be attached)
IV-4. Student did not submit the MSc thesis within two years, unless the Faculty council decided
to keep the registration for extra time based on supervision committee report and approved by the
post graduate committee.
IV-5. Student stopped study for one complete semester without providing reasonable excuse
accepted by post graduate committee and Faculty council.
IV-6. Student does not attend more than 25% in more than 50% of registered ECTS per semester
without providing acceptable excuse.
IV-7. Student has the right to complete his studies for a third year if provides the supervision
committee with an acceptable excuse. In this case, student must bear all expenses until completion
of the MSc dissertation.
Chapter 3
Restrictions and Exams
Conditions for granting the MSc in CCSAFS
1- Students must finish study of core courses which equivalent to 60 ECTS.
2- Students must finish study of optional courses which equivalent to 30 ECTS
3- Student must defend the research thesis equivalent to 30 ECTS, in case of research
master in CCSAFS. ******(professional??)
4- Students will be evaluated through oral and written exams, in addition to in class and
home activities according to the predefined criteria.
5- The completed research project must be submitted in the prescribed format and be
assessed by both internal and external examiners.
Exams and Grading Policies
1- All modules will make use of continuous assessment: At least four assessment
opportunities per module will be created comprising of a final examination and any three
of the following: written tests, written assignments, practical reports, seminars, scientific
presentations and group paper
2- All final examinations, be it oral or written, are subjected to internal and external
moderation. Moderators are appointed and approved by the Faculty of Agriculture.
3- The MSc thesis will be examined by internal and external examiners as governed by the
Faculty regulations.
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4- Enforced strict deadlines for all assignments are specified. Assignments handed in after
the due date and time will not be marked. University guidelines related to misconduct and
dishonesty will apply.
5- Written exams: are held at the end of the semester based on exams schedule prepared by
the PMB and certified by the post-graduate committee ad Faculty Council and announced
for students.
6- Oral exam: are held at the end of the semester based on exams schedule prepared by the
PMB and certified by the post-graduate committee ad Faculty Council and announced for
students.
7- The maximum mark for all courses is 100% distributed according to the following criteria:
Written exam Oral exam Practical Assignments Total
60% 10% 20% 10% 100%
General Grading policy
The student must maintain a level that is very good in the average grade of his / her master's
courses. The student success is estimated as follows:
Range of grading Score Grade
90-100 95-100 A+
90- ‹ 95 A
80- ‹ 90 85-‹ 90 B+
80 - ‹ 85 B
70- ‹ 80
70- ‹ 80
75- ‹ 80 C+
70 - ‹ 75 C
60 -‹ 70 65 -‹ 70 D+
60- ‹ 65 D
40- ‹ 60 ‹ 60 F
‹ 40 ‹ 40 F
• Research Project (30 Credits)
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The research project must be conducted on a relevant research question using a quantitative or
qualitative research design. Each student must have a supervisor who is affiliated with SC
University and can, in addition, have an external or internal co-supervisor.
Expected Outcome
Prepare a research proposal, conduct a literature review on selected research topics, perform
experiments according to statistical designs, collect data, process and interpret data, write a
research report and provide feedback on the above via oral presentations to peers, academic staff
and relevant industry partners.
Contents
Students will identify a problem in sustainable agriculture and they will write a research proposal
on how the research on the problem will be conducted. The research will be multidisciplinary in
nature and a systems approach will be employed. Topics that span the spheres of social-ecological
systems that are of interest and that are relevant to the development of sustainable agricultural
sectors are welcomed. These may include natural, social or ecological systems or combinations of
these where appropriate.
• The M. Sc. supervisors
Only professors and assistant professors can be responsible academic advisors. The MSc
project has at least one supervisor. The number of advising committee should not exceed three
members, one of them is nominated as the major or chairman of the committee (senior member).
The research proposal can be carried out jointly with research centers, companies, enterprise and
NGO’s. In the case of an external supervisor, he/she must be in the level of associate professor at
least.
• Examining committee
An academic committee should be formed from the members of the supervisory committee
to examine the thesis and issue its eligibility. One or two external examiners should be invited to
the oral defense.
1- An academic committee should be formed from the members of the supervisory committee and
two external examiners to examine orally the candidate's thesis. The external examiners should be
specialized in thesis major interest. The Departmental Council should approve the examining
committee which will be raised to the Faculty Council and finally approved by the Vice-President
of the University for Higher Studies and Research.
The chairman of the supervisory committee submits the thesis to the examination committee. Then
he receives their separate reports and determines the date of the oral defense no later than six weeks
after it has been submitted to the Vice-President of University for Higher Studies and Researches.
2- The committee is entitled to return the thesis to the candidate to make any necessary changes as
recommended within four months. In this case, this period will not be considered or calculated from
the maximum two years period. To grant the candidate, the majority of committee should agree on
it. The chairman of the supervisory committee submits the individual and the collective reports to
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the Department Council responsible for the program. All the documents should be submitted to the
committee of higher Studies and Research, then to the Faculty Council as a prerequisite to be finally
presented to the University Council to grant the degree.
Chapter 4
Programme Structure and Modules
The MSc programme in CCSAFS comprises 120 credits according to European Credit Transfer
System,, each taught module is equivalent to 250 hours of study and is worth 10 credits; followed
by a research project which worth 30 credits. The programme is a two-year full-time, in four
semesters. In ECTS, 60 credits represent the workload for a full-time academic year, normally 30
credits are given for one semester.
The structure of the taught programme consists of the six compulsory courses and nine optional
courses, students should choose one optional course each semester. The distribution of
programme’s courses across two academic years (four semesters) is as follows:
First Semester:
• Core Courses:
1- Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
2- Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
• Optional courses (students must choose one):
3- Sustainability Justice and Food Security
4- Small Scale Farming, Indigenous Knowledge and Local Food Supply
5- Social Entrepreneurship in the Organic Food Industry
Second Semester:
• Core courses:
1- Sustainable Management of Soil and Water
2- Research Methods and Advanced Statistics Analysis
• Optional Courses (Students must choose one)
3- Risk Analysis in the Food Chain
4- Precision Farming
5- Consumer Behaviour, Food Security and Marketing
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Third Semester
Core Courses
1- Economics of Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
2- Sustainable and Ethical Livestock Management
Optional Courses (Students must choose one)
3- Sustainable Fisheries and Food Security
4- Unsaturated Soil in Arid and Semi-arid Region
5- GIS and remote sensing Applications in Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Food
Security
Research Project: 30 ECTS (MSc Thesis)
The MSc thesis will be formally introduced during the taught programme at the beginning of the
second academic year (third semester) in September and be submitted by the end of August of the
same year. It takes the form of a research project based on personal research on a subject of
student’s choosing, under the guidance of members of academic staff with expertise in student’s
specialist area.
The requirement is for each student to formulate an initial proposal for his/her chosen research
topic at the end of the first year and the subsequent allocation of supervisors at the start of the
second year will allow individual feedback and discussion (and refinement where necessary), prior
to commencing the research. Students will be expected to maintain close contact with their
supervisors during the preparation and writing up of their research papers.
Distribution of Curriculum and ECTS on
programme’s study period
ECTS
1- First semester: students study two
core courses and one optional
course
30 ECTS
2- Second semester: students study
two core courses ad one optional
course
30 ECTS
3- Third semester: students study two
core courses and two optional
courses
30 ECTS
4- Third Semester: Students will be
allocated to the chosen supervision
committee, formulate the proposed
research project. Students are
requested to provide preliminary
seminar on his/her project.
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5- Third semester: students must
submit review paper (term paper)
6- Fourth Semester: Students
commences their research
projects, carry out lab/ field
experiments, data collection and
analyses, writing up the
dissertation, defending the
dissertation.
30 ECTS
• Language of Instruction
The language of teaching, discussions and presentations will be English.
• Components of the Programme
A- Research MSc Degree in “Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security,
CCSAFS”:
The duration of study is two academic years from the registration date and 120 ECTS must be
completed.
1- Autumn semester starts on 3rd week of September for 15 teaching weeks.
2- Spring semester starts on 2nd week of February for 15 teaching weeks.
3- Students should complete the procedures of registration and enrollment two weeks before
the beginning of study.
4- Academic advisors will be assigned by the faculty council and suggested by the
Management Board Professional.
5- Neither master degree nor certificate of award would be issued, unless requested fees or
charges are still unpaid when due.
B- Professional MSc Degree in “Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security,
CCSAFS”, where:
1- Students must complete 90 ECTS distributed in three semesters
2- First semester starts on the 3rd week of September for 14 teaching weeks.
3- Second semester starts on the 2nd week of February for 14 teaching weeks.
4- Third semester starts on the 3rd week of September for 14 teaching weeks.
5- Students are required to submit a review paper (term paper).
6- The review paper (approx. 6,000 words) is a comprehensive review of the literature on the
chosen topic which concludes with a research question or hypothesis, or arrives at a model
to be tested.