Validation and Accreditation Process

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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.