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    ABOUT SIRTE UNIVERSITY

    University Vision

    Excellence in teaching, learning, scientific research, social service locally and regionally, and internationally.

    University Message

    Preparing the distinguished scientific staff to be able to compete in the labor market, providing an educational environment and training programs that contribute to the enhancement of scientific research related to the development issues of the community, and the promotion and development of innovation and entrepreneurship programs.

    Sirte University in Brief

    • Sirte University was founded as the branch of the university of Garyounis (now known as the university of Benghazi ) in 1989.
    • In 1992, it became an autonomous institution and was then known as Al-Tahadi University which was later re-named as Sirte University (SU) in 2010.
    • Since it gained its autonomous status, the university has been continuously expanding and has become one of well-recognized higher education institutions in Libya. Starting off with a few faculties and academic departments, the university has at present 10 different faculties with more than 10000 students.
    • The university currently employs nearly 600 full-time teaching staff and 53 are contractual foreign employees from foreign countries. The university also employs 1750 non-academic staff in different departments and offices across the university.
    • The university is also trying to enhance self-learning and research culture among its students by building a new and a comprehensive library with more than 100000 resource materials.
    • The university has also establish a Languages Centre in a hope of improving the standards of English Language among its students and to provide pre-sessional English courses for students who have awarded scholarships to do their masters and PhD degrees abroad.
    • Inside the main campus there also are a Research and Consultation Centre which is offering the Consulting Study, Support academic by consulting faculties, Publish the researches in the university Journal.
    • As part of its on-going plan of expansion, the university is currently undertaking major construction projects. One of these projects is to build University City with up-to-date facilities and equipment in order to improve the learning environment for the students which would help them to perform better and achieve higher standards.
    • Sirte University is committed to activities targeting the transfer of scientific, technical and creative knowledge to society and the improvement of society and a sustainable environment.
    • The international cooperation office (ICO) in Sirte university acts as a window to the university. It tries to reach internationalization which every university seeks to achieve. In this connection, the mission of the (ICO) is to support the university locally and internationally through the international agreements and scientific projects in order to achieve its globalization.
    • Sirte University as a higher education institution involved in many international cooperation programmes. It also engaged in several international agreement (MOU) with more than 26 agreements with different educational universities and other organizations from all over the world.
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    TASKS

    Tasks /Duties of the international cooperation office

    1.Prepare memoranda of understanding and agreements held by the University and its counterparts from foreign universities in coordination with the official State authorities. In addition to that, we follow up the procedures of implementing each of these programs.
    2. Participate in the management of the executive programs of the agreements and memorandums of understanding signed between the university and its counterparts from foreign universities in coordination with the relevant academic and research units.
    3. Follow-up the implementation of joint international projects implemented for the University and issued from the official cooperation programs between Libya and some international and regional bodies.
    4. Propose programs and ways that support the university and its position regionally and internationally.
    5. Preparing visits of delegations representing the University in international official forums in coordination with the competent authorities.
    6. Prepare arrangements for the reception and hosting of delegations in accordance with the various cooperation programs.
    7. Coordinating and following up students’ affairs procedures who study abroad whether through ( scholarship system, chairs or special account).
    8. Managing and following up students’ affairs programs who study abroad as part of the bilateral agreements of the University or as part of the programs provided through the international competitive universities.
    9. Following up the procedures related to verifying the validity of the scientific certificates of the international students.
    10. Contacting regional and international organizations which are relevant to the University, and coordinating with them with regard to participation in the activities pertaining to the University.
    11. Preparing conferences, seminars, workshops, meetings and exhibitions carried out by the University and attended by foreign delegations.
    12. Supervising the university’s external participation related to various cultural and scientific activities.
    13. Helping academic staff members in the implementation of scientific sabbatical programs and benefit from them at the international level.
    14. Coordinating with the competent authorities to meet the needs of the university of foreign academic staff members in accordance with the programs and bilateral agreements signed with the university or the formal framework agreements of the State.
    15. Coordinating with the Administrative and financial units of the university regarding the preparation of the annual budget for international cooperation.
    16. Following up complaints offered to the university by foreign parties in coordination with the official authorities of the State.

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    VISION & MISSION & OBJECTIVES

    Office's Mission

    Excellence locally in developing and supporting the university with joint cooperation agreements and programs to achieve its globalization.

    Objective of the international cooperation office

    1) Restructuring the Office in such a way as to ensure the fulfillment of its mission.
    2) Activate all previously signed cooperation agreements.
    3) Implementation of training programs signed within the framework of cooperation agreements with some international universities.
    4) Benefit from the international cooperation projects offered by the European Union.
    5) Benefit from the programs and activities organized by the international bodies and unions of which the University works as a member.
    6) Benefit from the cooperation agreements in the preparation of training courses in the field of international cooperation for the heads of the international cooperation departments and administrative staff of the of International Cooperation Office.
    7) Expanding the cooperation horizons according to the priorities and strategies of the university.

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    ICO DIRECTOR
    Dr. Mohamed Milad Ahmed

    It is an honor for me to welcome you to visit our website, hoping that you will find everything is useful and beneficial, and I welcome your opinions and suggestions to raise the level of the office’s work.

    The International Cooperation Office (ICO) is an important and realistic mechanism for self-development through developing, documenting and enhancing cultural and scientific relations with various universities by establishing and forming several collaboration agreements and Memorandum of Understanding as the international cooperation between universities has become one of the most important cultural and knowledge standards by which the development of societies is measured.

    The ICO at the University of Sirte represents the link between our university and other universities, federations, and local, regional and international bodies and organizations. Through this communication, it aims to establish educational, research and scientific partnerships and exchange information and experiences with them.

    The University’s International Cooperation Office includes several departments, such as the department of international organizations, department of agreements, and the student exchange department (mobility). In addition to the coordination and follow-up unit, the office technically follows the heads of the faculties’ international cooperation departments who represent the advisory committee of the office.

    We aspire for the university’s international cooperation office to achieve its goals, which we hope to contribute with the efforts of sincere people to advance the university and improve the quality of performance and raise it to the global level according to the university’s vision, mission, and objectives.

    Best Regards
    Dr. Mohamed Milad Ahmed
    Director of International Cooperation Office

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    WELCOME MESSAGE

    International Cooperation of SU:

    Welcome to the International Cooperation Office (ICO) website. Here you can learn about our programs, the ICO in Sirte university acts as a window to the university. It tries to reach internationalization which every university seeks to achieve. In this connection, the mission of the (ICO) is to support the university locally and internationally through the international agreements and scientific projects in order to achieve its globalization.
    Sirte University as a higher education institution involved in many international cooperation programs. It also engaged in drafting several international agreements/memorandum of understanding (MOU) and coordinating the cooperation with foreign universities in the framework of bilateral agreements with more than 30 agreements with different educational universities and other organizations from all over the world.
    coordinating the mobility of students and staff in the framework of scholarship and exchange programs (non-degree short-term mobility); outgoing and incoming student mobility for studies, outgoing and incoming student mobility for traineeships, outgoing and incoming staff training mobility, promotion and dissemination activities.

    Sirte university has been involved in several projects with European university partners such as:

    ENROL, Empowering and Networking the International Relationships Offices of the Libyan University System
    Enbrain, Building Capacity in Renewable and Sustainable Energy for Libya.
    PAgES, Post-Crisis Journalism in Post-Crisis Libya: A Bottom-up Approach to the Development of a Cross-Media Journalism.
    WHEEL, Network for the Modernization of the Higher Education Sector in Libya.
    EniMed, Empowering Innovation and Internationalization in the Southern Mediterranean Countries.
    DAAD, the main tasks of this project in Sirte University are offering opportunities and funds to cooperate in the preparation of research and curricula development in geography, and supporting of young scientists in the field of geography.

    We hope that you will explore our site and discover why the ICO is unique among leading Offices of collaboration inSirte University as a higher education institution involved in many international cooperation programs. It also engaged in drafting several international agreements/memorandum of understanding (MOU) and coordinating the cooperation with foreign universities in the framework of bilateral agreements with more than 30 agreements with different educational universities and other organizations from all over the world.
    coordinating the mobility of students and staff in the framework of scholarship and exchange programs (non-degree short-term mobility); outgoing and incoming student mobility for studies, outgoing and incoming student mobility for traineeships, outgoing and incoming staff training mobility, promotion and dissemination activities.