for highly qualified engineers dr. maher suleiman · selecting students with top high school marks....
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For highly qualified engineers
Dr. Maher Suleiman
19th Meeting of COMSATS Coordinating Council Islamabad, Pakistan, 17-18 May 2016 1
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OutlinesOutlines
About HIAST
Key Figures
Organizational Structure
Study at HIAST
Infrastructure & Facilities
Research & Development
Scientific Collaboration
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About HIASTAbout HIAST
Established in 1983
Selecting students with top High School marks.
Limited number of students.
Graduating highly qualified engineers in many applied science fields .
A highly qualified teaching staff.
Best teacher/student ratio: ~1/5.
Regular assessment and evaluation of students progress.
Up-to-date and flexible program
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Key FiguresKey Figures
Staff:
– 104 Ph.D (33 part-time employees)
– 132 Engineers (11 part-time employees)
– 90 Technicians.
– 90 Administrative staff
– 100 Service Workers.
Students:
– 356 undergraduates
– 75 postgraduates (38 Master + 37 PhD)
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Physics Dept.
Mathematics Dept.
Management Dept.
Informatics Dept.
Telecommunication Dept.
Electronic & Mechanical Systems Dept. Planning Dir.
Finance&Admin. Dir.
Cooperation Dir.
Foreign Language Center
Organizational StructureOrganizational Structure
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R&D Education Administration
Environment Lab.
Student Affairs Dir.
IT. Services Dir.
Training Center
Director
Vice Vice
Vice
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Study at HIASTStudy at HIAST
Limited number of students from two categories:
– Students financed by public institutions
– Self-financed students
Offered degrees:
– Bachelor Science in Engineering
– Masters
– PhD
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Study at HIASTStudy at HIAST
Bachelor Science in Engineering Bachelor Science in Engineering Five years study
Common Core: 2 years – Basic subjects : Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,
Engineering sciences, Languages (English & French)
Specialization 3 years
– Informatics Systems
– Electronic Systems
– Telecommunication
– Mechatronics
– Materials Science (new)
– Aeronautics: (in Aleppo)
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Study at HIAST Study at HIAST
Masters and PhD Masters and PhD
Master: 2 years (1y courses + 1y project)
PhD: 3 years
Specialization
– Materials Science
– Telecommunication Systems
– Informatics:
Decision Support Systems
Big Data Systems (new)
– Electronic System
– Mechatronics
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Training ActivitiesTraining Activities
Training Department
– Provide in-house training courses to the employees to
acquire knowledge and to enhance their professional
skills
– Training courses are also provided to external
customers (public and private sectors)
– Wide range of subjects: from office application to
specialized industrial tools
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Infrastructure & FacilitiesInfrastructure & Facilities
Modern laboratories
– 54 Laboratories and Workshop
Facilities available for teaching,
research and development.
Student Computer Rooms
– 13 rooms (240 PCs)
Languages Laboratory.
Rich Library
– scientific & cultural references
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Infrastructure & FacilitiesInfrastructure & Facilities
Computer Network Computer Network
Local Area Network:
– Giga bit Ethernet backbone
– Data Center
– More than 800 PCs
– 25 Servers
100 Mb/s Internet Connection
Internet/Intranet Services:
– Web Portal, E-mail, E-Learning, …etc
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Infrastructure & FacilitiesInfrastructure & Facilities
Students LifeStudents Life
Campus :
– 467 student rooms
– Apartments for teachers and visitors
– Restaurant.
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Infrastructure & FacilitiesInfrastructure & Facilities
Students LifeStudents Life
Sport compound: xballs, swimming pool, body
building…
Clubs: Robotic, ACM, Music, Sport,
Astrophysics, Painting, etc
Social activities: Exhibitions, parties, Trips
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Research and
Development
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R&D activitiesR&D activities
InformaticsInformatics
ERP Systems for public institutions (Banks,
Hospitals, Ministries, Universities, etc)
Arabic Language Processing
– Interactive Arabic Dictionary, Arabic Morphological
Analyzer, Arabic Text to Speech System, …
High Performance Computing
Information & Decision Support Systems
Big Data Systems
E-Learning
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R&D activitiesR&D activities
Electronic and Mechanical SystemsElectronic and Mechanical Systems
Automatic Control – Non Linear, Fuzzy, Robust
– Stochastic filtering for Control and Navigation applications
Robotics – Manipulators: SCARA, Four degrees of freedom serial robot
– Parallel Robots: Hexapod, Delta robot, Five bars robot.
– Mobile Robots: Hybrid robots, Trajectory planning and control
Power Management – Pilot platform for PFC Power Factor Correction and testing
– Renewable energy sources management Control of bidirectional multilevel grid connected DC-AC
Control of grid connected PV system
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R&D activitiesR&D activities
PhysicsPhysics
Materials Science:
– Polymers, Magnetic materials, Nano-materials and
nano-fibers, Ceramic, Metallurgy
Optics and laser:
– Laser applications, Optics instrumentation
Sensors
– Chemical sensors (chemiresistors), Organic solar cells
Renewable energy
– Solar tracking, Alternative fuel
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R&D activitiesR&D activities
TelecommunicationsTelecommunications
Radio, Optical and Digital communications
Signal processing
Communication networks and networking
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R&D activitiesR&D activities
EnvironmentEnvironment
Chemical pollutants analysis of water and soil
Air pollution analysis: stack-gas emissions, indoor
and outdoor air quality.
Water microbiological analysis.
Wastewater treatment stations (working with
active sludge mode)
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Scientific CollaborationScientific Collaboration
HIAST has a large collaborative activities at national and international levels (The Syrian elite of scientific cooperation)
At National level: – Universities and Institutes
– Public Institutions
– National Organization ASST (Arab School of Science and Technology)
NGOs:
– NOSSTIA (Network Of Syrian Scientists, Technologists and Innovators Abroad)
– SCS (Syrian Computer Society)
– Supporting National Initiatives National Center for the Distinguished
National Commission For The Syrian Science Olympiad
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Scientific CollaborationScientific Collaboration
At International level:
– Universities
French Universities and High Schools for Engineers
World wide Universities: Germany, Italy, Russia, Iran, China, Malaysia
– International Organizations
UNDP, ESCWA, UNESCO, ALECSO, AUF
– European Union
HIAST was founded by collaborative efforts between Syria and France.
EU-HIAST Project (1988-2002)
20 projects since 1988 under European Union European Framework Programs (EUMEDIS, Tempus, FP6, FP7)
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In SummaryIn Summary
HIAST in Syria
Center of Excellence for High Education and Research
& Development.
Focus on high level qualification of engineers.
Pioneer in project implementation in many fields in
Syria.
Participation in decision making in Syria
The Syrian elite of scientific cooperation with Foreign
universities and organizations
HIAST Suffers from Brain Drain because of the crisis
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Thank You!Thank You!
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