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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
 | native_name            = الأكاديمية العربية للعلوم والتكنولوجيا والنقل البحري
 | native_name_lang       = ar
 | image                  = AASTMT Logo.png
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 | caption                = AASTMT Logo
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 | type                   = Diplomatic Organization
 | established            = {{Start date|1972}}
 | language               = [[English language|English]]
 | free_label             = Campuses
 | free                   = [[El Alamein]], [[Sharjah]], [[Alexandria]], [[Cairo]], [[Smart Village, Egypt|Smart Village]], [[Port Said]], [[Aswan]], [[Latakia]]
 | colors                 = {{Color box|#13316a}} Navy Blue
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 | accreditation          = 
 | affiliations           = [[Mediterranean Universities Union|UNIMED]], [[International Maritime Organization|IMO]], [[Arab League]]
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 | president              = Ismail Abdelghafar
 | country                = EG
 | coordinates            = {{Coord|31.3099|30.0653|type:edu_region:SY|display=inline,title}}
 | website                = {{URL|https://aast.edu/}}
}}
[[File:Eygpt aswan governorate.jpg|thumb|right|Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport]]
The '''Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport''' (AASTMT) or (AAST) ({{langx|ar|الأكاديمية العربية للعلوم والتكنولوجيا والنقل البحري}}) is a regional university operated by the [[Arab League]], which runs programs in [[marine transportation]], [[Business school|business]], and engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Centre for Business & Economic Research - Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport|url=https://cberuk.com/partner/arab-academy-for-science-technology-and-maritime-transport|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Centre for Business & Economic Research - Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT)|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/arab-academy-science-technology-maritime-transport-aastmt|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Top Universities|language=en}}</ref> AASTMT started as a notion in the Arab League Transport Committee's meetings on 11 March 1970.<ref name=":0" /> The academy's inception was in 1972<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport AASTMT – SiE|url=https://study-in-egypt.gov.eg/categories/All/10/Arab-Academy-for-Science,-Technology-and-Maritime-Transport-AASTMT|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport AASTMT – SiE}}</ref> in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. Later on, it expanded into Cairo.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Club|first=The IG|title=Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport – The IG Club|url=https://www.theigclub.com/aast/|access-date=2021-08-04|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

==The Arab Academy for Science and Technology==
AASTMT's name has become the Arab Academy for Science and Technology: "A university specialized in maritime transport and many other disciplines" and its certificates have been made equivalent to those granted by Egyptian universities.

==The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT)==
Over five years (from 1991 to 1996), the educational and maritime training services were funded by the [[Ministry of Transportation (Egypt)|Egyptian Ministry of Transport]]. Consequently, in 1992, the AASTMT was granted the training ship, "Aida 4", as a donation from the Japanese government.

In 1994 the AASTMT was awarded the simulator (completed in two phases) by the USA administration. Cooperation with the American counterpart continued to found an advanced technology center. Scholarships have exceeded 120,000 for students from 58 countries.

The World Bank has chosen the AASTMT from four international organizations representing the Norwegian Swedish Group, the Hungarian Group and the Danish Group to develop maritime education in Bangladesh by a limited tender.

In October 1996 modified its title from: "The Arab Academy for Science and Technology: A university specialized in maritime transport." to "The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport" (AASTMT).

==Certificates==
The AASTMT has obtained the approval of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities for considering the holders of the High Seas Second Officer eligible for affiliation with any Egyptian University or any four-year higher education entity which a student can join after high school.

The AASTMT has flexibility in the process of transferring marine officers from vocational studies to that which allows them to obtain the bachelor's degree in Marine Navigation Technology. This is due to the application of the American Credit Hours System. In order to show the importance of this achievement, the holder of the High Seas Captain certificate, when sent to the United Kingdom to obtain the bachelor's degree, had to start his studies over regardless of his previous studies. However, due to the flexibility of the current system the AASTMT applies, it opened the door for its officers to obtain the bachelor's degree as well as the eligibility certificate in four years.

==Services and student activities==
Dormitory, hostel, and restaurant services are available. The girls' hostel may house up to 100 girls.

In addition to tours and athletic activities, the Cultural Activities Department organizes seminars and talks. The annual Parents Day is organized by students.

[[Marwa Elselehdar]], a graduate of the Department of Maritime Transport and Technology, is Egypt's first female sea captain. She works on the Egyptian government's<ref>{{cite web |title=Maritime Education & Training |url=http://www.aast.edu/en/maritime/facilities-training-vessel.html |website=www.aast.edu}}</ref> training ship, the Aida IV ([[IMO number|IMO]]: 9018775).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-20 |title=Marwa Elselehdar: Egypt's first female sea captain is riding waves of success |url=https://arab.news/vg5db |access-date=2021-03-20 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref>

==Community service programmes and continuous education==
AASTMT offers educational programmes to serve the community of Alexandria. 

The programmes start-over every three months, and run all year round. They are carried out at the AASTMT headquarters in Miami, Sidi Bishr and downtown. The programmes are offered according to an evening schedule. The courses are sometimes designed for groups of employees in a company or organizations. The estimated number of those benefiting from these programmes throughout the year, ranges from 15,000 to 20,000 Alexandrians. There are summer courses for the education of children which benefit around 5,000 children.

==Colleges==
*Maritime Transport & Technology
* College of [[Archaeology]] and [[Cultural Heritage]]
* College of Engineering & [[Technology]]
* College of [[Management]] & [[Technology]]
* College of [[Computing]] & [[Information Technology]]
* College of International [[Transport]] & [[Logistics]]
* College of [[Language]] & [[Communication]]
* College of [[Fisheries]] Technology & [[Aquaculture]]
* College of [[Pharmacy]]
* College of Law
* College of [[Dentistry|Dental Medicine]]
* College of [[Artificial intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]]
* College of Medicine
* Graduate School of [[Business]]

These colleges can be in Arabic, English or French languages.

== Institutes ==
* Maritime Safety Institute [http://www.aastmt.org/en/institutes/msi/ Alexandria].
* Productivity & Quality Institute  [http://www.aast.edu/en/institutes/pqi/ Alexandria].
* Technical & Vocational Institute [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107051857/http://aast.edu:8282/en/portal/media-type/html/role/user/page/tvi?p=85001 Alexandria].
* Institute of International Transport & Logistics [http://www.aast.edu/en/institutes/iitl/ Alexandria & Cairo].
* Port training Institute [http://www.aast.edu/en/institutes/pti/ Alexandria & Port Said].
* Institute for Language Studies [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107042539/http://aast.edu:8282/en/portal/media-type/html/role/user/page/ils?p=68012 Alexandria]  &  [http://www.aast.edu/en/institutes/ils_cairo/index.php Cairo].
* Investment & Finance Institute [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107060744/http://aast.edu/en/colleges/gsb/institutes/ifi.php?p=22900001 Alexandria].
* Arab Institute for Trade & Commodities Exchange [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107055325/http://aast.edu/en/colleges/citl/aitc/overview.php Alexandria].
* Maritime Upgrading Studies Institute [http://www.aast.edu/en/institutes/upgrading_studies/index.php Alexandria].

== Centers ==
*  International Examination Center [https://web.archive.org/web/20230410171003/https://aast.edu/en/centers/iec/ Alexandria].
* Academy Publishing Center [http://www.apc.aast.edu/]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* Strategic Marketing & Entrepreneurship Center [http://www.aast.edu/en/centers/smec/index.html]
*  Industry Service Center [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107052756/http://aast.edu:8282/en/portal/media-type/html/role/user/page/indust?p=91001 Alexandria].
*  Marine Hotel Center [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107074557/http://aast.edu:8282/en/portal/media-type/html/role/user/page/marine_hotel?p=032001 Alexandria].
*  Information and Documentation Center [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107055949/http://aast.edu:8282/en/portal/media-type/html/role/user/page/idc?p=29001 Alexandria].
*  Multimedia Center [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107060211/http://aast.edu:8282/en/portal/media-type/html/role/user/page/edu_resources?p=26001 Alexandria].
*  Regional informatics Center [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107055558/http://aast.edu:8282/en/portal/media-type/html/role/user/page/ric?p=40001 Alexandria].
*  Computer Services Center [http://www.aast.edu/en/centers/csc/ Alexandria].
*  Computer Networks & Data Center [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107051111/http://aast.edu:8282/en/portal/media-type/html/role/user/page/cnd?p=28001 Alexandria].
*  Research & Consultation Center [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107072147/http://aast.edu:8282/en/portal/media-type/html/role/user/page/maritime_research?p=38001 Alexandria & Portsaid].
*  Business Development Center [https://web.archive.org/web/20111112160809/http://www.aast.edu/en/colleges/cmt/cmt.php?p=7800001&ap=c Alexandria].
*  Regional Center for Disaster Risk reduction Alexandria.
*  Arab Center for Transport Study Alexandria.
*  Arab Center for Media Alexandria.
*  Maritime Certificates Renewal
*  International Maritime Transport Forum
*  Agreements and International Cooperations Center

==Deaneries==
* International Education Programs Deanery [https://web.archive.org/web/20111207040440/http://www.aast.edu/ig/index.html Alexandria].
* Community Service and Continuing Education [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107060658/http://aast.edu:8282/en/portal/media-type/html/role/user/page/Community_Programs?p=27001 Alexandria].
* Deanery of Postgraduate Studies [http://www.aast.edu/en/deaneries/dps/ Alexandria].
* Deanery of Student Affairs Alexandria.
* Deanery of Sports Alexandria.

==Complexes==
* Integrated Simulators Complex [http://www.aast.edu/en/complexes/isc/ Alexandria]   & [https://web.archive.org/web/20111203010451/http://www.aast.edu:8282/en/portal/media-type/html/role/user/page/simulator?p=39001 Portsaid].
* International Maritime Organization Compound [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107075225/http://aast.edu:8282/en/portal/media-type/html/role/user/page/imo?p=54001 Alexandria].

==Campuses==
*[https://aast.edu/en/ Alexandria (Main HeadQuarter)].
*[https://aast.edu/en/campuses/dokki/ Dokki]. 
*[https://aast.edu/en/campuses/heliopolis/ Heliopolis]. 
*[https://aast.edu/en/campuses/portsaid/ Port Said]. 
*[https://aast.edu/en/campuses/southValley/ South Valley] 
*[https://aast.edu/en/campuses/smartvillage/ Smart Village] 
*[https://aast.edu/en/campuses/Elalamein/ El Alamein] 
'''Abroad''':
*[https://aast.edu/en/campuses/latakia/en/ Lattakia]

==See also==
* [[Alexandria#Colleges and universities|Colleges and Universities in Alexandria]]
* [[Education in Egypt]]
* [[List of universities in Egypt]]

==References==
{{reflist}} 
* [https://aast.edu AASTMT website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/AAST.Officialpage AAST official Facebook page]

== External links ==
* [https://aast.edu AASTMT website]
* [https://aast.edu/en/colleges/ AASTMT Colleges]
* [https://www.facebook.com/AAST.Officialpage AAST Official Facebook page]
* [http://www.pti-aast.org Ports Training Institute]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060509170538/http://www.arableagueonline.org/las/index.jsp League of Arab States]
* [https://aast.edu/en/colleges/gsb/ Graduate School of Business]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181019042002/http://www.ccit.aast.edu/ Computing and Information Technology]
* [http://hrw.org/reports/2005/egypt0605/ Human Rights Watch: The Repression of Academic Freedom in Egyptian Universities.]
* [http://www.madrastyonline.com/mmc Multimedia Center]
* [http://www.madrastyonline.com/ Madrastyonline site]
* [https://aast.edu/en/institutes.php AASTMT Institutes]
* [https://aast.edu/en/centers.php AASTMT Centers]
* [https://aast.edu/en/alumni/ AASTMT Alumni]
* https://web.archive.org/web/20091219123347/http://www.mena.eng.vt.edu/
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111029221347/http://www.cnreports.info/egypt-arab-science-and-technology-and-maritime-college-profile/ Egypt: Arab Science and Technology and Maritime College Profile]
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