Military Technical College

Military Technical College

الكلية الفنية العسكرية
Former name	الكلية العسكرية للعلوم (Military College of Sciences)
Motto	الإيمان، العلم، العمل
Motto in English	Faith, science, work
Type	Military college
Established	1958 (1958)
Founder	Mohamed Ibrahim Selim
Director	Moataz Ibrahim Abu el-Nour
Location	Kubri el-Qobbah, Cairo , Egypt
Website	www.mtc.edu.eg

The Military Technical College (Egyptian Arabic: الكلية الفنية العسكرية) is an Egyptian military college that graduates military engineers with a bachelor's degree in engineering to distribute them to various formations of the armed forces to serve in peacetime or war. It was established in 1958 and was called the Military College of Sciences (الكلية العسكرية للعلوم), and the educational process within the college was managed in cooperation with the Czech Military Academy Brno.

History

After Egypt had been without schools for technological military education for a long time, work began to achieve the basic principle of the July 23 Revolution by creating capable and strong armed forces. As a step towards building this army, the importance of keeping up with modern technologies and trends in the fields of armament emerged. The idea of establishing a military technical academy seemed to represent a basic necessity to supply the army with engineers who represent the technical ideas side.

The idea of establishing a military technical college emerged with the arms deal concluded by the revolution in 1954 with Czechoslovakia, after it failed to obtain weapons from the West to rebuild the army on modern systems, and then the need arose to establish a military technical college to graduate engineering cadres capable of developing modern armament equipment and carrying out technical insurance tasks for it. It was actually established in 1958 in cooperation with the Czech Military Academy Brno, to graduate engineer officers to work in the Egyptian Armed Forces.

On October 27, 1957, Special Military Order No. 344 was issued, which stipulated: “Based on the directives of the Egyptian leadership and studies carried out by the armed forces, the establishment of a military college of sciences will graduate the specialized officers the army needs. Thus, the army dispenses with foreign expertise and is independent in its research, studies, and artistic works, and its goal of creating the desired generation is achieved." The actual work began after the issuance of a special military order dated November 17, 1958 regarding the stages of study at the college and the conditions for admission, by accepting an elite group of officers from the armed forces to study there in several preliminary stages, the first of which is the first stage (which is the intermediate stage and lasts for two years) and then the second stage (which is the final stage and lasts for three years). This military order also included the conditions for admission to the college, academic departments, and duties of graduates.

In the same year, the Military College of Science was established in Abdel Rahim Sabry Palace in the Dokki area, and its name was changed to be the Military Technical College in accordance with the military order issued on September 7, 1959.

The college began qualifying faculty members in 1960, and cadres were sent to Czechoslovakia to obtain doctoral degrees in various engineering fields between 1964 and 1975. Other groups were also sent to several countries such as France, Britain, America, Canada, Soviet Union, and China since 1977.

In 1978, the Czech role ended and it began to rely entirely on Egyptian faculty members, carrying out the tasks of qualifying graduates and awarding master's and doctoral degrees, as well as specialized diplomas. Thousands of Egyptians and other expatriates from Arab and African countries have graduated from their hands.

Founder

Further information: Mohamed Ibrahim Selim

Mohamed Ibrahim Selim
محمد سليم حسن
Director of the Military Technical College
In office 27 October 1957 – 21 September 1971
Minister of Military Production
In office 22 September 1971 – 27 October 1972
Preceded by	Abdel Wahab el-Beshry
Succeeded by	Ahmad Kamel el-Badry
Director of the Military Technical College
In office 28 October 1972 – 13 February 1975
Personal details
Born	1916 Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt
Alma mater	Alexandria University
Occupation	Military officer
Awards	Order of Merit – First Class Military Prize for Science
Military service
Allegiance	Egypt
Branch/service	Egyptian Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Chief of the General Staff Military Technical College
Battles/wars	1947–1949 Palestine war 1949–1956 Palestinian exodus Suez Crisis Six-Day War

The college was founded by Mohamed Ibrahim Selim.

Selim participated in the Palestine War in 1948, and in the Suez Crisis in 1956.

He was appointed founder and first director of the Military Technical College from 27 October 1957 until 21 September 1971. A presidential decree was issued appointing him Minister of State for Military Production from 09/22/1971 to 10/27/1972. He was appointed again as Director of the Military Technical College from 10/28/1972 until 02/13/1975.

Selim played a prominent role in the technical reconstruction of the armed forces after the Six-Day War in 1967. He was appointed a member of the Supreme Council of Sciences, chaired the Education Development Committee, a member of the national councils specialized in the field of education affairs, and a member of the Telecommunications Development Council. He participated in many technical researches to develop devices and equipment for the armed forces.

College headquarters

Accommodation places

Cadets from each battalion are housed in separate facilities. Washers and dryers are available to provide the highest levels of service to students.

Medical care

Students of the Military Technical College receive the necessary medical care free of charge within the college's clinic 24 hours a day. If the medical condition requires sending her to the nearest military hospital, this will be done immediately.

Sports activities

Students of the Military Technical College perform a daily morning education class in addition to practicing sports activity during periods of free activity.

There are various sports facilities and stadiums: a football field on which internal and external competitions are held, as well as military college league matches, an athletics track, a training field for the five exercises, a group of tennis courts, a handball court, a volleyball court, a basketball court, a cycling track, Swimming pool.

The covered hall includes: a handball court, a volleyball court, a five-a-side football court, a physical preparation hall, a sauna hall, a weight training and lifting hall, a sports massage hall, a basketball court, a table tennis hall, and a bowling hall.

Cultural, moral and recreational activity

Preparing and holding religious seminars with leading scholars to clarify the correct concept of religion. Preparing and holding cultural seminars with leading thinkers, holding religious and cultural competitions between students and faculty members, making recreational trips to military sites in the armies, providing entertainment for students on various occasions and October holidays, and making video cinematic shows for students. On official holidays and breaks, preparing and distributing the morning speech and an article from the Armed Forces newspaper every morning, photographing graduation ceremonies and various college events, solving student problems through the college social worker, and spreading the spirit of loyalty and belonging to students through cultural or religious meetings.

Scientific library

The Military Technical College is distinguished by the presence of a scientific library equipped according to the latest architectural designs and the latest methods of indexing and classification. It contains a huge and diverse collection of references, books, periodicals, magazines, encyclopedias, dictionaries and various scientific reports issued by major publishing houses, scientific and industrial institutions, local and international conferences, and copies of master's and doctoral theses approved by the college. Its contents are constantly updated, and electronic search methods for scientific contents and modern publications are available, a library of CDs, microfilms, video tapes, and audio tapes, a library in the branches of general culture, a library of military publications, a resourceful library, and the international information network (the Internet).

Languages laboratory

The language laboratory is equipped with modern audio and video aids. The laboratory contains thirty cabins equipped for learners and controlled by a main console for the teacher. This laboratory contributes to developing the students’ linguistic skills during their studies.

College computer network

The college has an internal network for faculty members, in addition to another internal network on which all curricula for different years are placed so that the student can view them during the study period.

Graduation party

The graduation party is held for fifth-year students every year, and the party includes a military parade for students of the Military Technical College. The party also includes an engineering exhibition containing the distinguished graduation projects of the graduating students. Among the important figures honored to attend is the Minister of Defense and senior commanders of the armed forces.