AN OUTLINE OF THE JOINT SUPERVISION
“CHANNEL SCHEME” AND ITS REGULATIONS (UK)
What is the Channel Scheme?
How does the Scheme work?
Competency in English?
Duration of Study?
Exchange Visits?
What is the
Channel Scheme?
The Channel Scheme is a joint system, where Egyptian
students initially registered for PhD degree in their
home university in Egypt with an Egyptian supervisor,
may have an additional supervisor in a British university.
Both supervisors collaborate in the relevant area
of students’ research projects until the award of
the degree.
Thus, the scheme is based on, and aiming
at opening collaborative channels between Egyptian
and British universities and at establishing academic
links between staff members in both countries in areas
of research of mutual interest for both sides.
The joint supervision or Channel Scheme
has been running most successfully for some years
now, and has definitely strengthened relations between
British and Egyptian universities. Many British universities
have agreements with the Egyptian Educational and
Cultural Bureau in London to cooperate in the scheme
and the number of participating students continues
to grow.
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How does the
Scheme work?
Channel students would not register for a degree in
the United Kingdom and would be considered as visiting
research students, hence this Bureau does not expect
to pay full overseas fees in this case. However, the
Bureau would pay a special fee mutually agreed by
the British university concerned. Students cannot
commence their studies unless the question of fees
has been settled, and the fee approved by this Bureau.
Channel students are sponsored by the
Egyptian government; whilst in this country and the
Bureau will cover their fees in addition to their
living subsistence in the way of a regular monthly
salary.
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Competency
in English
Channel Students should achieve a total IELTS score
of at least 6.0 (or as specified by the British supervisor)
before arriving in the United Kingdom. This Bureau
cannot under any circumstances pay for further English
Language tuition once a study fellow has arrived in
this country.
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Duration of
Study
Under this scheme, students have a scholarship for
one year extendable for a second year upon mutual
agreement between the external supervisor and the
Egyptian Educational and Cultural Bureau in London.
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Exchange Visits
Once the Bureau approves an arrangement to accommodate
a student with a British university, the British supervisor
has the choice of visiting Egypt for ten days, either
prior to the student’s arrival in this country so
he can meet with the Egyptian supervisor and the student
to approve the research programme of the student.
Alternatively, this could be done through email and
the British supervisor may postpone the visit to attend
the student’s viva after concluding his or her studies
in the UK.
The Bureau will issue a return ticket
to the British supervisor on EgyptAir (economy class)
and will also facilitate the necessary visa. Accommodation
and transportation in Egypt will be arranged by the
supervisor’s hosts.
Egyptian supervisors’ visits usually
take place during a student’s period of study in the
United Kingdom to enable them to discuss his or her
progress with their British counterpart. Again this
is arranged between the Egyptian and British supervisors.
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Channel Scheme
Ireland
