NU launched the first Nanotechnology Masters Program in the Middle East and Africa. This highly interdisciplinary degree with a significant research component is geared towards practical applications. It will provide the students with the necessary knowledge for industrial career and academic development and research.

What is Nanotechnology?

Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb, Director Nanotechnology Research Center, explains, “It is achieving new physical and chemical properties through the reduction of the size paradigm to the nano-scale, and/or the control of different processes on such scale.” Dr. Hazem Ezzat, V.P. for Research, adds, “Nanotechnology is changing the world as we know it. It offers new greener applications that are better and more effective than what we have today. Billions of dollars in funding and products are already in play worldwide.” The Nanotechnology Masters Program aims at building capacity in Nanotechnology, increasing competitiveness of local industry, and improving career prospective for applied sciences and engineering students.