page_title: Middle East College
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Middle East College / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Learning Resources Block in a buildup area of 4200 square metres named after one of the earliest Arab lexicographers and philologists, Al Khalil Ibn Ahmad Al Farahidi.
context_page_description: Middle East College is a college based in Muscat, Oman. It is one of the leading higher education institution in the Sultanate of Oman, with over 5,100 students. MEC is affiliated to Coventry University, UK. It is located in the Knowledge Oasis Muscat.
  Middle East College has undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the disciplines of engineering, business, and technology. MEC has partnerships with Microsoft IT Academy, Oracle Academy Initiative Program, Cisco Networking Academy Program, EC-Council Scholarship, SAP, Linux Professional Institute and Information Technology Authority, Oman.
context_section_description: The Middle East College was founded in 2002 by Dr. Abdullah Saif Ahmed Al Sabahy, and Mr. Lefeer Muhamed, in association with Sultan’s Special Forces Pension Fund (SSFPF).
caption: Learning Resources Block (4,200m2), named after the Arab lexicographer and philologist, Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
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