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Who are we?

BIU MENA Delegation is the official exclusive representative of Bircham International University in the Middle East and North Africa region. Our delegation covers the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
With more than a quarter of a centuty experince in the educational field, the BIU MENA Staff delegate are delegently working to supply BIU students with the best educational solution and support to make them achieve their career goals faster and better
Bircham International University was conceived as a private, self-governing institution committed to providing higher education for the 21st century. Established in Europe by some of the most recognized educators, BIU offers a revolutionary distance learning program intended to fulfill the needs of the professional student.
From the inception of BIU in 1992, BIU Academic Board has worked hard to integrate a variety of methodologies. We have new disciplines and cultures. We have also tried to assimilate the core features of educational systems. This will present our institution as one that accommodates the demands of each culture and language, without losing sight of its essential international character. Doctors from all countries have joined BIU Academic Board.

BIU today is recognized or is a member of more than 10 international and reputable organizations from the European Union and the U.S.A.

And we keep going...

Welcome Letter

Dear Student:

Welcome to Bircham International University.

We all have preconceived notions and myths closing the doors to future opportunities of success. A commonly held myth is that education is only valid if it has been pursued through years of attending classes at a university campus. We still find it hard to believe that a perfectly valid degree can be legitimately earned via distance learning; and yet, it is possible. In fact, many Departments of Human Resources highly consider those employees showing the willpower, responsibility, motivation, and capacity for self-improvement needed for ongoing learning at the workplace.

We forget that education is only a means of providing us with the tools to accomplish increasingly qualified tasks in our professional career. If, because of our prior experience, we are already qualified to accomplish some of these tasks, the level of learning required of us will be much lower than if we lack such professional knowledge. For this reason, when designing the student's academic program, we consider all the prior knowledge that the student has accumulated along his/her professional life. What is really important is what the student knows, and not how he/she has acquired this knowledge.

Clearly, our appreciation for learning is higher in adulthood, after having accumulated a number of years of professional experience. The reason for this is very simple: in our youth, when we decide to pursue an education, we lack the capacity or maturity to understand how to use and apply the knowledge that we are being exposed to. Thus, we resort to memorization, falsely believing that we are actually learning what we are memorizing. However, shortly after, we forget everything. This is because our brain functions efficiently: it simply discards information that lacks practical applications, whether intellectual or emotional. On the other hand, after accumulating years of experience, we acquire the capacity to identify exactly what will enable us to accomplish our professional functions more efficiently. A casual conversation, a good book, or even a speech is thus permanently stored in our mind with no memorization involved.

We are not more efficient because we study more or because we read more, but because we know how to better apply our knowledge in real-life scenarios. Studying and reading more allow us to become better educated, but learning to apply knowledge practically is what enables us to make sound decisions and act sensibly in life. And this is exactly the type of knowledge that we will need to succeed in the professional world. It is by yielding positive results and finding solutions that the quality of our education comes forward. We are all tired of hearing the success stories of people with little education. In such situations, we tend to wonder, "how did they do it?" The answer is simple: they applied their knowledge in a practical manner and they capitalized on it.

BIU is an alternative to traditional education. Undoubtedly, the best education an individual can receive is by attending classes on a regular basis. In this ideal situation, students can meet with their professors, make use of the school's facilities and benefit from the scholar environment. However, not everyone has the time or money needed to invest in traditional education. In these changing times, it is absolutely necessary to dispose of acceptable alternatives when deciding to obtain higher education and a university degree.

These are some of the founding principles upon which BIRCHAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY has built its methodology and academic infrastructure. The results are so revolutionary that the time and conditions established to allow a student to earn a higher education degree seem almost unbelievable.

Our Little Great History

In 1992, in the mid of this wave of evolution, sprung an initiative aiming at resolving the inefficiencies related to traditional education when directed at professionals and adults over 25 years of age. This alternative form of education took on the challenge to become the best distance learning university in the world within a period of twenty years. This engagement was not based on pride. As we know, all schools always consider themselves to be the best, in our case four differentiating factors confirm our uniqueness:

Pedagogy + Management + Technology:
The Distance Learning System, integral management, ongoing quality control, high technology and the sophisticated telecommunication network on which our teaching is based summarize the core features of our institution and allowed us to get the backing and accreditation from prestigious international organizations.

Integration of Cultures + Languages:
Our educational system is adapted to the exigencies of the main cultural environments and languages. At present, we offer education in English, Spanish and Chinese, covering 90% of the world linguistic capacity. Other languages will soon be available.

Guarantee of Multiple Legality:
At BIU we endorse the legalization process and corresponding authorizations from the most representative countries in which we are established: USA, European Union & Commonwealth. This not only offers the students a strong guarantee and a uniquely solid legal position, but also allows our degrees to be simultaneously issued by various countries and legalized internationally in any of those countries. Today we are legalized in: USA (Delaware), European Union (Spain & UK) and the British Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Within a few years, it will not be necessary to get our degrees validated or accredited as they will automatically be recognized by countries from the seven continents.

Selection Process and Quality of our Students:
BIU is designed for those individuals who have learned from their own experience, have the willpower to learn and have the dedication and motivation to strive towards constant improvement. The selection process allows us to insure that the candidates to our degrees fulfill these requirements.