New York, NY – NYIT will receive the award of Best Educational Institute in Engineering during the World Congress Asia Awards ceremony at the Taj Palace Hotel in Dubai on Sunday, Sept. 25.

Exemplary role models and leadership set the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences apart from other institutes of higher learning, according to World Education Congress Global Chairman Oliver Warren. Managed virtually by a team of higher education professionals, the organization screened universities from more than 20 countries before deciding to honor NYIT with the award for excellence in education, leadership, and teaching.

The World Education Congress Asia Awards are presented by the Asian Confederation of Businesses, with CMO Asia as its strategic partner and Stars of the Industry Group as a research partner.

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New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers 90 degree programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, in more than 50 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has 14,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. NYIT sponsors 11 NCAA Division II programs and one Division I team.

Led by President Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, 89,000 graduates have received degrees from NYIT. For more information, visit nyit.edu.

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