06/01/2026
EG-CompBio
Admissions Open – BCB Diploma (Spring Semester SS2026, 10th Intake)
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Applications are now open for the 10th intake of the Professional Diploma in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB Diploma) for the Summer Semester This diploma is part of the ongoing sustainable activities of the EG-CompBio project, "Empowering Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Research".
Originally funded by DAAD (2019–2021), EG-CompBio was launched by Rostock University Medical Center (Germany) to modernize research and professional skills in computational biology and bioinformatics across Egyptian and Arab universities and research centers.
EG-CompBio also serves as a non-university partner in the following international initiatives:
1-GARN-CLS: German-Arab Research Network for Computational Life Science
2-GEM-CAP: German-Egyptian Microbiome Research Capacity Building
3-GJRC-IHI: German-Jordanian Research Cluster in Intelligent Healthcare Informatics
4-OSCAR-AI:Optical Sensing for Cost-effective AI-based Responsive Healthcare: Advancing Health Tech in Medicine with Ultra-Sensitive Diagnostic Solutions
5-BRAIN-GEM: Bridging Cultures and Innovating Occupational Safety—Exploring the Role of AI in Workplace Transformation.
Our Objectives:
-Build research and professional capacity in computational biology and bioinformatics through advanced training and practical projects on real-world biological data.
-Foster international collaboration and networking between Egyptian/Arab institutions and global partners to modernize and align regional competencies with international standards.
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The offered courses in the BCB diploma:
Prerequisites courses: (Participants choose only one according to their background)
1- Introduction to computational thinking and data science (INTR-CADS)
2- Introduction to genetics and molecular biology(INTR-MOL)
Core courses:
1- Introduction to bioinformatics (INTR-BIO)
2- NGS data processing (NGS)
3- Data analytics and visualization using R (DAV-R)
4- Multi-Omics data analysis (MODA)
5- Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD)
6- Machine Learning for Bioinformatics (ML-BIO)
Advanced courses:
8- Single-cell Data Analysis (SCDA)
9- Genome /Transcriptome-wide association analysis (GWAS) and (GTWAS)
10-Selected Topics in Bioinformatics (STB)
11-Metagenomics: Concepts, Tools, and Applications (META)
12-Deep Learning for Bioinformatics (DL-BIO)
13- Omics Data Governance and Managment (ODGM)
14-Structural Bioinformatics I (SB1)
15-Structural Bioinformatics II (SB2)
16- Integrative Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (IBSB)
Courses still in the making :
17- Biological network analysis (BNA)
18- Cloud Infrastructure for Bioinformatics (CIB)
19- Bioinformatics approaches for precision oncology (BIOPerMED)
20- PK/PD modeling (PKPD)
21- Spatial transcriptomics (SPAT)
22- Computational Immunology (CI)
The prerequisites and core courses are offered every semester. We offer two new courses of the advanced courses every semester.
Courses contents can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/.../1nz95yW57czex...
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Teaching mode:
The BCB diploma courses are conducted ONLINE at accessible rate ensuring information delivery with lots of opportunities for interactions, and hands-on tutorials.
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Prerequisites for joining the diploma:
Having a bachelor (BS.c) degree OR being undergraduate student in
1- A biology-related faculties such as science, medicine, veterinary, pharmacy, biotechnology, agricultural, or other related fields) or:
2- A computer-related faculties such as Engineering (all specialisation), computer science, information systems, science (minor computer systems), or other related fields
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Courses duration and schedule:
-All courses will be scheduled afternoon during working days (after 7.30 PM Cairo timezone).
-Some courses will be scheduled on the weekend (ex: Saturday) according to the lecturer's availability.
-Each course lasts between 36 to 40 hrs including lectures, hands-on tutorials, and a graduation project. One session (lecture + tutorial) per week, each runs for 3 hrs i.e a course will take around 12 to 14 weeks.
-The data analytics and visualisation in R (DAV-R) course will be taking more times of lectures/tutorials as it is a crucial course for all the advanced courses.
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Diploma Certificate and Accreditation:
-Participants will receive a certificate of completion and a diploma transcript from the EG-CompBio as a DAAD-funded project along the German-Egyptian university partnership progress programme (2019-2021).
-There will be also a certificate for each course upon request.
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Are there age limitations?
-NO, age is just a number!
When will this Diploma batch start?
-The BCB courses will start officially by End of March 2026 Inshallah.
How long does the diploma take?
-It varies between 2 semesters (6 months) or 3 semesters for some participants. Thus, no specific time. It is up to your time, effort, and capacity to finish 6 courses.
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Fees and funding possibilities:
Starting from Intake 2, the BCB diploma is self-funded:
-A one-time admission fee of 750 EGP is applied for all applicants.
-Each course costs 4000 EGP.
-Payment will be per course. No need to pay all the diploma fees at once.
-There is an option to pay in instalments on 12 or 18 months (in agreement with Financial agents like Soholola , Valu , certian banks : ex: NBE, CIB, BM,.etc)
-If you are incapable of paying the entire fees, please contact us and we will do the possible to make it affordable for everyone.
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Why the BCB Diploma?
- The BCB diploma curriculum was developed by experts with many years of experiences in the field of computational biology.
- The first diploma that covers the research and the industrial aspects of the field, especially in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.
- The BCB lecturers are top-class researchers/scientists working in well-established institutions in Germany, UK, USA, and Egypt.
- High exposure to the international society and state-of-the-art in the field.
- You will learn the basics, the core, and the advanced topics, as well as connecting you to the most demanding topics in the future.
- Priority access to the training and academic events of EgCompBio such as summer/winter schools and scientific workshops and symposiums.
- We support our ambitious students who demonstrate high performance in the diploma and wish to pursue their MS.c/PhD studies abroad.
-The high academic and research network that EgcompBio provides through strategic partnerships and meberships in world-wide networks , ex: GARN-CLS, GEM-CAP, OSCAR-AI, BRAIN-GEM, and GJRC-IHI
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Admission process: (The application deadline is 10.02.2026)
Please fill the application form here:
https://forms.gle/q4AnGvHJeFkcjM8h6
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Previous orientation sessions:
1- An orientation session on the BCB diploma for intake 9: WS2025 semester:
https://uni-rostock-de.zoom-x.de/rec/share/Pge6b5oXU4ev98DjZYBoihpoeY8qn1V1wBaAW8k68muQtwvjuQJz2YPwI-AbzcUx.RD12kF-Oi4uB2XBt
1- An orientation session on the BCB diploma for intake 8: SS2025 semester:
https://uni-rostock-de.zoom-x.de/.../XmytH_vLDNZ47dXWNI0M...
2- An orientation session on the BCB diploma for intake 7: WS2024 semester:
https://uni-rostock-de.zoom-x.de/.../XnV9AlywblZOvb6LemLo...
2-An orientation session on the BCB diploma for intake 5
https://uni-rostock-de.zoom.us/.../jzIOTvO3G1w1v...
3- An orientation session on studying Bioinformatics: Challenges, Career Path, and International Opportunities
https://www.facebook.com/10680739.../videos/1234530110225229
3- An orientation session on the BCB diploma , the third intake WS2022 (2 parts)
1-part1: https://uni-rostock-de.zoom.us/.../DhUYAhx987e...
2-part 2: https://uni-rostock-de.zoom.us/.../6DQGXvEIwTH-LivO…
4- An orientation session on the BCB diploma, the fifth intake WS2023
https://uni-rostock-de.zoom.us/.../jzIOTvO3G1w1v...
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Samples of our courses:
MODA: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=860178109443557&set=pcb.860181026109932
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=575109841283720&set=pcb.575110041283700
ML-BIO:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=570893171705387&set=pcb.570893191705385
CADD: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=577979844330053&set=pcb.577980357663335
MODA: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=575109841283720&set=pcb.575110041283700
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-For inquires, please contact us on our page https://www.facebook.com/egcompb
OR send your inquiry to egcompbio.diploma@gmail.com
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Best Regards,
The executive team of EgCompBio
