Alexandria University
Former names | Farouk University (1938–1952) |
|---|---|
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1938 |
| Undergraduates | 175,591 |
| Postgraduates | 19,510[1] |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Blue and White |
| Website | [1] |
Alexandria University (Arabic: جامعة الإسكندرية) is a university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fuad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as Farouk University until the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 when its name was changed to the University of Alexandria. Taha Hussein was the founding rector of Alexandria University. It is now the second largest university in Egypt and has many affiliations to various universities for ongoing research.
Faculties
At the time it became an independent institution in 1942, it had the following faculties:
- Faculty of Arts (1938)
- Faculty of Law (1938)
- Faculty of Engineering(1941)
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Commerce
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Agriculture
A number of institutional entities were established as follows:
- Faculty of Nursing (formerly the High Institute of Nursing) (1954)
- Faculty of Pharmacy (1956) Faculty of Pharmacy
- High Institute of Public Health (1963)
- Faculty of Education (1969)
- Faculty of Dentistry: founded in 1971 and serves the city of Alexandria. It is located in El Azareta near the famous Alexandria Library.
- Medical Research Institute (1971)
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (1974)
- Institute of Graduate Studies & Research (1983)
- Faculty of Tourism and Hotels (1983)
In 1989, four faculties, located in Alexandria and administered by Helwan University, were annexed to Alexandria University. These are the faculties of Agriculture, Fine Arts, Physical Education for boys and Physical Education for girls.
University Leadership for academic year 2008 / 2009
President
Prof. Ahmed Abdalla Ahmed
Vice Presidents
- Graduate Studies and Research: Prof. Hend Mohamed Mamdouh
- Education & Student Affairs: Prof. Okasha Abd El Aal
- Community Service and Environment Development: Prof. Rouchdy Zahran
- Damanhour Branch: Prof. Saaid Nafea
Famous alumni
- Ahmed Zewail
- Khalil al-Wazir
- Mohamed Hashish
- Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed
- Zahi Hawass
- Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi
- Farouk Hosny
See also
- Educational institutions in Alexandria
- Education in Egypt
- Egyptian universities
- List of Egyptian universities
External links
- Alexandria University official website
- Alexandria University ,Faculty of Engineering
- Human Rights Watch: The Repression of Academic Freedom in Egyptian Universities
- Alexandria University ,Faculty of Education,English Department
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