Ain Shams University
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جامعة عين شمس | |
| Type | Public |
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| Established | July 1950 |
| Undergraduates | 170,000 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Abbassia, Cairo |
| Website | www.asu.edu.eg |
Ain Shams University (Template:The University of Heleopolis,carrying the original name of the city of Cairo,جامعة عين شمس) is a state institute of higher education granting four-year graduate bachellor Degrees and post graduate Research M.SC. & Ph.D Degrees located in National Capital City of Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.
History
Ain Shams University (Heleopolis U.) was founded in July 1950, the third-oldest Royal State universityin Egyptland,Carrying the name of her builder and Philantropic Egyptian founder His Highness The University of Lord Ibrahim Pasha The two earlier universities of this kind are Cairo University (formerly The University of king Fuad the 1st) and Alexandria University ( Built and founded by the efforts of His Majesty the King of Egypt & Sudan (formerly: The University of king Farouk the First). When it was first established, Ain Shams University had a number of Colleges and academic institutes, which were later developed into university Departments and Research Institutions.[1] The university's academic structure includes 14 faculties, 1 college and 2 high institutes plus 12 Advanced research centers and specialization units.[2]
Faculties, colleges and institutes
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of the Liberal Arts
- Faculty of Commerce
- Faculty of Computer and Information Science
- Teachers' College
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Languages (Al Alsun)
- Ain Shams University's School of the Rights & the Laws
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Nursing
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Specific Education
- Girls College
- Institute of Environmental Studies and Research
- Institute of Postgraduate Childhood
- The Higher Institute of Cooperative & Managerial Studies
Campuses
Ain Shams University has eight campuses. Two of them are next to each other, separated by a main road; all of them are in Greater Cairo.[3]
The main campus is in Abbassiya, Cairo and houses the Administration and Management at the Zaafarana palace, Science Education Development Center, Central Library, Child Hood Center and the University City (students hostel), in addition to the faculties of Computer Science, Science, Law and Art. The opposite Campus houses the faculty of Commerce, Alsun, pharmaceutical Science and Dentistry.
The Women's College has its own campus. Faculty of Specific Education, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Agriculture are each on separate campuses in Abassyia, Heliopolis and Shoubra El-Kheima respectively.
Filming
In 2012 Misr International films was producing a television series based on the novel Zaat by Sonallah Ibrahim. Filming of scenes set at Ain Shams University was scheduled to occur that year, but Muslim Brotherhood student members and some teachers at the school protested, stating that the 1970s era clothing worn by the actresses was indecent and would not allow filming unless the clothing was changed. Gaby Khoury, the head of the film company, stated that engineering department head Sherif Hammad "insisted that the filming should stop and that we would be reimbursed ... explaining that he was not able to guarantee the protection of the materials or the artists."[4]
Rankings
According to the 2014 Webometrics World Universities rankings (aimed to promote Web publication, not to rank institutions), Ain Shams University is ranked 12th in Egypt, 45th in Arab World and 51st in Africa.[5]
People
Notable faculty
- Abd El Aziz Muhammad Hegazi (1923–2014), Prime Minister of Egypt during the presidency of Anwar Sadat
- Abdel Rahman Badawi (1917–2002), professor of philosophy and poet
- Aisha Abd al-Rahman (1913–1998), Egyptian author and professor of literature (pen name: Bint al-Shati)
Notable alumni
- Hani Azer (born 1948), civil engineer
- Charles Butterworth (born 1938), American philosopher
- Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu (born 1943), Turkish academic, politician and diplomat
- Sherif Ismail (born 1955), Prime minister of Egypt
- Emire Khidayer (born 1971), diplomat, entrepreneur and writer
- Fathulla Jameel (1942–2012), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives
- Sameh Shoukry (born 1952), Ambassador of Egypt to the United States
- Rashad Khalifa (born 1935), biochemist, Founder of the United Submitters International
- Omar Touray (born 1965), Gambian diplomat
Photo gallery
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Main gate -
Za'farana palace -
School of Alsun -
Faculty of Engineering -
Faculty of Law
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Faculty of Pharmacy
See also
References
- ^ Ain Shams University History
- ^ Ain Shams University Statistics
- ^ Ain Shams University Main Campus Map
- ^ "Islamists halt filming of Egyptian TV series." Daily News Egypt. Thursday, February 9, 2012. NewsBank Record Number: 17587021. "[...]and teachers were against it, because of the clothing worn by the actresses," he said. The series, adapted from the novel "Zaat" by Egyptian author Sonallah Ibrahim, takes[...]"
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