Alexandria University
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Alexandria University 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
.
:
A number of institutional entities were established as follows:
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.
The Damanhour branch of the University was separated from the University by Presidential
decree in 2010, and is now the independent Damanhour University.
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fuad University
Cairo University
Cairo University is a public university located in Giza, Egypt.The university was founded on December 21, 1908, as the result of an effort to establish a national center for educational thought...
(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
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of Alexandria University. It is now the second largest university in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and has many affiliations to various universities for ongoing research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
.
Faculties
At the time it became an independent institution in 1942, it had the following facultiesFaculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
:
- Faculty of AgricultureAgricultureAgriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
- Faculty of Medicine (1942)
- Faculty of ArtThe artsThe arts are a vast subdivision of culture, composed of many creative endeavors and disciplines. It is a broader term than "art", which as a description of a field usually means only the visual arts. The arts encompass visual arts, literary arts and the performing arts – music, theatre, dance and...
s (1938) - Faculty of CommerceCommerceWhile business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
- Faculty of EngineeringFaculty of Engineering, Alexandria University- History :At the beginning of the academic year 1941 - 1942, the Faculty of Engineering of King Fuad I University established a branch in Alexandria for the preparatory year study. In 1942, Farouk I University was established in Alexandria, and the branch of the faculty of Engineering became the...
(1941) - Faculty of LawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
(1938) - Faculty of ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
A number of institutional entities were established as follows:
- Faculty of Sports Education (1955)
- Faculty of NursingNursingNursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
(formerly the High Institute of Nursing) (1954) - Faculty of PharmacyPharmacyPharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
(1956) - High Institute of Public HealthPublic healthPublic health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
(1963) - Faculty of EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
(1969) - Faculty of Dentistry: founded in 1971 and serves the city of Alexandria. It is located in El Azareta near the famous Alexandria LibraryBibliotheca AlexandrinaThe Bibliotheca Alexandrina or Maktabat al-Iskandarīyah is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria...
. - Medical Research Institute (1971)
- Faculty of Veterinary MedicineFaculty of Veterinary Medicine of Alexandria University- History :The faculty was founded in 1974. Study started in the academic year 1975/1976 at one of the royal palaces in Edfina, Behaira province with a capacity of 50 students. The faculty provides veterinary medical services for the purpose of fostering the animal resources and increasing the...
(1974) - Institute of Graduate Studies & Research (1983)
- Faculty of TourismTourismTourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
and HotelHotelA hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
s (1983) - Faculty of Finearts
- Faculty of Kindergarten
In 1989, four faculties, located in Alexandria and administered by Helwan University
Helwan University
Helwan University is a public university based in Helwan in Egypt. It comprises 18 faculties as well as 50 research centers.Generally, it is known for engineering and business studies...
, were annexed to Alexandria University. These are the faculties of Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, Fine Arts, Physical Education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
for Boys and Physical Education for Girls.
Vice Presidents
- Graduate Studies and Research: Prof. Essam Khamis El-Hanash
- Education & Student Affairs: Prof. Rouchdy Zahran
- Community Service and Environment Development: Prof. Mahmoud El Khishen
History
In 2009, Hind Mamdouh Hanafi was appointed President of the university; Dr. Hanafi is the first female university president in Egypt.The Damanhour branch of the University was separated from the University by Presidential
President of Egypt
The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the head of state of Egypt.Under the Constitution of Egypt, the president is also the supreme commander of the armed forces and head of the executive branch of the Egyptian government....
decree in 2010, and is now the independent Damanhour University.
Ranking
Alexandria University is ranked 147th world wide based on Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2010-2011.. Also, according to webometrics Ranking of World Universities it comes 5882nd world wide and 2nd in Egypt.See also
- Educational institutions in Alexandria
- Education in EgyptEducation in EgyptEgypt has the largest overall education system in the Middle East and North Africa and it has grown rapidly since the early 1990s. In recent years the Government of Egypt has accorded even greater priority in improving the education system...
- Egyptian universitiesEgyptian universitiesUniversities in Egypt are generally either state-funded or privately funded. Education in Egypt is free by law, however there are very small fees paid for enrollment. Public institutions, with few exceptions are generally overcrowded with a student body of several thousands...
- List of Egyptian universities