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Alexandria University
public university
Year dem found am1942 Edit
Official nameجامعة الإسكندرية Edit
Native labelجامعة الإسكندرية Edit
Dem name afterFarouk I of Egypt Edit
Motto textKnowledge, Innovation. Collaboration Edit
CountryEgypt Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydAlexandria Edit
Coordinate location31°12′7″N 29°54′19″E Edit
Member ofAgence universitaire de la Francophonie, Association of African Universities Edit
Demma headquarters locationAlexandria Edit
Dema official websitehttps://alexu.edu.eg Edit
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Alexandria University be public varsity insyd Alexandria, Egypt. Na dem establish am insyd 1938 as satellite of Fouad University (de name of wich dem later change to Cairo University), wey cam turn independent entity insyd 1942. Na ebe known as Farouk University til after de Egyptian Revolution of 1952, wen dem change ein name to de University of Alexandria. na Taha Hussein be de founding rector of Alexandria University. E now be de second largest varsity insyd Egypt wey eget chaw affiliations to various varsities for ongoing research.

Alexandria University be one of de largest varsities insyd Egypt, den de third varsity dem establish after Cairo University den de American University insyd Cairo. Alexandria University get 21 faculties den 3 institutes[1] wey dey teach different types of social, medical, engineering, mathematics den oda science. De varsity get oda branches insyd Egypt outside Alexandria for Damanhour[2] den Matrouh[3] wich later cam turn two independent varsities den International Branch insyd New Borg El Arab city.[4][5] Dem set up oda branches outside Egypt insyd Juba, South Sudan, den insyd N'Djamena,[6] de capital of de Republic of Chad.

Administration[edit | edit source]

  • Abdelaziz Konsowa, presido of Alexandria University
  • Ashraf Elghandour, vice pee give graduate studies den research
  • Wael Nabil, vice pee give education den student affairs
  • Mohamed Abdel Azim Aboul Naga, vice pee give community service den environmental development

Faculties[edit | edit source]

For de tym e cam turn independent institution for 1942 insyd, e get de faculties wey dey follow:

  • Faculty of Agriculture
  • Faculty of Medicine (1942)
  • Faculty of Arts (1938)
  • Faculty of Commerce
  • Faculty of Engineering (1941)
  • Faculty of Law (1938)
  • Faculty of Science (1942)

Insyd 1989, four faculties, dey locate insyd Alexandria wey dem administer by Helwan University, na dem be annex to Alexandria University. Dese be de faculties of agriculture, fine arts, physical education give boys den physical education for girlies.

Alexandria University now dey hold 24 faculties den institutes as follows:

  • Faculty of Arts (1938)
  • Faculty of Law (1938)
  • Faculty of business (1942)
  • Faculty of Engineering (1942)
  • Faculty of Science (1942)
  • Faculty of Agriculture (1942)
  • Faculty of Medicine (1942)
  • Faculty of Pharmacy (1947)
  • Faculty of Nursing (1954)
  • Faculty of Physical Education give Girliess (1954)
  • Faculty of Physical Education give Boys (1955)
  • High Institute of Public Health (1956)
  • Faculty of Fine Arts (1957)
  • Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha) (1959)
  • Faculty of Education (1966)
  • Faculty of Dentistry (1970)
  • Institute of Graduate Studies den Research (1972)
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (1975)
  • Institute of Medical Research (1975)
  • Faculty of Tourism den Hotels (1982)
  • Faculty of Specific Education (1988)
  • Faculty of Education give Early Childhood (1989)[7]
  • Faculty of Economic Studies & Political Science (2014)
  • Faculty of Computing den Data Science (2019)[8]

Branches[edit | edit source]

Alexandria University sanso gbele branches for Egypt den African den Middle Eastern countries insyd:

  • Chad branch (2010)
  • South Sudan branch (2014)
  • Alexandria International University insyd New Borg El Arab city (2019)
  • Alexandria National University (2021)
  • Iraq branch

Hospitals[edit | edit source]

  • Al Hadra University Hospital.
  • Borg El Arab University Hospital.

Ranking[edit | edit source]

Dem rank Alexandria University 147th worldwide base for Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2010–2011 top.[9] Na de 2010 rankings be controversial, as single professor ein practice of he dey publish great number of articles for journal insyd of wich na he ein self be de editor dem identify as crucial contributing factor give de high rating of Alexandria University.[10] Dem rank Alexandria University 1001+ worldwide base for Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2020 top.[11] Dem rank Alexandria University 801-1000+ worldwide base for QS World University Rankings 2021 top.[12] Dem rank am 701-800 worldwide den 2nd insyd Egypt base for Shanghai ranking 2020 top.[13]

Notable alumni den faculty[edit | edit source]

  • Fawzia Al-Ashmawi (College of Arts, 1965) – Egyptian academic for University of Geneva
  • Azer Bestavros (Faculty of Engineering, 1984) – Warren Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Boston University, Boston, US
  • Mervat Seif el-Din – classical archaeologist den egyptologist, former director of de Graeco-Roman Museum[14][15]
  • Mostafa El-Abbadi – professor den historian[16]
  • Mohamed Hashish (Faculty of Engineering) – research scientist dem know best as de father of de abrasive water jet cutter
  • Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab (1913–2000) – professor of gastro-intestinal surgery; creator of surgical procedure dem know as Hassab ein decongestion operation
  • Mo Ibrahim (Faculty of Engineering) – Sudanese-British mobile communications entrepreneur den billionaire
  • Yahya El Mashad (Faculty of Engineering, 1952) – Egyptian nuclear physicist
  • Rebecca Joshua Okwaci (English language, literature, den translation) – South Sudanese politician, den de Minister of Telecommunications den Postal Services insyd de Government of de Republic of South Sudan
  • Tawfiq Saleh (English literature, 1949) – film director[17]
  • Boshra Salem – professor, founder den de Chair of de Department of Environmental Sciences[18]
  • William Linn Westermann (Visiting Professor 1948) – American papyrologist
  • Magdy Younes – Canadian physician, medical researcher den academic
  • Moustafa Youssef (Faculty of Engineering, 1997) – Egyptian computer scientist den engineer. First den ACM fellow per insyd de Middle East den Africa.
  • Ahmed Zewail (Faculty of Science, 1967) – Nobel Prize insyd chemistry, 1999[19]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Alexandria University | جامعة الإسكندرية". www.alexu.edu.eg. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  2. ↑ "Historical abstract". damanhour.edu.eg. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  3. ↑ "بالصور.. محافظ مطروح: افتتاح جامعة مطروح رسميا يناير المقبل". اليوم السابع (insyd Arabic). 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Essam Al-Kordi, inspected a land of 339-acre, facilities and university hospital in Borg Al-Arab". Alexandria University. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Establishment of the Faculty of Al-Alsun and Applied Languages and an international branch in Borg El Arab". akhbarak.net. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Alexandria University | جامعة الإسكندرية". www.alexu.edu.eg. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  7. ↑ The Faculty of Kindergarten changed its name to the Faculty of Education for Early Childhood
  8. ↑ Establishment of the Faculty of Computing and Data Science-Arabic source
  9. ↑ "World University Rankings 2010–2011". Timeshighereducation.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  10. ↑ Guttenplan, D. d (2010-11-14). "Questionable Science Behind Academic Rankings". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  11. ↑ "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education (THE). 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  12. ↑ "QS World University Rankings 2021". Top Universities. 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  13. ↑ "ARWU World University Rankings 2020 | Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020 | Top 1000 universities | Shanghai Ranking - 2020". www.shanghairanking.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  14. ↑ "Alexandrian Art in Egypt in the Graeco-Roman Period". www.arce-nc.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  15. ↑ "The Boubasteion and the first Greek immigrants to Alexandria".
  16. ↑ "Who is Mostafa El-Abbadi? Google Doodle celebrates Egyptian historian". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Egyptian renowned film director Tawfiq Saleh dies at 87". Al-Ahram. 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  18. ↑ "Dr. Boshra Salem inducted into U.S. Department of State's Women in Science Hall of Fame". International Council for Science. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1999". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
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