Alexandria University

Alexandria University
Former names
Farouk University (1938–1952)
TypePublic
Established1938
PresidentAbdelaziz Konsowa
Administrative staff
7,402
Students182,129
Undergraduates143,553
Postgraduates8,752
Location,
CampusUrban
Number Of Faculties23
Websitealexu.edu.eg

Alexandria University (Arabic: جامعة الإسكندرية) is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as Farouk University (named after Farouk of Egypt) until after 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.

Alexandria University is one of the largest universities in Egypt, and the third university established after Cairo University and the American University in Cairo. Alexandria University has 21 faculties and 3 institutes[1] that teach different types of social, medical, engineering, mathematics and other science. The university had other branches in Egypt outside Alexandria in Damanhour[2] and Matrouh[3] which later became two independent universities. and International Branch in New Borg El Arab city.[4][5] Other branches have been set up outside Egypt in Juba, South Sudan,[6] and in N'Djamena,[7] the capital of the Republic of Chad.

  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 (in 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. ^ https://www.jubamonitor.com/egypt-to-open-alexandria-university-branch-in-s-sudan/ Juba Branch
  7. ^ "Alexandria University | جامعة الإسكندرية". www.alexu.edu.eg. Retrieved 2024-06-02.