Alexandria University

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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 that teach different types of social, medical, engineering, mathematics and other science. The university had other branches in Egypt outside Alexandria in Damanhour and Matrouh which later became two independent universities. and Alexandria National University in Smouha area. Other branches have been set up outside Egypt in Juba, South Sudan, and in N'Djamena, the capital of the Republic of Chad.

The idea to establish a branch of Fouad I University in Alexandria was approved by the university's council on 4 August 1938, with the decision ratified by the Council of Ministers two days later. The "Zarfoudaki Palace" was leased as the branch's initial location, and studies began on 15 October 1938, with the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Law. The Faculty of Engineering was established in 1941. On 2 August 1942, Royal Decree No. 32 officially established King Farouk I University in Alexandria, which included the faculties of Arts, Law, Medicine, Science, Engineering, Agriculture, and Commerce. At the time of its establishment, the university had 1,171 students and 134 faculty members. The new Faculty of Law was initially housed in a secondary school building. In 1942, the Faculty of Agriculture was established in Damanhour. Following the 1952 revolution, the university's name was officially changed to Alexandria University. The university continued to expand, adding several new faculties and institutes over the following decades, including the Faculty of Fine Arts in 1957 and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 1975. In the 1980s and 1990s, the university added branches and integrated several faculties from Helwan University. In the 21st century, the university began to expand internationally, establishing branches in N'Djamena, Chad (2010), and Juba, South Sudan (2014).

Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, president of Alexandria University Dr. Hesham Saeed, vice president for graduate studies and research Dr. Ahmed Adel Abdelhakim, vice president for education and student affairs Dr. Affaf Al-Oufy, vice president for community service and environmental development

At the time it became an independent institution in 1942, it had the following faculties:

Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Medicine (1942) Faculty of Arts (1938) Faculty of Business (Formally Commerce) Faculty of Engineering (1941) Faculty of Law (1938) Faculty of Science (1942) 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. Alexandria University now holds 24 faculties and 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 for Girls (1954) Faculty of Physical Education for 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 and Research (1972) Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (1975) Institute of Medical Research (1975) Faculty of Tourism and Hotels (1982) Faculty of Specific Education (1988) Faculty of Education for Early Childhood (1989) Faculty of Economic Studies & Political Science (2014) Faculty of Computing and Data Science (2019)

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