British University in Egypt
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The British University in Egypt (BUE, Al-Jāmi‘a al-Bāritāneya fe-Mīsr) is a private university in El Shorouk City, Cairo, Egypt. Its goal is to provide education in Egypt meeting UK university standards. The university was founded in 2004 by presidential decree, admitting its first students in 2005. It awards degrees validated by its partner universities in the UK and the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities. The British University in Egypt is the only university in Egypt and North Africa accredited by the UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). According to the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), in 2021 the BUE was ranked as the 9th best university in Egypt; in 2023, it was ranked as the top private university in Egypt by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
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