Assiut University is a

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located in Assiut,

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. It was established in October 1957 as the first university in Upper Egypt.

Statistics

*Faculty members: 2,442 *Assistant lecturers and demonstrators: 1,432 *Administrative staff: 11,686 *Other service assistants: 3,815Assuit University History
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Faculties and institutes

The university includes 16 faculties and three

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. *Faculty of Science *Faculty of Engineering *Faculty of Agriculture *Faculty of Medicine *Faculty of Pharmacy *Faculty of Veterinary Medicine *Faculty of Commerce *Faculty of Education *Faculty of Law *Faculty of Physical Education *Faculty of Nursing *Faculty of Specific Education *Faculty of Education (New Valley regional Campus) *Faculty of Social Work *Faculty of Arts *Faculty of Computers and Information *Faculty of dentistry *Sugar Technology Research Institute *South Egypt Cancer Institute (SECI) *Technical Institute of Nursing *Faculty of Agriculture (New Valley Branch)

Notable alumni

Ibrahim Deif Ibrahim Deif (born 29 October 1962) is an Egyptian academic and the former minister of education as part of the Qandil cabinet. Early life and education Deif was born on 29 October 1962. He received a bachelor of science degree in power mechani ...

Gamal Helal Gamal Helal (born March 22, 1954) is an Egyptian-American interpreter and diplomat who translated on behalf of multiple Presidents of the United States and Secretaries of State. Early life Helal, a Coptic Christian, was born in Asyut, Egypt, ...

Saad El-Katatni Saad El-Katatni ( ar, سعد الكتاتني, alternatively spelled ''El-Katatny'' or ''Al-Katatni''; born 4 March 1952) is an Egyptian Islamist politician who has been the chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) since October 2012. F ...

Shukri Mustafa Shukri Mustafa ( ar, شكري مصطفى, ; 1 June 1942 – 19 March 1978) was an Egyptian agricultural engineer who led the extremist Islamist group ''Jama'at al-Muslimin'', popularly known as Takfir wal-Hijra. He began his path toward Islamist ...

Mustapha Bakri Mustapha Bakri is a member of the Egyptian House of Representatives. In 1996 he was serving as the editor-in-chief of '' Al Ahrar'', organ of the Liberal Party, but fired due to his extensive support for the Nasserist views. He also served as th ...

Abdel Nasser Tawfik Abdel Nasser Tawfik (Arabic: عبدالناصر توفيق) (born June 22, 1967) graduated from Assiut University in 1989, where he also completed his Master Degree ( M.Sc.) in Theoretical Physics before his change to the Philipps University o ...

* Mohammed Tayea

References

External links

Official website
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Assiut University Alumni Group
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