The British University in Egypt (BUE) is a private Egyptian university in
Al Shorouk City, Cairo
El Shorouk ( ar, الشروق , "the Sunrise") is a city in the Greater Cairo area, specifically located northeast of Cairo and north of New Cairo in the province of Cairo. El Shorouk is one of Third Generation cities, established by Prim ...
, Egypt. Founded in September 2005, through an inter governmental agreement, the university provides a British style of education and awards degrees validated by its partner UK universities and the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities. Located some from
downtown Cairo
Downtown Cairo ( arz, وسط البلد '' "middle of town")'', has been the urban center of Cairo, Egypt, since the late 19th century, when the district was designed and built.
History
Downtown Cairo was designed by prestigious French archit ...
, the campus covers approximately (feddans) of land with some of space of modern purpose-built teaching facilities.
According to the Center for World university ranking(CWUR), the BUE was ranked in 2020 among the top 10 universities in Egypt.
University faculties
* Faculty of Business Administration & Economics & Political Science (Accredited by National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education-NAQAA)
* Faculty of Dentistry (Accredited by National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of education-NAQAA)
* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering
* Faculty of Information & Computer Science
* Faculty of Mass Communication
* Faculty of Nursing
* Faculty of Pharmacy
* Faculty of Arts and humanities
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Arts and Design
Prominent figures
Feryal Abdelaziz the first female Egyptian to have won a gold medal at the Olympic Games graduated from the British university in Egypt,
Faculty of pharmacy.
Board of Trustees
* Mohamed Farid Fouad Khamis (Chairman)
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Sir David Blatherwick
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Lord Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, (born 29 September 1956), often referred to as Seb Coe, is a British politician and former track and field athlete. As a middle-distance runner, Coe won four Olympic medals, including 1500 metres gold medals ...
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Sir Derek Plumbly
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Sir Magdi Yacoub
Sir Magdi Habib Yacoub ( ar, د/مجدى حبيب يعقوب ; born 16 November 1935), is an Egyptian retired professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Imperial College London, best known for his early work in repairing heart valves with surgeon ...
See also
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Loughborough University
Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...
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Queen Margaret University
Queen Margaret University is a university, founded in 1875 and located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is named after the Scottish Queen Saint Margaret.
History
The university was founded in 1875, as ''The Edinburgh School of Cookery and Domestic ...
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British University in Dubai
The British University in Dubai (BUiD) () is a research-based non-profit institution in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Founded in 2003 by the country's List of prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Vice President and List of prime ministers ...
(BUiD)
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List of Egyptian universities
This is a list of universities in Egypt. The higher education sector of Egypt includes a number of state-funded, national and private universities.
State-funded
National universities
Private universities
See also
*Education in Egypt
*List ...
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London South Bank University
London South Bank University (LSBU) is a public university in Elephant and Castle, London. It is based in the London Borough of Southwark, near the South Bank of the River Thames, from which it takes its name. Founded in 1892 as the Borough Po ...
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External links
The British University in Egypt web site
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Education in Cairo
Educational institutions established in 2005
2005 establishments in Egypt
Universities in Egypt