Mansoura University was founded in 1972 in
Mansoura
Mansoura (' , rural: ) is a city in Egypt, with a population of 960,423. It is the capital of the Dakahlia Governorate.
Etymology
''Mansoura'' in Arabic means "victorious". The city is named after the El Mansoura Battle against Louis IX of F ...
city,
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via a land bridg ...
. It is in the middle of the
Nile Delta
The Nile Delta ( ar, دلتا النيل, or simply , is the delta formed in Lower Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas—from Alexandria in the west to Po ...
. It is one of the biggest Egyptian universities and has contributed much to the cultural and scientific life in Mansoura and Egypt.
History
The faculty of medicine was founded in 1962 as a branch of
Cairo University
Cairo University ( ar, جامعة القاهرة, Jāmi‘a al-Qāhira), also known as the Egyptian University from 1908 to 1940, and King Fuad I University and Fu'ād al-Awwal University from 1940 to 1952, is Egypt's premier public university ...
. In 1972, a presidential decree announced the establishment of the university under the name "East Delta University". Its name was changed to Mansoura University in 1973.
In 2018, the ''
Mansourasaurus'', a
genus
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of
herbivorous
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lithostrotian sauropod
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dinosaur
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, had been discovered by a team under Mansoura University
paleontologist
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Hesham Sallam and was named after the university.
Ranking
According to
Times Higher Education (THE)
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Ownership
TPG Capital acquired TSL Education ...
(''Edition: 2020''), the ranking of Mansoura University is:
* World Ranking: 401–500
* Egyptian Ranking: 2
Faculties and institutes
*The Faculty of Computers and Information Sciences
*The Faculty of Engineering
*The Faculty of Science
*The Faculty of Agriculture
*The Faculty of Arts
*The Faculty of Commerce
*The Faculty of Dental Medicine
*The Faculty of Law
*The Faculty of Medicine
*The Faculty of Pharmacy & Clinical Pharmacy
*The Faculty of Tourism and Hotels
*The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
*The Faculty of Nursing
*The Faculty of Physical Education
*The Faculty of Kindergarten
*The Faculty of Specific Education
*Technical Institute of Nursing
*The Faculty of Media Literature
*The Faculty of Fine Arts
Hospitals and medical centers
*Urology and Nephrology Center
*Specialized Medical Hospital
*Gastroenterology Surgical Center
*Mansoura University Hospitals
*
Emergency
An emergency is an urgent, unexpected, and usually dangerous situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment and requires immediate action. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening ...
Hospital
*Mansoura University Children's Hospital
*Oncology Center
*Ophthalmic Center
*Medical Experimental Research Center (MERC)
Special centers and units
*Communication and Information Technology Center
*Water Sanitary Drainage and Industrial Projects Center
*Engineering Studies Research and Consultancies Center
*Technical Laboratory Scientific Services Center
*Information, Documentation and Decision Support Center
*Values Studies and Nationals Affiliation Center
*Managerial Training & Consulting Center
*Scientific Computing Center (SCC)
*Public Service Center
*Mansoura University Nanotechnology Center
*Mansoura University Staff Club
*English for Specific Purposes Center (ESPC)
*Childhood Care Development Center
*Arabic Language Learning Center for non-native speakers
*Elearning Unit (ELU)
*UNIVERSITY CENTERS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT
*Glass Research Group
Notable alumni and faculty members
*
Mohamed Ghoneim
*
Hamdy Doweidar
*
Ayman Nour
Ayman Abd El Aziz Nour ( arz, أيمن عبد العزيز نور, ; born 5 December 1964) is an Egyptian politician, a former member of the Egyptian Parliament, founder and chairman of the El Ghad party. Nour was the first man to ever compet ...
*
Khairat el-Shater
*
Mohamed Mansi Qandil
*
Hesham Salam
*Farha Elshenawey
References
External links
Mansoura University official website
Universities in Egypt
1972 establishments in Egypt
Educational institutions established in 1972
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