The British University in Egypt (BUE) is a private Egyptian university in
Al Shorouk City, Cairo, 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, 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
Feryal Ashraf Abdelaziz (born 16 February 1999) is an Egyptian karateka and the first female Egyptian to have won a gold medal at the Olympic Games. She won the gold medal in the Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's +61 kg, women's +61 ...
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
Sir Derek Plumbly (born 15 May 1948) is a British diplomat who has served throughout the Arab world. From 2012 to 2015, he served as the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon.
Early life
Plumbly was born in the New Forest in Hampshire. He attend ...
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Sir Magdi Yacoub
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
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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
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London South Bank University
Referencesقرار جمهوري رقم 344 لسنة 2015 المكمل للقرار الجمهوري رقم 411 لسنة 2004
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