Port Said University ( ar,
جامعة بورسعيد) is a university in
Port Said
Port Said ( ar, بورسعيد, Būrsaʿīd, ; grc, Πηλούσιον, Pēlousion) is a city that lies in northeast Egypt extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal. With an approximate population of 6 ...
, Egypt. It was established in 2010, after the decision of the Egyptian president to establish this university to transfer Suez Canal branch in Port Said to an independent university. The history of the university extends before the decision of its establishment; as the existence of its first faculties was the faculty of engineering in 1975 under the supervision of Helwan University, then under the supervision of Suez Canal University when it was established in 1976. After that, more faculties were established in Port Said Governorate increasing to four faculties prompting the decision of establishing Port Said University as a branch of the Suez Canal University in 1998. The decision of the Republic President, for establishing Port Said University in 2010, was the result of the continuous increase of the faculties outreaching nine Educational institutions. Now, Port Said University consists of thirteen faculties including: faculty of Engineering; faculty of Medicine; faculty of Pharmacy; faculty of Science; faculty of Commerce; faculty of Education; faculty of Physical Education; faculty of Specific Education; faculty of nursing; Faculty of education for early childhood; faculty of Arts; faculty of Law and faculty of Management Technology And Information Systems.
Faculties
At the time it became an independent institution in 2010, it had the following
faculties:
* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Commerce
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Physical Education
* Faculty of Specific Education
* Faculty of Nursing
* Faculty of Education For Early Childhood
* Faculty of Science
* Faculty of Arts
* Faculty of Management Technology and Information Systems
* Faculty of Medicine
* Faculty of Pharmacy
* Faculty of Law
See also
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Educational institutions in Port Said
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Education in Egypt
In the 21st century, the Government of Egypt has given greater priority to improving the education system. According to the Human Development Index (HDI), Egypt is ranked 115 in the HDI, and 9 in the lowest 10 HDI countries in the Middle East ...
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Egyptian universities
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State-funded
National universities
Private universities
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List of Egyptian universities
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State-funded
National universities
Private universities
See also
*Education in Egypt
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External links
Port Said University official website
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Universities in Egypt
Educational institutions established in 2010
Port Said
2010 establishments in Egypt