Alexandria University (Arabic: جامعة الإسكندرية ) is a university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad I University, becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as Farouk University until it became the University of Alexandria in 1952. Taha Hussein was the founding rector of Alexandria University. It is now the second largest university in Egypt and has many affiliations to various universities for ongoing research.
Faculties
At the time it became an independent institution in 1942, it had the following faculties:
A number of institutional entities were established as follows:
In 1989, four faculties, located in Alexandria and administered by Helwan University, were annexed to Alexandria University. These are the faculties of Agriculture, Fine Arts, Physical Education for boys and Physical Education for girls.
University Leadership for academic year 2006 / 2007:
President
Vice Presidents
- Graduate Studies and Research: Prof. Hend Mohamed Mamdouh
- Education & Student Affairs: Prof. Okasha Abd El Aal
- Environment Affairs and Community Development: Prof. Adel Mohamadein
- Damanhour Branch: Prof. Saaid Nafea
Famous alumni
See also
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