Cairo University (formerly the Egyptian University) is an institute of higher education located in Giza, Egypt. Constituent colleges preceded the establishment of the university. For example, Mohamed Ali established the College of Engineering (Mohandes khana مهندسخانة) c. 1820, which was shut down by Mohamed Said Pasha, c. 1850. It is the result of an effort during British colonial rule to establish a national center for liberal thought. It was founded on December 21, 1908. British occupation authorities, led by Lord Cromer, opposed the school's creation, fearing it would foster dissent. Cairo University has, among others, a School of Law and a School of Medicine.

The Medical School, also known as Alkasr Alaini, more properly, (al-Qasr al-'Ayn) - , was one of the first medical schools in Africa and the Middle East. Its first building was donated by Alaini Pasha. Since then it has expanded tremendously.^*

Faculties and Branches

• The Faculty of Agriculture
• The Faculty of Archaeology
• The Faculty of Arts
• The Faculty of Commerce
• The Faculty of Computer and Informatics
• Political Sciences
• The Faculty of Medicine
• The Faculty of Dar El-Ulum
• The Faculty of Oral Dental Medicine
• The Faculty of Economics and Political
• The Faculty of Engineering
• The Faculty of Law
• The Faculty of Mass Communications
• The Faculty of Pharmacology
• The Faculty of Physiotherapy
• The Faculty of Regional and Urban Planning
• The Faculty of Science
• The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
• African Studies and Research Institutes
• The Faculty of Nursing
• The Faculty of Kindergarten
• The Institute of Educational Studies and Research
• Statistical Studies and Research Institute
• The National Cancer Institute
• The National Laser Institute
• Faculty of specific education

See also

See also

• Cairo University alumni

External links

• Cairo University official website
• New KasrAlainy Teaching Hospital

• Human Rights Watch: The Repression of Academic Freedom in Egyptian Universities.
• Cairo University at NNDB
• Cairo Muslim Brotherhood Students at Cairo University

Education in Cairo | Universities and colleges in Egypt

جامعة القاهرة | Каирски университет | Universität Kairo | カイロ大学 | 开罗大学 --Asf137 02:47, 16 July 2006 (UTC)