Ain Shams University

public varsity insyd Cairo, Egypt

Ain Shams University be public varsity wey dey locate insyd Cairo, Egypt. Dem found am insyd 1950,[1] de varsity dey provide education for de undergraduate, graduate den post-graduate levels.

Ain Shams University
public university, open-access publisher, university
Year dem found am1 July 1950 Edit
CountryEgypt Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydCairo Governorate Edit
Coordinate location30°4′37″N 31°17′6″E Edit
Member ofAgence universitaire de la Francophonie, Association of African Universities Edit
Demma headquarters locationAbbassia Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.asu.edu.eg/ Edit
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History

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Na dem found Ain Shams University insyd July 1950, de third-oldest non-sectarian native public Egyptian varsity (ancient Islamic varsities such as Al-Azhar den private institutions such as de American University in Cairo be older), under de name of Ibrahim Pasha's University. Na ein site be former royal palace, dem dey bell de Zafarana Palace. De two earlier varsities of dis kind be Cairo University (Fuad I university formerly) den Alexandria University (Farouk I university formerly). Wen na dem first establish am, Ain Shams University get number of faculties den academic institutes, wich later dem develop am go varsity.[2] De varsity ein academic structure dey include 21 faculties, den 1 high institutes plus 12 centers den special units.[3]

Faculties den institutes

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Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Pharmacy

Faculty of Computer den Information Sciences

Faculty of Dentistry

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Business

Faculty of Al-Alsun

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Agriculture

Faculty of Specific Education

Faculty of Women

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Nursing

Faculty of Postgraduate Childhood Studies

Faculty of Graduate Studies den Environment Research

Faculty of Archaeology

Arid Land Agricultural Research Institute

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Faculty of Media den Mass Communication

Global Affairs & International Business under construction

Campuses

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Ain Shams University get eight campuses. Two of dem be next to each oda, main road dem name El-Khalifa El-Maamoun dey separate dem; all of dem dey insyd Greater Cairo.[4]

De main campus dey insyd Abbassia, Cairo wey dey house de Administration den Management for de Saffron Palace, Science Education Development Center, Central Library, Child Hood Center den de University City (students hostel), for addition to de faculties of Computer Science, Science, Law den Art. De opposite Campus dey house de faculty of Commerce, Alsun, pharmaceutical Science den Dentistry.

De Women's College get ein own campus. Faculty of Specific Education, Faculty of Education, den Faculty of Agriculture each dey for separate campuses insyd Abassia, Heliopolis, den Shubra El Kheima, respectively.

Filming

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Insy 2012, na Misr International films dey produce television series wey base for de novel Zaat by Sonallah Ibrahim top. Na dem schedule filming of scenes set for Ain Shams University make e occur dat year, buh Muslim Brotherhood student members den sam teachers for de school protest, wey dey state say de 1970s era clothing de actresses wear na ebe indecent wey dem no go not allow filming unless dem change de clothing. Gaby Khoury, de head of de film company, state say engineering department head Sherif Hammad "insisted that the filming should stop and that we would be reimbursed ... explaining that he was not able to guarantee the protection of the materials or the artists."[5]

Rankings

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University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World 601-700 (2023)
CWUR World 769 (2024)
CWTS World 537 (2021)
QS World 721-730 (2021)
THE World 1100 (2022)
USNWR Global 540 (2023)
Regional – Overall
THE Africa =33 (2021)
USNWR Africa 13 (2022)
National – Overall
ARWU National 3 (2021)
CWTS National 2 (2020)
CWUR National 2 (2020-21)
QS National 3 (2021)
THE National 13 (2021)
USNWR National 3 (2021)

Dem consider Ain Shams University among de varsities wey be present for all international classifications insyd, wich dey make am one of de best 3% of de world ein varsities.[6][7]

People

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Notable faculty

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  • Mervat Seif el-Din (born 1954), classical archaeologist den former director of de Graeco-Roman Museum
  • Abd El Aziz Muhammad Hegazi (1923–2014), Prime Minister of Egypt during de presidency of Anwar Sadat
  • Abdel Rahman Badawi (1917–2002), professor of philosophy den poet
  • Aisha Abd al-Rahman (1913–1998), Egyptian author den professor of literature (pen name: Bint al-Shati)

Notable alumni

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  • Rashad al-Alimi (born 1954), Chairmo of de Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen
  • Hani Azer (born 1948), civil engineer
  • Jamal Badawi, preacher den speaker for Islam top
  • Farouk El-Baz (born 1938), space scientist
  • Charles Butterworth (born 1938), American philosopher
  • Farouk al-Fishawy (1952–2019), actor
  • Mauro Hamza (born 1965 or 1966), fencing coach
  • Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu (born 1943), Turkish academic, politician den diplomat
  • Sherif Ismail (born 1955), Prime minister of Egypt
  • Fathulla Jameel (1942–2012), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives
  • Rashad Khalifa (born 1935), biochemist, Founder of de United Submitters International
  • Emire Khidayer (born 1971), diplomat, entrepreneur den writer
  • Abdel Latif Moubarak (born 1964), poet
  • Ebrahim Nafae (1934–2018), journalist den newspaper editor[8]
  • Fathy El Shazly (born 1943), Ambassador of Egypt to Saudi Arabia den Turkey
  • Sameh Shoukry (born 1952), Ambassador of Egypt to de United States
  • Ammar El Sherei (1948–2012), Egyptian composer
  • Taha El Sherif Ben Amer, Minister of Transport of Libya
  • Fatima Naoot (born 1964), poet and translator
  • Omar Touray (born 1965), Gambian diplomat
  • Kenan Yaghi, Finance Minister of Syria
  • Ahmed Zulfikar (1952–2010), entrepreneur
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References

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  1. "Ain Shams University". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  2. "Ain Shams University History". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  3. "Ain Shams University Statistics". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  4. "Ain Shams University Main Campus Map". Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  5. AFP (February 9, 2012). "Islamists halt filming of Egyptian TV series". DAWN.COM. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  6. "World Universities' ranking on the Web: Top Africa". Archived from the original on October 4, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  7. "Best universities in the Arab World 2018". March 20, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  8. "Veteran Egyptian journalist Ibrahim Nafea dies at the age of 84". Ahram Online. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
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