- Alexandria University
infobox University
name= Alexandria University
established= 1938
type= Public
city=Alexandria
country=Egypt
campus= Urban
president= Prof. Hassan Nadeer Kayr Allah
website= http://www.alex.edu.eg/Alexandria University ( _ar. جامعة الإسكندرية) is a university in
Alexandria ,Egypt . It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad I University, becoming an independent entity in1942 . It was known asFarouk University until it became the University of Alexandria in1952 .Taha Hussein was the foundingrector of Alexandria University. It is now the second largest university inEgypt and has many affiliations to various universities for ongoingresearch .Faculties
At the time it became an independent institution in 1942, it had the following faculties:
* Faculty of Arts (1938)
* Faculty ofLaw (1938)
* Faculty of Engineering(1941)
* Faculty ofScience
* Faculty ofCommerce
* Faculty of Medicine
* Faculty ofAgriculture A number of institutional entities were established as follows:
* Faculty ofNursing (formerly the High Institute of Nursing) (1954)
* Faculty ofPharmacy (1956)
* High Institute ofPublic Health (1963)
* Faculty ofEducation (1969) [www.edalex.com]
* Faculty of Dentistry: founded in 1971 and serves the city of Alexandria. It is located in El Azareta near the famous Alexandria Library.
*Medical Research Institute (1971)
* Faculty ofVeterinary Medicine (1974)
* Institute ofGraduate Studies & Research (1983)
* Faculty ofTourism andHotel s (1983)In
1989 , four faculties, located in Alexandria and administered byHelwan University , were annexed to Alexandria University. These are the faculties ofAgriculture ,Fine Arts ,Physical Education for boys and Physical Education for girls.University Leadership for academic year 2006 / 2007:
President
* Prof.
Hassan Nadeer Kayr Allah 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 NafeaFamous alumni
*
Ahmed Zewail
*Gamal El-Din Abdel Rehim
*Khalil al-Wazir
*Mohamed Hashish
*Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed
*Zahi Hawass ee also
*Educational institutions in Alexandria
*Education in Egypt
*Egyptian universities
*List of Egyptian universities .External links
* [http://www.alex.edu.eg Alexandria University official website]
* [http://www.alexeng.edu.eg Alexandria University ,Faculty of Engineering]
* [http://hrw.org/reports/2005/egypt0605/ Human Rights Watch: The Repression of Academic Freedom in Egyptian Universities]
* [http://www.edalex.com Alexandria University ,Faculty of Education,English Department]
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