List of universities in Egypt

This is a list of universities in Egypt . The country has 17 state-recognized universities and numerous private universities.

State universities

• Ain Shams University ( Cairo )
• Alexandria University ( Alexandria )
• Al-Azhar University (Cairo)
• al-Fayyum University (Cairo, founded 2005 )
• al Minya University (Cairo)
• University of Assiut ( Assiut )
• Bani-Suwayf University (Cairo, founded 2005)
• University of Benha ( Banha , founded 2005)
• Helwan University (Cairo)
• Cairo University (Cairo)
• Port Said University ( Port Said )
• Mansoura University
• Minufiya University ( Shibin al-Hardly )
• South Valley University ( Quina )
• Suez Canal University ( Suez )
• University of Tanta ( Tanta )
• University of Zagazig ( Zagazig )

Private universities

• American University in Cairo
• British University in Egypt
• Dar Comboni Institute for Arabic Studies
• Egyptian Russian University
• German University in Cairo
• Heliopolis University
• Nile University
• Université Française d'Égypte

Web links

• A list of the most important universities in Egypt (PDF; 25 kB) , cairo.daad.de, 2011 (English.)
• Higher Education in Egypt (PDF; 5.2 MB) , Reviews of National Policies for Education, OECD / The World Bank, 2010 (English).
• Higher Education in Egypt (PDF; 711 kB) , Mohsen Elmahdy Said, Director of PIU, Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), January 2001 (English).
• The higher education system in Egypt (PDF; 393 kB) , EU Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), July 2012 (English).