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Alexandria University
Alexandria University is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt, founded in 1938, with about 197,300 students.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Founded
- 1938
- Students
- 197,278
- Teaching language
- Arabic, English
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Alexandria University is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt. It began in 1938 as a branch of Fouad I University (now Cairo University) and became an independent university in 1942, then known as Farouk I University, before taking its current name.
It is one of Egypt's largest universities, with faculties of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, engineering, science, agriculture, veterinary medicine, commerce, law, arts, education, fine arts, tourism and hotels, computers and data science, and physical education, spread over several campuses in the city. The university has also operated branches outside Egypt.
Teaching is in Arabic, with English used in medicine, engineering, sciences and several special programmes. Egyptian students are admitted through the national Thanaweya Amma coordination system; international students apply through Egypt's Study in Egypt platform.
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What language are courses taught in at Alexandria University?
Courses at Alexandria University are taught in Arabic, English.
When was Alexandria University founded?
Alexandria University was founded in 1938.
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