The British University in Egypt
The British University in Egypt (BUE) is a private Egyptian university in Al Shorouk City, Cairo, Egypt. Founded in September 2005, through an inter governmental agreement, the university provides a British style of education and awards degrees validated by its partner UK universities and the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities. Located some 30 km (19 mi) from downtown Cairo, the campus covers approximately 40 acres (16 ha) (feddans) of land with some 27,000 m2 (290,000 sq ft) of space of modern purpose-built teaching facilities.[1] According to the Center for World university ranking(CWUR), the BUE was ranked in 2020 among the top 10 universities in Egypt.[2]
الجامعة البريطانية فى مصر | |
| Motto | "Learn How to Think not What to Think" |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | September 2005 |
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| Location | Al Shorouk City, Cairo, Egypt |
| Campus | El Sherouk |
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| Website | bue.edu.eg |
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| Global – Overall | |
| QS World | 1001-1200 |
University faculties
- Faculty of Business Administration & Economics & Political Science (Accredited by National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education-NAQAA)
- Faculty of Dentistry (Accredited by National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of education-NAQAA)
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering
- Faculty of Information & Computer Science
- Faculty of Mass Communication
- Faculty of Nursing
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Arts and humanities
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Arts and Design
Prominent figures
Feryal Abdelaziz the first female Egyptian to have won a gold medal at the Olympic Games graduated from the British university in Egypt, Faculty of pharmacy.
Board of Trustees
- Mohamed Farid Fouad Khamis (Chairman)
- Sir David Blatherwick
- Lord Sebastian Coe
- Sir Derek Plumbly
- Sir Magdi Yacoub