# Alexandria University

> جامعة الإسكندرية — Government university in Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt, founded 1938.

Alexandria University is a public research university located in Alexandria, Egypt, established in 1938 as a satellite campus of Fouad I University before becoming independent in 1942. Taha Hussein served as its founding rector, and the institution originally bore the name Farouk I University until 1952. The university comprises multiple faculties across medicine, engineering, science, arts, business, and law, as well as international branches in Chad and South Sudan.

## Key facts
- Type: Government
- Location: Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
- Founded: 1938
- Address: 22 El-Geish Road, El-Shatby, Alexandria, Egypt, Postal Code 21526
- Phone: +20-3-5921675
- Email: info@alexu.edu.eg

## Links
- Website: https://www.alexu.edu.eg

## Faculties (27)
- [Faculty of Agriculture](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/agriculture) — Agricultural Sciences
- [Faculty of Agriculture (El-Shatby)](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/agriculture-el-shatby) — Agriculture
- [Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha)](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/agriculture-saba-basha) — Agriculture
- [Faculty of Arts](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/arts) — Humanities and Social Sciences
  - Department of Arabic Language and Literature
  - Department of History and Egyptian & Islamic Antiquities
  - Department of Geography and Geographic Information Systems
  - Department of Psychology
- [Faculty of Business](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/business) — Business & Financial Sciences
  - Department of Accounting and Auditing
  - Department of Business Administration
  - Department of Statistics and Insurance
- [Faculty of Commerce](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/commerce) — Commerce
- [Faculty of Computing and Data Science](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/computing-and-data-science) — Computer Science
- [Faculty of Dentistry](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/dentistry) — Dentistry
- [Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Science](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/economic-studies-and-political-science-2) — Economics and Political Science
- [Faculty of Economic Studies & Political Science](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/economic-studies-and-political-science) — Economics and Political Science
- [Faculty of Education](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/education) — Education
- [Faculty of Education for Early Childhood](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/education-for-early-childhood) — Education
- [Faculty of Engineering](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/engineering) — Engineering & Technology
  - Department of Civil Engineering
  - Department of Mechanical Engineering
  - Department of Electrical Engineering
  - Department of Computer and Automatic Control Engineering
  - Department of Nuclear and Radiation Engineering
- [Faculty of Fine Arts](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/fine-arts) — Fine Arts
- [Faculty of Kindergarten](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/kindergarten) — Early Childhood
- [Faculty of Law](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/law) — Law and Legal Studies
  - Department of Civil Law
  - Department of Criminal Law
  - Department of Public International Law
  - Department of Islamic Sharia
- [Faculty of Medicine](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/medicine) — Medicine & Health Sciences
  - Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology
  - Department of General Surgery
  - Department of Internal Medicine
  - Department of Pediatrics
- [Faculty of Nursing](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/nursing) — Nursing
- [Faculty of Pharmacy](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/pharmacy) — Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences
  - Department of Pharmacology
  - Department of Pharmaceutics
  - Department of Analytical Chemistry
- [Faculty of Physical Education for Boys](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/physical-education-for-boys) — Physical Education
- [Faculty of Physical Education for Girls](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/physical-education-for-girls) — Physical Education
- [Faculty of Physical Education for Men](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/physical-education-for-men) — Physical Education
- [Faculty of Science](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/science) — Natural Sciences
  - Department of Mathematics
  - Department of Physics
  - Department of Chemistry
  - Department of Oceanography
  - Department of Biochemistry
- [Faculty of Specific Education](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/specific-education) — Education
- [Faculty of Tourism and Hotels](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/tourism-and-hotels-2) — Tourism
- [Faculty of Tourism & Hotels](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/tourism-and-hotels) — Tourism and Hospitality
- [Faculty of Veterinary Medicine](https://darspro.com/universities/alexandria/faculties/veterinary-medicine) — Veterinary Medicine

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