# Arab Open University (Egypt)

> الجامعة العربية المفتوحة — International university in El Shorouk, Cairo, Egypt, founded 2003.

The Arab Open University (AOU) is a private, non-profit pan-Arab university system founded in December 2000 on the initiative of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, headquartered in Kuwait. Its Egypt branch opened in Al-Shorouk, Cairo, in the fall of the 2002–2003 academic year and operates six faculties spanning business, information technology, languages, education, media, and graphic design. AOU maintains a long-standing academic partnership with the UK Open University, whose validation allows many of its bachelor's programs to grant dual AOU–OU UK degrees, and the branch is accredited by Egypt's Supreme Council of Universities.

## Key facts
- Type: International
- Location: El Shorouk, Cairo, Egypt
- Founded: 2003

## Links
- Website: https://www.aou.edu.eg
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16119690
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AOU.Egypt.Branch
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aou_egypt

## Faculties (9)
- [Faculty of Business Administration](https://darspro.com/universities/aou-egypt/faculties/business-administration) — Business & Management
  - Accounting
  - Finance and Microfinance
  - Human Resource Management
  - Management Information Systems
  - General Business Administration
  - Marketing
- [Faculty of Computer Studies](https://darspro.com/universities/aou-egypt/faculties/computer-studies) — Computing
- [Faculty of Education](https://darspro.com/universities/aou-egypt/faculties/education) — Education
  - English Language (Arts and Education)
  - Early Childhood Education (Kindergarten)
  - Mathematics (Science and Education)
- [Faculty of Graphic Design and Multimedia](https://darspro.com/universities/aou-egypt/faculties/graphic-design-and-multimedia) — Design & Multimedia
- [Faculty of Information Technology](https://darspro.com/universities/aou-egypt/faculties/information-technology) — Computing & IT
  - Artificial Intelligence
  - Computer Science
  - Cybersecurity
  - Data Science
  - Web Development
- [Faculty of Languages](https://darspro.com/universities/aou-egypt/faculties/languages) — Languages & Literature
  - English Language and Literature
  - English Language, Literature, and Translation
- [Faculty of Mass Media and Communication](https://darspro.com/universities/aou-egypt/faculties/mass-media-and-communication) — Media and Communication
- [Faculty of Media and Mass Communication](https://darspro.com/universities/aou-egypt/faculties/media-and-mass-communication) — Media and Communication
  - Integrated Marketing Communications
  - Audio-Visual Media
  - News Journalism
- [Graphic Design and Multimedia Technology](https://darspro.com/universities/aou-egypt/faculties/graphic-design-and-multimedia-technology) — Design & Multimedia
  - Multimedia Technology and Graphic Design

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