# Arish University

> جامعة العريش — Government university in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt, founded 2016.

Arish University is an Egyptian public university located in El-Arish, North Sinai Governorate, established by presidential decree in April 2016 as the first university on the Sinai Peninsula. Its earliest faculties had operated under Suez Canal University from 1982 before being consolidated into an independent institution that today comprises eleven faculties alongside an Institute of Environmental Studies. The university serves the population of Sinai and offers programs across the sciences, medicine, agriculture, humanities, computing, and aquaculture.

## Key facts
- Type: Government
- Location: Arish, North Sinai, Egypt
- Founded: 2016

## Links
- Website: https://www.aru.edu.eg
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28714635
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aru.edu.eg

## Faculties (13)
- [Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences](https://darspro.com/universities/arish/faculties/agricultural-and-environmental-sciences) — Agriculture and Environment
- [Faculty of Aquaculture and Marine Fisheries](https://darspro.com/universities/arish/faculties/aquaculture-and-marine-fisheries) — Aquaculture and Marine Sciences
  - Fish Aquaculture
  - Marine Aquaculture
  - Fisheries Technology
- [Faculty of Arts](https://darspro.com/universities/arish/faculties/arts) — Humanities and Languages
  - Arabic Language and Literature
  - English Language and Literature
  - French Language and Literature
  - Geography and GIS
  - History
  - Philosophy
  - Psychology
- [Faculty of Commerce](https://darspro.com/universities/arish/faculties/commerce) — Business and Economics
  - Accounting and Auditing
  - Business Administration
  - Economics
  - Statistics
  - Insurance
- [Faculty of Computers and Information](https://darspro.com/universities/arish/faculties/computers-and-information) — Computing & IT
  - Computer Science
  - Information Systems
  - Information Technology
  - Software Engineering
- [Faculty of Education](https://darspro.com/universities/arish/faculties/education) — Education
  - Mathematics
  - Arabic Language
  - English Language
  - Psychological Studies
  - Early Childhood Education
- [Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Sciences](https://darspro.com/universities/arish/faculties/environmental-agricultural-sciences) — Agriculture and Environment
  - Plant Production
  - Animal and Poultry Production
  - Soils and Water
  - Environmental Protection
  - Food and Dairy Science and Technology
  - Horticulture (Pomology)
- [Faculty of Fish Farming and Marine Fisheries](https://darspro.com/universities/arish/faculties/fish-farming-and-marine-fisheries) — Aquaculture and Marine Sciences
- [Faculty of Home Economics](https://darspro.com/universities/arish/faculties/home-economics) — Home Economics
  - Nutrition and Food Sciences
  - Clothing and Textiles
  - Family and Childhood Institution Administration
  - Home Economics Education
  - Leather Industries
- [Faculty of Medicine](https://darspro.com/universities/arish/faculties/medicine) — Medicine & Health
  - Anatomy
  - Physiology
  - Biochemistry
  - Pharmacology
  - Medical Microbiology
  - Pathology
- [Faculty of Physical Education](https://darspro.com/universities/arish/faculties/physical-education) — Sport Sciences
  - Curricula and Teaching Methods of Physical Education
  - Sports Management and Recreation
- [Faculty of Science](https://darspro.com/universities/arish/faculties/science) — Natural Sciences
  - Mathematics
  - Physics
  - Chemistry
  - Botany and Microbiology
  - Zoology
  - Geology
- [Faculty of Veterinary Medicine](https://darspro.com/universities/arish/faculties/veterinary-medicine) — Veterinary Medicine
  - Poultry and Rabbit Diseases

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