Cairo University was previously “King Fuad I University”, is a public university in Giza, Egypt. It was founded on 21 December 1908. It is the second oldest institution of higher
education in Egypt after Al Azhar University.
It was founded and funded as the Egyptian University by a committee of private citizens with royal patronage in 1908 and became a state institution under King Fuad I in 1925. In 1928, the first group of female students enrolled at the university. In 1940, after the death of King Fuad, in his honor it was renamed a second time after the Free Officer’s movement in 1952.
Since 2013 Gaber Gad Nasar has been the president of the cairo university. The University currently enrolls approximately 155,000 students in 22 faculties. It counts three Nobel Laureates among its graduates and is one of the 50 largest institutions of higher
education in the world by enrollment.
Cairo University includes a School of
Law and a School of Medicine. The Medical School, also known as Kasr Alaini. Cairo University is also offering its
education and research facilities to Arab and foreign students and scientists and has become well known world wide. Cairo University retains its place in the Spanish ranking within the best 500 university at the international level.
Last Updated on: Nov 25, 2024