Pharos University in Alexandria

Pharos University in Alexandria
جامعة فاروس بالإسكندرية
Type	Private University
Established	2006
Founder	Mr. Mohamed ragab
Accreditation	The Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities & the Ministry of Higher Education
Affiliation	Association of Arab Universities / Euro-Mediterranean Universities Union / Francophone Universities Agency
President	Prof. Mahmoud Mohy El Din
Undergraduates	~12,000
Postgraduates	~170
Location	Alexandria, Egypt
Campus	urban
Website	https://www.pua.edu.eg/

Private University in Alexandria

Pharos University in Alexandria (PUA) جامعة فاروس بالإسكندرية is the first privateuniversity in Alexandria, Egypt. The first Egyptian private university in Alexandria, established by Republican Decrees Nos. 252 of 2006, 302 of 2009, and 659 of 2020. Further, it is an accredited university, whose degrees are equivalent from the Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities and the Ministry of Higher Education. As internationalization is one of PUA’s key strategic goals, PUA has built numerous collaborative links with European, American, and Asian universities with which it works closely to ensure its students receive a global standard of education. Collaborations include various activities such as staff and student exchange, program development, joint research, and Erasmus+ programs. Moreover, PUA currently offers two international degree programs with its international partners, the first is a BSc in six Engineering disciplines in partnership with the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH), Sweden, and the second degree is in Business & Management validated by Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), Ireland. It obtained the license from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Private Universities to begin operation in the 2006–2007 academic year. It includes twelve faculties: Pharmacy, Dentistry, Engineering, Languages and Translation, Financial and Administrative Sciences, Legal Studies and International Relations, Tourism and Hotel Management, Applied Health Sciences Technology, Mass Communication, Physical Therapy, Arts and Design, Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence. The University of Pharos was established in accordance with the latest internationally acknowledged standards and parameters regarding higher education quality, and is Supported with advanced, highly equipped scientific laboratories. The University has signed a series of cooperation agreements with a number of European and American universities (euro-mediterranean universities union) in order to benefit from their advanced modern teaching methodologies and sustainable development in the various fields of science, as well as the application of international quality systems. In accordance with that, many student and faculty staff member exchange programs are organized between PUA and other universities in order to take advantage of the expertise of those universities and achieve further development.

Faculty of Engineering[edit]

The Faculty of Engineering is accredited from the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Education

The Faculty of Engineering, Pharos University in Alexandria has a partnership agreement (joint program) with the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden (KTH)

The faculty consists of the following departments:

Construction Engineering & Management Department.
Architectural Engineering Department.
Computer Engineering Department.
Electrical Engineering Department:
- Electrical Power Engineering & Control Section.
- Electronics & Communications Engineering Section.
Mechanical Engineering Department:
- Mechanical Power Engineering Section.
- Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Section.
Petrochemical Engineering Department.

External links[edit]

Pharos University in Alexandria (English language site)
https://www.auf.org/
http://www.aaru.edu.jo/
https://www.uni-med.net/
https://www.kth.se/

31°12′28″N 29°57′37″E / 31.2077°N 29.9603°E / 31.2077; 29.9603

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