European Universities in Egypt explained

European Universities in Egypt
Native Name:الجامعات الأوروبية في مصر
Established:2021
Founder:Mahmoud H. Abdel-Kader (Chairman)
President:Mahmoud H. Abdel-Kader (2023-); Hilde Spahn-Langguth (2021-2022)
Location:R3, Next to Sports City,
New Administrative Capital,
EGYPT
Campus location:
Coord 30.040241, 31.707228
Free Label:Hosted Universities
Free: The University of London (UoL) as Awarding body with Academic direction from LSE, Goldsmiths, King’s College London, and Laws Consortium.
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).
The University of East London (UEL; 2024-).

The European Universities in Egypt (Arabic: الجامعات الأوروبية في مصر; Abbreviation: EUE) is a University Institution in the New Administrative Capital (Cairo Governorate) and was launched according to Law No. 162/2018 (the IBC law)[1] [2] on the Establishment and Organization of International Branch Campuses (IBCs) within The Arab Republic of Egypt and University Institutions,[3] [4] the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Decree No. 4200/2018[5] and the President's Decree No. 86/2021.

The New Administrative Capital, the location of EUE, is part of a national agenda called Egypt Vision 2030 and includes a complete educational infrastructure, which adds schools and also new university institutions.

EUE Founder is Mahmoud Hashem Abdel-Kader. EUE opened in fall 2021. Teaching language is English.

The university institution now hosts three prestigious British universities

and therewith European studies and the respective European university degrees[7] with programmes at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels. Currently well established study programmes include Economics,[8] Management, Business, Finance, Politics / Politics and International Relations,[9] Computer Sciences,[10] Psychology,[11] Laws,[12] and several fields of Engineering (also Aerospace Engineering), [13] as well as, more recently, architecture.[14] The newly (in 2024[15] [16]) established UEL Branch is providing additional opportunities for studies on EUE Campus [e.g., in Marketing and HR Management, Fine Arts, Design (Fashion, Graphics), Sports Therapy and Animation, as well as Physiotherapy<ref>{{Cite web |last=mohesregypt |date=26 September 2023 |title=Sign Up {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/signup/cold-join?session_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elinkedin%2Ecom%2Fsearch%2Fresults%2Fall%2F%3Fkeywords%3D%40mohesregypt%2520%26origin%3DGLOBAL_SEARCH_HEADER%26sid%3Do%29M&trk=login_reg_redirect |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=www.linkedin.com}}</ref>].

EUE is a 'recognised teaching centre' of UoL and has become an Affiliate of the European University Association (EUA) in 2022.[17]

Management / Governance

Chairman of the Board of Trustees: Mahmoud Hashem Abdel-Kader[18] [19] [20] [21] (former President of the German University in Cairo, GUC),

Members of the Board of Trustees: Hossam M. Kamel[22] (former President[23] of Cairo University), Tamer Elkhorazaty[24] (Dean of Architecture at GUC), Yasser Mansour[25] (former Chairman of the Architecture Department at Ain Shams University), Hassan Abdalla (Provost at the University of East London, U.K.),[26] [27] and others.

Institutional and University EUE Upper Management:

Current: -- EUE President: Mahmoud Hashem Abdel-Kader (2023-); -- EUE Vice President: Tarek M. Hashem[28] [29] (2022-); -- EUE-UoL Branch President: Sally Khalifa Isaac[30] (2023-); -- Acting EUE-UCLan Branch President / Dean: Abuelela Mohamed Abuelnaga[31] [32] (2023-); EUE-UEL Branch President: N.N..

Previous: -- 1st EUE-UCLan Branch President (2021-2023): Darrell D. Brooks[33] (Senior Lecturer 'Physiology' at Preston UCLan Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, School Lead for Quality Assurance); -- 1st EUE-UoL Branch President and Dean of LSE (2019-2022): Hala Abou-Ali[34] (Full Professor of Economics at Cairo University, Vice President Research and Postgraduate Studies Institute of National Planning); -- 1st EUE President (2021-2022): Hilde Spahn-Langguth[35] [36] (former Director of Pharmacy at the IMPP Mainz and (Full) Professor at the MLU Halle/S., at GUC, the KFU Graz etc.).

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Notes and References

  1. News: Egypt Today staff . 18 July 2018 . Parliament enacts law regulating establishment of foreign universities . Egypt today . 14 April 2022.
  2. Web site: International Branch Campuses: Law vs. Practice . 25 August 2022.
  3. News: El-Behary . Hend . 8 August 2018 . Egypt finally opens doors for branches of foreign universities . Egypt Independent . 15 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research . 15 April 2022 . Council for International Branch Campus Affairs.
  5. Westphal . Joana . December 2018 . EGYPT: NEW INTERNATIONAL BRANCH CAMPUSES LAW AN INFORMATION NOTE FOR UK UNIVERSITIES . Universities UK International.
  6. Web site: The Laws Consortium . 25 August 2022 . University of London.
  7. Web site: Degree options in Europe . 25 August 2022 . University Guide Online.
  8. Web site: Economics and Politics . 26 August 2022 . LSE - The London School of Economics and Political Sciences.
  9. Web site: Science . London School of Economics and Political . BSc Politics and International Relations . 2023-08-05 . London School of Economics and Political Science . en-GB.
  10. Web site: BSc (Hons) Computer Science . 25 August 2022 . Goldsmiths University of London.
  11. Web site: Undergraduate Studies: Psychology BSc . 25 August 2022 . King's College London.
  12. Web site: Bachelor of Laws LLB . 25 August 2022 . University of London.
  13. Web site: School of Engineering . 25 August 2022 . University of Central Lancashire.
  14. Web site: Architecture (Foundation Year), BSc (Hons) . 2024-07-08 . University of Central Lancashire . en.
  15. Web site: 2024-04-09 . UEL expands global reach with Egyptian partnership . 2024-05-21 . University of East London . en.
  16. Web site: EUE - European Universities in Egypt on LinkedIn: #eue #universityofeastlondon #uellaunch #highereducation #egyptuk . 2024-05-21 . www.linkedin.com . en.
  17. Web site: EUA welcomes seven new members . 2023-01-31 . eua.eu.
  18. Web site: Mahmoud Hashem Abdel-Kader - Scientific contributions Cairo University . 25 August 2022 . ResearchGate.
  19. Web site: Mahmoud Hashem Abdel-Kader - GUC . 25 August 2022 . ResearchGate.
  20. Web site: German University in Cairo - Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Kader Hashem, GUC President, obtains the State Merit Award in Advanced Technological Sciences. . 24 August 2022 . www.guc.edu.eg . english.
  21. Web site: Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Hashem Abdelkader . 5 February 2024 . LinkedIn.
  22. Web site: Hossam Kamel: Professor of Hematology . 25 August 2022 . Cairo University.
  23. Web site: Prof. Hossam Kamel wins the chair of Cairo University Presidency . 25 August 2022 . Cairo University.
  24. Web site: tamer elkhorazaty . 25 August 2022 . LinkedIn.
  25. Web site: Yasser M. Mohamed Mansour Profile . 25 August 2022 . Ain Shams University.
  26. Web site: Hassan Abdalla . 2023-12-10 . University of East London . en.
  27. Web site: Professor Dr. Hassan Abdalla PFHEA FRSA . 2023-12-10 . LinkedIn.
  28. Web site: Tarek Hashem . 25 August 2022 . ResearchGate.
  29. Web site: Tarek M. Hashem . 17 July 2024 . LinkedIn.
  30. Web site: Professor of Political Science (IR) Sally Khalifa Isaac . 2023-09-21 . scholar.cu.edu.eg.
  31. Web site: Future University in Egypt - Abuelela Mohamed Abuelnaga . 2023-12-30.
  32. Web site: Abuelela Abuelnaga . 17 July 2024 . LinkedIn.
  33. Web site: Darrell D. Brooks . 25 August 2022 . ResearchGate.
  34. Web site: Professor Dr. Hala Abou-Ali . 2023-04-27 . scholar.google.com.
  35. Web site: Hilde Spahn . 25 August 2022 . ResearchGate.
  36. Web site: Professor Dr. Hilde Spahn-Langguth . 6 February 2024 . LinkedIn.