The GrEEK Campus explained

The GrEEK Campus
Native Name:الجريك كامبس
Native Name Lang:ar
Established:December 2013
Affiliation:American University in Cairo
City:Tahrir Gate: 171 Tahrir Street, Downtown, Cairo
Falaki Gate: 28 Falaki Street, Downtown, Cairo
Website:http://www.thegreekcampus.com/
Founder:Ahmed El Alfi[1]

The GrEEK Campus, also GEEK Campus, is a technology park in Cairo, Egypt. The campus provides workspaces for rent, for startups, as well as established local and multinational companies.[2] [3] Located in Downtown Cairo, The GrEEK Campus consists of five office buildings with a total space of 25,000 m2.

History

The campus was created by the Egyptian businessman, Ahmed Elalfy.[4] [5]

In 1964, the campus was sold to the American University in Cairo (AUC) to expand and accommodate more students, where it was dubbed “The Greek Campus”.[6] For 50 years it housed the AUC library, Social Sciences building and Jameel Center, among other buildings.

Upon AUC's relocation to another campus on the outskirts of Cairo in 2008, a long term rental contract was entered into with Tahrir Alley Technology Park (TATP), the operating company of The GrEEK Campus.[7] This rental saw the park become Egypt's first ever technology park.

Expansion

In mid-2019, The GrEEK Campus established a partnership with Monsha'at (the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority) to manage the operations of Startup Hub Khobar in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.[8]

In 2020, The GrEEK Campus launched its second location in Cairo, in Mall of Arabia's commercial workspaces in 6 October City, spanning 3 zones on a total area of 5,545 m2.[9]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: The GrEEK Campus. 25 June 2016. Mada Masr. 23 November 2013.
  2. News: Cairo’s GrEEK Campus Underscores Egypt’s Tech Revolution. 25 June 2016. The Wall Street Journal. 18 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Inside The GrEEk Campus. Women on Walls. 25 June 2016. 3 February 2016.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801153704/
  5. Web site: Back in Time with the Greek Campus; View Pictures . American University in Cairo . American University in Cairo.
  6. Book: The day we bought the Greek campus Thomas Bartlett, AUC President 1963-69. American University in Cairo. 25 June 2016.
  7. News: AUC’s Greek campus to be transformed Into Egypt’s first technology park. 25 June 2016. Daily News Egypt. 17 November 2013.
  8. Web site: Startup Hub Khobar . The GrEEK Campus . The GrEEK Campus.
  9. Web site: Mall of Arabia . The GrEEK Campus . The GrEEK Campus.