Helwan University is a

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based in Helwan, Egypt, which is part of Greater Cairo on over . It comprises 23 faculties and two higher institutes in addition to 50 research centers.

Overview

Helwan University is a member of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities. It was established on July 26, 1980 by Act No. 70 of 1975 over 350 acres of land. It is the youngest of 3 major governmental universities in

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. However, it goes back to the 19th century during the reign of Muhammad Ali of Egypt who established “The Operations School”. The fields of that school were the basis of many institutes that formed Helwan University later. Although Helwan University is the most recent of 3 major governmental universities in Cairo, it encompasses some of the oldest faculties not only in Egypt but also in the Middle East. The Faculty of Applied Arts, for example, was established in 1839, while the Faculty of Fine Arts and Art Education were established in 1908 and 1936 respectively.

Location

The main campus of the university is in Helwan,

.A number of faculties have been moved there, while others are still located in Zamalek, Boulaq, Giza, El Manyal, and Ain Shams.

Presidents of Helwan University

* Abdel Razek Abdel Fattah Ibrahim (1975–1979) * Mohamed Ismail Alam al-Din (1979–1986) * Kamal Mohamed Ahmad al-Sarraj (1986–1989) * Mohamed Kamal Ahmad Al-Attar (1989–1993) * Mohamed Mahmoud El-Gohary (1993–1997) * Hassan Mohamed Hussein Hosni (1997–2002) * Amr Ezzat Salama (2002–2004) * Abdelhay Obeid (2004–2007) * Abdullah Barakat (2007–2009) * Mahmoud Nasser Al-Tayeb (2009–2011) * Mohamed Abdel Hamid El-Nashar (2011–2012) * Yasser Hosni Mohamed Saqr (2012–2013) * Majed Fahmy Najm (2017–2021) * Mamdouh Mahmoud Mahdy (2021–2022) * Elsayed Ibrahim Mohamed Kandil (2022–present)

Faculties of Helwan University

* Faculty of Applied Arts (1839) * Faculty of

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art (or, fine arts) is made primarily for aesthetics or creativity, creative expression, distinguishing it from popular art, decorative art or applied art, which also either serve some practical function ...

(1980) * Faculty of Art Education (1932) * Faculty of Music Education (1935) * Faculty of Home Economics (1937) * Faculty of

Physical Education Physical education is an academic subject taught in schools worldwide, encompassing Primary education, primary, Secondary education, secondary, and sometimes tertiary education. It is often referred to as Phys. Ed. or PE, and in the United Stat ...

– Girls (1937) * Faculty of Physical Education – Boys (1937) * Faculty of Social Work (1947) * Faculty of Engineering Mataria (1955) * Faculty of Engineering Helwan (1959) * Faculty of Commerce and

Business Administration Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. Overview The administration of a business includes the performance o ...

(1961) * Faculty of Tourism and Hotels (1962) * Faculty of Science (1980) * Faculty of Education (1982) * Faculty of Technology Education (1989) * Faculty of Arts (1995) * Faculty of Computers and

Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer, computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of re ...

(1995) * Faculty of Law (1995) * Faculty of Pharmacy (1995) * Faculty of Nursing (2006) * Faculty of

Medicine Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...

(2013) * Faculty of Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Studies (2014) * Technical Institute of Nursing (2014) * National Intellectual Property Institute (2016)

Central Library

In addition to the Central Library, there are libraries for specialties in each faculty.

Ranking

According to

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, Helwan University is ranked 1987th in the world and tenth in Egypt. In QS ranking 2020 Helwan University was rated 41st in The Arab Region and eighth in Egypt.

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