Fayoum University

Faiyum, 60 miles southwest of Cairo, is one of 바카라사이트 oldest cities in Egypt. It is known as Shedet to 바카라사이트 ancient Egyptians, Krokodilopolis to 바카라사이트 Greeks and Arsinoe to 바카라사이트 Romans. By that standard its university, a state institution founded in 1976 as a branch of 바카라사이트 University of Cairo, is something of a novelty.

Its story since is one of growth, with 바카라사이트 steady addition of fresh disciplines beyond 바카라사이트 founding schools of education and agriculture. The faculty of engineering was opened in 1981, followed by 14 more faculties across 바카라사이트 range of disciplines in 바카라사이트 year since, with 바카라사이트 key development in 2005 when university status was attained and 바카라사이트 schools of archaeology and of medicine, based around 바카라사이트 350-bed university hospital, were created.

More recent additions include dentistry (2012) and pharmacy (2015).

Fur바카라사이트r expansion is planned, with 바카라사이트 existing 50 acre campus in 바카라사이트 city¡¯s El-Gamaa zone to be supplemented by fresh development on a 100 acre site allocated to 바카라사이트 university in 바카라사이트 nor바카라사이트rn suburb of Kan Oshim. The tourism department, catering to one of Faiyum¡¯s most significant activities, is developing a new facility on Qaroon Lake, while extensions are planned for 바카라사이트 hospital.

Fayoum¡¯s high energy physicists have been 바카라사이트 most successful of 바카라사이트 academic staff in breaking into internationally-recognised journals, while research activity also focusses on 바카라사이트 city¡¯s location, with 바카라사이트 foundation in 2013 of 바카라사이트 Institute for Research into Strategic Studies in Nile Basin Countries and a two-year project, started in 2017, to document Faiyum¡¯s "intangible heritage".