Faculty of Engineering
Alexandria University
Administration Building
TypePublic
Established1942
Academic affiliations
Alexandria University
DeanDr. Said Allam[1]
Location
Alexandria
,
Egypt

31°12′26″N 29°55′27″E / 31.20717°N 29.92422°E / 31.20717; 29.92422
CampusUrban, 11.3 ha (28 acres)
Colors   Blue & orange
NicknameAlex-Eng
MascotEgyptian cobra
Websiteeng.alexu.edu.eg

The Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University (Arabic: كلية الهندسة جامعة الإسكندرية) was established in 1942.

History

At the beginning of the academic year 1941–1942, the Faculty of Engineering of King Fuad I University established a branch in Alexandria for the preparatory year study.[2] In 1942, Farouk I University was established in Alexandria, and the branch of the faculty of Engineering became the Faculty of Engineering in King Farouk I University. The study in the preparatory year and the first year started simultaneously in the academic year 1942–1943; the study started in the departments of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. In 1946, the Department of Sanitary Engineering and Municipalities was established. The Departments of Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering were developed over the years. In 1953, the Institute of Industrial Chemistry which was affiliated to the Faculty of Science, became one of the departments of the Faculty of Engineering as the Chemical Engineering Department, from which the first class was graduated in 1954. The Departments of Nuclear Engineering and Computer and Automatic Control were established in 1964 and 1974 respectively.

Campus

The Faculty is located in the middle of the city of Alexandria. It has an area of over 110,000 m2 (1,200,000 sq ft) and consists of 10 buildings, six of them are famous for their Pharaonic style. The building are:

  • Administration building
  • Preparatory building
  • Mechanical departments building
  • Textile Engineering building
  • Production workshop
  • Electrical Engineering workshop
  • Electrical departments building
  • The clinic building
  • Student Activity building
  • SSP building

The Campus also includes a football ground, a tennis court and a volleyball/basketball combined field.

Undergraduate

The Faculty follows the credit hours system per academic year. The duration of study to obtain a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree is five academic years (a preparatory year, followed by four academic years). Each semester runs for 15 weeks.[3]

Credit hours system

The Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University has developed a curriculum to upgrade the Graduate Studies and Research based on credit hours system, to provide advanced academic programs to match the development of different fields and to enhance scientific experience to support the rapid pace of development worldwide. It consists of a three-semester system The Fall Semester (First Semester): Starts on the Third Saturday of September and Lasts for 15 weeks. Spring Semester (Second Semester): Starts on the Second Saturday of February and Lasts for 15 weeks. Summer Semester (Third Semester): Starts on the First Saturday of July and Lasts for 8 Weeks.[4]

  • Postgraduate
    • The student is allowed to register 12 credit hours per regular semester and 6 credit hours in the summer semester. Full-time students are allowed to register a maximum of 18 credit hours per regular semester and 9 credit hours in the summer semester.[4]
  • Specialized Scientific Programs (SSP)
    • The student is allowed to register 20 credit hours per regular semester and 6 credit hours in the summer semester. For emergency cases students are allowed to register a maximum of 22 credit hours per regular semester and 9 credit hours in the summer semester.

Academic departments

Specialized scientific programs (S.S.P)

The Faculty Of Engineering introduces eight Specialized Scientific Programs using the Course credit system and Grade Point Average (GPA) for the first time in the Faculty. These programs are:

Postgraduate

Similar to the SSP the postgraduate programs follow the credit hours system. The Faculty offers the following post-graduate degrees:[4]

Special units

The Faculty of Engineering has 3 Special Units that are involved in supporting the Faculty and Alexandria University with their facilities:

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ Faculty Administration
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "About the Faculty". Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  3. ↑ List of Undergraduate Degrees Offered by Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University
  4. 1 2 3 "GRADUATE STUDY". Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
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