Université Française d'Égypte

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Located in Cairo, Egypt, the Université Française d'Égypte is a unique bilingual institution offering degree programs primarily taught in French, alongside English and Arabic components, through a strategic academic partnership with prominent French universities. The university is best known for its strong faculties in engineering, business administration, and applied languages, seamlessly blending French educational standards with the regional context of the Middle East. For international students, the campus provides a multicultural environment supported by a dedicated international relations office that assists with admissions, cultural integration, and francophone academic advising. A distinctive characteristic of the institution is its ability to award dual degrees, allowing graduates to receive accredited diplomas from both the Egyptian government and top-tier French partner universities.

Background

The French University of Egypt (French: Université française d’Égypte, UFE, Arabic: الجامعة الفرنسية في مصر, lit. 'the French University in Egypt') is a non-profit private university, established in 2002 at Cairo in El-Sherouk city. It is composed of three faculties: Business, Engineering, and Applied Languages. Each faculty is composed of different departments. All the diplomas offered by the university are in coordination with prestigious French universities like Paris III: Sorbonne University, the Nantes University, Haute Alsace (Mulhouse-Colmar) University and the Corse University. A convention with Paris VI University concerning the engineering school was also signed. The university is located in El-Shorouk city, 37 km (23 mi) from the center of Cairo. The university uses French (mainly), English and Arabic languages in teaching, and its graduates are able to use these three languages in any work domain related to their specialization.

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