Assiut University

Assiut University is one of the oldest Egyptian universities, having been founded in October 1957. It hosts approximately 100,000 students, distributed across 19 colleges and four institutes covering various scientific, literary, and professional disciplines. It employs 20,000 faculty members, researchers, technicians and administrators, across several university campuses, including the historic campus and the modern Assiut campus, in addition to the new campus in New Assiut. Assiut University focuses its research on medicine and health sciences, sustainable environmental and agricultural sciences, renewable energy and industrial development, biotechnology and nanotechnology, social and human sciences, and community service.
Assiut University chairs the Upper Egypt Universities Alliance, which includes a number of public, private, and technological universities, with the aim of achieving scientific and research integration and serving development in the region. As a member of BRICS University, Assiut University also works to promote collaborative innovation and academic excellence.