Egyptian Russian University

Egyptian Russian University

الجامعة المصرية الروسية El Gāmi`ah El Maṣriyyah El Rūsiyyah Египетско-российский университет Yegipetsko-Rossiyskiy Universitet
Type	Private
Established	2006
President	Prof. Dr. Sherif Helmy
Academic staff	150
Undergraduates	4000
Location	Badr City, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Campus	Urban, 32.30 acres (13.07 ha)
Website	www.eru.edu.eg

The Egyptian Russian University (ERU) is located in Badr City, Cairo Governorate, Egypt. It was established in 2006.

History

An agreement on the establishment of ERU was reached during the visit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to Cairo. On May 23–25, 2005, in pursuance of the agreements reached at the April summit in Cairo, Egypt visited the Minister of Education and Science of Russia Andrei Fursenko. On August 15, 2006 in Moscow, a protocol was signed between the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Egypt's cooperation in the field of education. Particular attention in the framework of cooperation in this field is the project of Egyptian-Russian University (ERU), the agreement of the creation of which is fixed in the Joint Statement of the Prime Minister of Russia and Egypt on the results of Putin's visit to Cairo.^[1]

In July 15, 2006 the President of Egypt signed a decree establishing the ERU and in the same year, he performed the first set of students. In July 15, 2006 Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's President signed a decree on the establishment of the Egyptian-Russian University. The implementation of this project took place with the support of the Ministry of Education of Russia and the Russian Embassy in Egypt.^[2]

Faculties

• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Pharmacy
• Faculty of Dentistry

Campus

The Egyptian Russian University is located on a 32-acre (13.07 ha) campus in Badr City.

Egyptian Russian University

Partnership with Russian institutions

• Moscow Power Engineering Institute
• Izhevsk State Technical University
• Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
• Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Tomsk Polytechnic University
• Russian State University for the Humanities
• Magnitogorsk State Technical University

See also

• Russian School Hurghada

References

Universities In Egypt
Public institutions	Ain Shams University Alexandria University Assiut University Aswan University Al-Azhar University Banha University Beni-Suef University Damanhour University Cairo University Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology Fayoum University Helwan University Kafrelsheikh University Mansoura University Military Technical College Minia University Menoufia University Port Said University Sadat Academy for Management Sciences Sohag University South Valley University Suez Canal University Tanta University University of Sadat City Zagazig University
Private institutions	Ahram Canadian University American University in Cairo Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport Arab Open University British University in Egypt Canadian International College Egyptian Russian University El Asher University El Shorouk Academy French University in Egypt Future University in Egypt German University in Cairo Heliopolis University Higher Technological Institute Misr International University Misr University for Science and Technology Modern Academy In Maadi Modern Sciences and Arts University Nahda University Nile University October 6 University Pharos University in Alexandria Sinai University Thebes Academy

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