The British University in Egypt

The British University in Egypt, known as BUE, is a private university in El Shorouk City on the eastern edge of Greater Cairo, established to offer degrees in Egypt that meet British university standards.埃及英国大学（The British University in Egypt，简称 BUE）是位于大开罗东缘舒鲁克城的一所私立大学，其办学目标是在埃及提供达到英国大学标准的学位教育。

It was founded by presidential decree in 2004 and admitted its first students in 2005, awarding degrees validated by British partner universities and by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities.该校于 2004 年依总统令创办，2005 年迎来首批学生，所授学位由英国伙伴大学与埃及最高大学委员会共同认证。

It is the only university in Egypt and North Africa accredited by the British Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, and its teaching is delivered in English on a purpose-built campus about 30 kilometres from downtown Cairo.该校是埃及与北非唯一获得英国高等教育质量保证署认证的大学，教学以英语进行，校园为专门兴建，距开罗市中心约 30 公里。

History

• The university's origins lie in a 1998 memorandum of cooperation between the governments of Egypt and the United Kingdom, which envisaged a British-style institution of higher education in Egypt.该校的起源可追溯至 1998 年埃及与英国两国政府签署的合作备忘录，其中提出在埃及创办一所英式高等教育机构。
• In 2004 a presidential decree established the British University in Egypt as a private university under Egyptian law, with a board of trustees drawn from both countries.2004 年，一项总统令依据埃及法律创办埃及英国大学，定为私立大学，并设立由两国人士组成的董事会。
• The 2004 decree was issued during the presidency of Hosni Mubarak, at a time when Egypt was encouraging private universities to absorb growing demand for university places.2004 年的创办总统令由胡斯尼·穆巴拉克总统颁布，当时埃及正鼓励私立大学分担不断增长的大学入学需求。
• The first cohort was admitted in 2005 under the presidency of Mostafa El-Feki, who led the institution from 2005 to 2008 and presided over its inaugural teaching year.首批学生在 2005 年入学，时任校长穆斯塔法·埃尔费基在 2005 至 2008 年间主持校务，经历了学校的首个教学年度。
• From the outset the university's degrees were validated by British partner universities and by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities, an arrangement that remains the basis of its academic authority.自创办之初，该校学位即由英国伙伴大学与埃及最高大学委员会认证，这一安排至今仍是其学术权威的基础。
• Ahmed Hamza served as president from 2008 to 2013, a period in which the university consolidated its faculties and extended its laboratory and studio provision.艾哈迈德·哈姆扎于 2008 至 2013 年担任校长，其间学校整合了各学院，并扩充了实验室与工作室设施。
• Mostafa Gouda held the presidency from 2013 to 2015, steering the university through the political turbulence that followed the 2013 change of government in Egypt.穆斯塔法·古达于 2013 至 2015 年出任校长，带领学校度过 2013 年埃及政权更迭后的政治动荡。
• Ahmed Hamad was president from 2015 to 2020, when the university expanded its intake and strengthened the validation links with its British partners.艾哈迈德·哈马德于 2015 至 2020 年担任校长，期间学校扩大了招生规模，并加强了与英国伙伴院校的认证联系。
• Mohamed Loutfi became president in 2021, arriving with a background in British higher education and taking charge of the university's international accreditation strategy.穆罕默德·卢特菲于 2021 年出任校长，他具有英国高等教育背景，负责推进学校的国际认证战略。
• In 2021 the Center for World University Rankings placed BUE ninth among Egyptian universities, its first appearance near the top of a national table.2021 年，世界大学排名中心把该校列为埃及高校第九位，这是它首次进入全国榜单前列。
• In March 2022 the university signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Egyptian Exchange to promote financial literacy among students through a nationwide savings and investment campaign.2022 年 3 月，学校与埃及证券交易所签署合作备忘录，通过全国性的储蓄与投资宣传活动提升学生的金融素养。
• In December 2022 the cardiac surgeon Magdi Yacoub became the university's first honorary chancellor, lending his international standing to its medical and nursing ambitions.2022 年 12 月，心脏外科医生马格迪·雅各布成为该校首位名誉校监，以其国际声望支持学校在医学与护理领域的发展。
• In April 2023 the university signed a memorandum of understanding with King's College London, adding a fourth British partner to its existing links with London South Bank, Manchester Metropolitan and Queen Margaret universities.2023 年 4 月，学校与伦敦国王学院签署合作备忘录，在原有的伦敦南岸大学、曼彻斯特都会大学与玛格丽特女王大学之外增添第四个英国伙伴。
• Also in 2023 the Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed BUE first among private universities in Egypt, a claim the institution has used in its public profile since.同样在 2023 年，泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名把该校列为埃及私立大学第一，此后学校一直以此作为对外宣传的依据。
• In 2024 the university marked twenty years since its founding decree, by then operating twelve faculties and a campus built around British teaching models.2024 年，学校迎来创校总统令颁布二十周年，此时已设有十二个学院，校园亦按英国教学模式建造。
• Governance rests with a board of trustees composed of Egyptian and British members, which meets twice a year, once in Egypt and once in London, to set strategic direction.学校治理由埃及与英国成员共同组成的董事会负责，董事会每年召开两次会议，一次在埃及、一次在伦敦，以确定战略方向。
• The institution grew from a small validating college into a full university by adding faculties in dentistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy, nursing, energy and environmental engineering, law and mass communication.学校从一所小型的认证学院发展为完整大学，陆续增设牙科、药学、物理治疗、护理、能源与环境工程、法律与大众传播等学院。
• Its founding model, in which British universities validate Egyptian degrees, was designed to let students obtain internationally recognised qualifications without leaving the country.其创校模式是由英国大学为埃及学位提供认证，目的在于让学生无需出国即可获得国际认可的学历。
• The university presents its history as a continuous transfer of British academic practice to Egypt, from validation agreements to joint quality reviews and staff exchanges.校方把自身历史叙述为英国学术实践持续移植到埃及的过程，从认证协议延伸到联合质量评审与教师交流。

Academics

• BUE is organised into twelve faculties, covering arts and design, arts and humanities, business administration and economics, dentistry, engineering, energy and environmental engineering, information and computer science, law, mass communication, nursing, pharmacy and physiotherapy.该校设有十二个学院，涵盖艺术与设计、艺术与人文、工商管理与经济、牙科、工程、能源与环境工程、信息与计算机科学、法律、大众传播、护理、药学与物理治疗。
• The Faculty of Engineering is accredited by London South Bank University and by the Engineering Quality Assurance Unit in Egypt, an unusual double validation for a private Egyptian university.工程学院同时获得伦敦南岸大学与埃及工程质量保证单位的认证，这种双重认证在埃及私立大学中并不常见。
• The Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Political Science and the Faculty of Dentistry are accredited by the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education.工商管理与经济及政治学院与牙科学院均获得国家教育质量保证与认证局的认证。
• All programmes are taught in English, and degrees are validated by the British partner universities and recognised by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities.所有专业均以英语授课，学位由英国伙伴大学认证，并获埃及最高大学委员会承认。
• The university holds academic partnerships with London South Bank University, Manchester Metropolitan University and Queen Margaret University, and since 2023 with King's College London.学校与伦敦南岸大学、曼彻斯特都会大学、玛格丽特女王大学保持学术合作，并于 2023 年起与伦敦国王学院建立合作。
• Programmes are modelled on British curricula, with external examiners and annual quality reviews conducted jointly with the partner institutions in the United Kingdom.各专业以英国课程为蓝本，聘请外部考官，并与英国伙伴院校联合开展年度质量评审。
• The Faculty of Engineering runs a five-year programme that begins with a preparatory year in mathematics and science before students enter their departmental specialisations.工程学院实行五年制，学生先修读数学与理科的预备学年，再进入各系专业学习。
• The Faculty of Dentistry operates teaching clinics that serve patients from El Shorouk and the surrounding districts while training students in clinical practice.牙科学院设有教学门诊，在训练学生临床操作的同时，为舒鲁克及周边地区的患者提供诊疗服务。
• The Faculty of Pharmacy offers the bachelor's degree in pharmacy and trains students in pharmaceutics, pharmacology and clinical pharmacy in laboratories on the main campus.药学院开设药学学士学位，在主校区实验室中培养学生掌握药剂学、药理学与临床药学知识。
• The Faculty of Nursing and the Faculty of Physiotherapy prepare students for clinical careers and place them in hospitals across Cairo for supervised practice.护理学院与物理治疗学院为学生从事临床职业做准备，并安排他们到开罗各地医院接受督导实习。
• The Faculty of Information and Computer Science teaches software engineering, data science and cybersecurity, reflecting the demand for digital skills in the Egyptian labour market.信息与计算机科学学院教授软件工程、数据科学与网络安全，回应埃及劳动力市场对数字技能的需求。
• The Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering is one of the few in Egypt devoted to renewable energy and environmental systems, and it works with industry on solar and efficiency projects.能源与环境工程学院是埃及少数专门研究可再生能源与环境系统的学院之一，并与产业界合作开展太阳能与能效项目。
• The Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Mass Communication combine professional training with a liberal curriculum, and both attract students who intend to work in Egyptian public life.法学院与大众传播学院把职业训练与通识课程结合起来，吸引有志于参与埃及公共生活的学生。
• The Faculty of Arts and Design and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities offer studio-based and language-based degrees that draw on British art and design pedagogy.艺术与设计学院以及艺术与人文学院开设以工作室和语言为基础的学位项目，借鉴英国艺术与设计教学法。
• Teaching is organised on a two-semester year with continuous assessment, and the academic calendar is aligned with that of the British partner universities for moderation purposes.教学按两学期制安排并采用持续评估，校历与英国伙伴大学的评分审核日程相衔接。
• The university runs a quality assurance office that prepares programme specifications, student feedback surveys and the self-study reports required for Egyptian and British reviews.学校设质量保障办公室，负责编制专业规范、学生反馈调查，以及埃及与英国评审所需的自评报告。
• Its research profile is modest relative to its teaching mission, with outputs concentrated in engineering, computer science, pharmacy and the health sciences.相对于教学使命，该校科研规模有限，成果主要集中在工程、计算机科学、药学与健康科学领域。

Campus

• The main campus covers about 40 acres, or 16 hectares, on the eastern edge of Greater Cairo in El Shorouk City, roughly 30 kilometres from the city centre.主校区占地约 40 英亩（16 公顷），位于大开罗东缘的舒鲁克城，距市中心约 30 公里。
• About 27,000 square metres of the site is taken up by purpose-built teaching facilities, including lecture theatres, laboratories, design studios and clinical rooms.校园内约 27,000 平方米用于专门建造的教学设施，包括阶梯教室、实验室、设计工作室与临床用房。
• The campus was planned as a single integrated site rather than a collection of converted buildings, giving the university room for laboratories and studios from its earliest years.校园按单一综合园区规划，而非由旧建筑改造拼凑，使学校自创办之初便有空间设置实验室与工作室。
• Its buildings are arranged around teaching blocks for each faculty, with shared library, cafeteria and sports facilities serving the whole student body.各学院教学楼围绕校园布置，图书馆、餐厅与体育设施为全校学生共用。
• The site lies close to the Cairo-Ismailia desert road, which links the campus to central Cairo and to the new administrative capital to the east.校区靠近开罗至伊斯梅利亚的沙漠公路，经由这条干道可前往开罗市中心以及东侧的新行政首都。
• El Shorouk City is one of the satellite towns built to relieve pressure on Cairo, and the university is one of its principal institutions.舒鲁克城是为缓解开罗人口压力而建的卫星城之一，该校是这座城市的主要机构之一。
• Dental clinics, physiotherapy rooms and nursing laboratories form a clinical wing of the campus where students treat patients under supervision.牙科门诊、物理治疗室与护理实验室构成校园的临床区域，学生在督导下在此接诊。
• The campus lies well east of the Nile, nearer the desert-road townships than older institutions such as Cairo University in Giza and the universities of central Cairo, and its students are drawn mainly from eastern Cairo and the Delta.校园位于尼罗河以东较远处，与吉萨的开罗大学及开罗市中心的传统高校相比更靠近沙漠公路沿线的新城，学生主要来自开罗东部与三角洲地区。
• The campus is a commuter institution by design, with most students travelling daily from Cairo and the surrounding governorates rather than living in residence.校园在设计上以走读为主，多数学生每日从开罗及周边各省通勤，而非住在校内宿舍。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 the British University in Egypt is placed in the 1201-1400 band, the tied range used for this tier of institutions.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，埃及英国大学被列入 1201-1400 区间，这是该榜对这一层次院校采用的并列排位。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place it in the 1401-1600 band, lower than its QS position but consistent with its teaching-led profile.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将其列入 1401-1600 区间，虽低于其 QS 位次，但与其以教学为主的特点相符。
• U.S. News and World Report ranks it 1,105th in the 2026-2027 Best Global Universities list, its best placing among the major international tables.在《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 年度全球最佳大学榜单中，该校名列第 1,105 位，是它在主要国际榜单中的最好名次。
• BUE does not enter the main table of the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026, which concentrates on research-intensive institutions with large citation counts.该校未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜，该榜主要面向引用量庞大的研究密集型院校。
• OpenAlex records 6,882 works and 138,750 citations for the university, a research footprint consistent with a young, teaching-focused private institution.OpenAlex 数据库收录该校 6,882 项成果与 138,750 次引用，这一科研体量与一所年轻、以教学为主的私立大学相符。
• The Center for World University Rankings placed BUE ninth in Egypt in 2021, and the Times Higher Education table named it the country's top private university in 2023.世界大学排名中心 2021 年把该校列为埃及第九，泰晤士高等教育榜单则在 2023 年将其评为埃及私立大学第一。
• Its British validation model is the basis of its reputation, since degrees are examined to British standards and carry the names of partner universities.英式认证模式是其声誉的基础，学位按英国标准考核，并带有伙伴大学的署名。
• The university is accredited by the British Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, the only institution in Egypt and North Africa to hold that status.该校获得英国高等教育质量保证署认证，是埃及与北非唯一持有该资质的大学。
• As a private institution BUE is financed mainly by tuition fees rather than by the state, a model that shapes its class sizes, campus investment and reliance on British validation.作为私立大学，该校主要依靠学费而非国家拨款运作，这一模式决定了其班级规模、校园投入以及对英式认证的依赖。
• Within Egypt it competes with older private universities such as the American University in Cairo and the German University in Cairo, positioning itself on British rather than American or German models.在埃及国内，它与美国大学开罗分校、德国大学开罗分校等历史更久的私立大学竞争，以英式而非美式或德式模式作为定位。

Student life

• Student life is centred on the El Shorouk campus, where the faculties, library, cafeteria and sports facilities sit within a compact site and most students commute daily.学生生活以舒鲁克校区为中心，各学院、图书馆、餐厅与体育设施集中于紧凑的校园内，多数学生每日通勤。
• Each faculty runs its own student society, and the university supports clubs in debate, entrepreneurship, volunteering and the arts alongside departmental activities.各学院设有自己的学生会，学校除院系活动外还支持辩论、创业、志愿服务与艺术类社团。
• Because teaching is in English and follows British curricula, students take part in joint activities and moderation visits with the partner universities in the United Kingdom.由于以英语授课并沿用英国课程，学生参与与英国伙伴大学合办的活动及评审访问。
• Sports teams compete in Egyptian private university tournaments, and the university's most celebrated athlete is the karate champion Feryal Abdelaziz, who won Olympic gold in Tokyo in 2021.校运动队参加埃及私立大学赛事，该校最著名的运动员是空手道选手费里亚尔·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹，她在 2021 年东京奥运会上夺得金牌。
• The Faculty of Arts and Design mounts annual exhibitions of student work, and the arts and media faculties stage film screenings and theatrical productions on campus.艺术与设计学院每年举办学生作品展，艺术与传媒类学院则在校园内放映影片、上演戏剧。
• Dental and physiotherapy students treat patients in the teaching clinics, an experience that brings them into contact with the surrounding community from their early years.牙科与物理治疗专业学生轮流在教学门诊接诊，这种经历使他们在低年级便与周边社区接触。
• The university's financial literacy campaign with the Egyptian Exchange, agreed in 2022, brought guest lectures and workshops on saving and investment to the student body.学校与埃及证券交易所于 2022 年达成的金融素养合作，为学生带来有关储蓄与投资的客座讲座与工作坊。
• Careers services connect students to employers in Cairo's private sector, and the British degree model is marketed as a route to postgraduate study in the United Kingdom.就业服务把学生与开罗私营部门的雇主对接，英式学位模式则被宣传为通往英国研究生教育的路径。
• Graduation ceremonies are held with representatives of the partner universities, and graduates receive degrees validated by both the British institutions and the Egyptian authorities.毕业典礼有伙伴大学代表出席，毕业生获得由英国院校与埃及主管部门共同认证的学位。
• An honorary chancellorship held by Magdi Yacoub since 2022 has given the university a figurehead in medicine and strengthened its public profile in health education.自 2022 年起由马格迪·雅各布担任名誉校监，为学校提供了医学领域的旗帜人物，并提升了其在健康教育方面的公众形象。
• International students, mainly from the Gulf and other Arab states, study alongside Egyptian students, giving the campus a regional rather than purely national character.来自海湾地区及其他阿拉伯国家的国际学生与埃及学生同堂学习，使校园具有区域性而非纯粹本国性的气质。

Notable people

• Magdi Yacoub, the Egyptian-British cardiac surgeon and founder of the Aswan Heart Centre, became the university's first honorary chancellor in December 2022.埃及裔英国心脏外科医生、阿斯旺心脏中心创办人马格迪·雅各布于 2022 年 12 月出任该校首位名誉校监。
• Feryal Abdelaziz, who won gold in karate at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, is the university's best-known sporting alumna.在 2020 年东京奥运会空手道项目夺金的费里亚尔·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹，是该校最知名的运动员校友。
• Mohamed Loutfi has served as president since 2021, after a career in British university leadership and international higher education partnerships.穆罕默德·卢特菲自 2021 年起担任校长，此前长期从事英国高校管理与国际高等教育合作。
• Ahmed Hamad led the university from 2015 to 2020 and oversaw the expansion of its intake and its validation arrangements.艾哈迈德·哈马德于 2015 至 2020 年领导该校，任内扩大了招生规模并完善了学位认证安排。
• Mostafa Gouda was president from 2013 to 2015, guiding the institution through a period of national political change.穆斯塔法·古达于 2013 至 2015 年任校长，带领学校度过国家政治变动的时期。
• Ahmed Hamza served as president from 2008 to 2013 and consolidated the faculty structure that later became the twelve-school organisation.艾哈迈德·哈姆扎于 2008 至 2013 年任校长，整合了后来演变为十二个学院体系的院系架构。
• Mostafa El-Feki was the first president, serving from 2005 to 2008 and presiding over the admission of the university's first students.穆斯塔法·埃尔费基是首任校长，2005 至 2008 年在任，主持了学校首批学生的入学工作。
• The board of trustees draws members from Egyptian business and British academic life, and its twice-yearly meetings in Egypt and London are part of the institution's governance culture.董事会成员来自埃及商界与英国学术界，每年在埃及与伦敦各举行一次的会议已成为学校治理文化的一部分。
• Faculty members are recruited with British doctorates or professional experience, and external examiners from the partner universities moderate assessments each year.学校聘请具有英国博士学位或职业经验的教师，伙伴大学的外部考官每年对考核进行审核。
• Its graduates work in Egyptian engineering firms, hospitals, law practices and media organisations, and many continue to master's programmes in the United Kingdom.该校毕业生就职于埃及的工程公司、医院、律师事务所与媒体机构，不少人继续赴英国攻读硕士。