How higher education works in Egypt
Egypt's system combines public universities, private universities, national (ahliya) universities, technological universities and international branch campuses, alongside Al-Azhar University, which runs its own admissions. The Supreme Council of Universities oversees public universities and is the body that recognises foreign degrees as equivalent; private and national universities each have their own council. Most bachelor's degrees take four years; engineering and dentistry take five, medicine is five years of study followed by two years of compulsory internship, and pharmacy (PharmD) is five years of study. Many programmes are taught in Arabic, while medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and engineering are usually taught in English, as are most private and branch-campus programmes; a few use French or German.
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Use the live Egypt catalogue to compare institutions, study levels, teaching languages and tuition data where universities have published them.
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Long-established public universities alongside private and national universities and international branch campuses, with programmes taught in Arabic, English and other languages. Shortlist a programme only after checking its teaching language, campus and current intake.
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Reviewed 2026-09-22 against Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Study in Egypt (Central Administration for International Students' Affairs), Supreme Council of Universities, Council of National Universities, Al-Azhar University, Egyptian Ministry of Interior (Passports, Immigration and Nationality Administration). Programme records remain managed centrally in SIT Connect.
National references: Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research; Study in Egypt (Central Administration for International Students' Affairs); Supreme Council of Universities; Council of National Universities; Al-Azhar University; Egyptian Ministry of Interior (Passports, Immigration and Nationality Administration).
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