Cairo University is a public university in Giza, Egypt. Founded on 21 December 1908, it is the second oldest institution of higher education in Egypt after Al-Azhar University, not counting the pre-existing higher professional schools that later became its constituent colleges. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Cairo University (Wikipedia)
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Founded on 21 December 1908
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Cairo University is a public university in Giza, Egypt.
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Cairo University is a public university in Giza, Egypt.
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Cairo University
- Wikidata Q194445, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q194445, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
- Wikidata Q194445 P2196 (number of students) (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
- Wikidata Q194445 P2196 (number of students), CORRECTION of char-code cast defect (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
View the Source3. Center for World University Rankings: CWUR World University Rankings 2025
Center for World University RankingsCWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 517Quote, CWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 517
Top 2.5% Cairo University Egypt 1 - 1035 - 486 74.3
Cairo University (Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa)
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Opened as the small, private Egyptian University in 1908 and taken over as a state university in 1925
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