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'University of (the honorable) Al-Azhar') is a public university in Cairo, Egypt. Associated with Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Islamic Cairo, it is Egypt's oldest degree-granting university and is known as one of the most prestigious universities for Islamic learning.
Al-Azhar University offers undergraduate and postgraduate study programs and offers 81 faculties, 9 Institutes, 359 academic Departments, 42 centres, 6 university hospitals and 27 General administration units.
About Us. Out of his interest in the welfare of Al-Azhar international students, HE the Grand Imam, Prof. Ahmed Aṭ-Ṭayyeb, endorsed the establishment of the Center of Education Development for Envoys and Foreign Students (CEDEFS).
Al-Azhar University, located in Cairo, Egypt, is the largest international Islamic scholarly institution in the world and the third oldest university in the world after Al-Zaytuna and Al-Qarawiyyin University.
Enrollment and Registration. Instructions for Foreign Students: Foreign students can join Al-Azhar University (Arabic and religious studies colleges) if their high school certificate is equivalent to the certificate offered by Al-Azhar Secondary Institutes for Muslim Envoys (Buʿouth).
May 20, 2024 · Al-Azhar University, chief centre of Islamic and Arabic learning in the world, centered on the mosque of that name in the medieval quarter of Cairo, Egypt. It was founded by the Shi’i Fatimids in 970 CE but later became a center of Sunni scholarship under the Mamluk dynasty.
Al-Azhar University was founded in Cairo, Egypt in 970 AD and despite not gaining university status until 1961, it is still technically among the world’s oldest universities. For over a millennium, it has been a hugely respected centre of Islamic learning and began as a "madrasa," teaching students from primary to tertiary level.
Jul 24, 2019 · Al-Azhar University is the largest university in the world. It was established before the Bologna University in Italy. It is the third oldest university after the universities of Zaytouna and Al-Qarawiyyīn (in Tunisia and Morocco, respectively).
Al Azhar University is ranked #739 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
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