Description

The beginning of modern engineering education in Egypt dates back to 1816 when Mohammed Ali Pasha established “Madrasat El-Mohandeskhana” (the School of Engineering). The school was headed by Hassan Afendy and located in the Citadel district. It remained there until 1834 when it was moved to Bulaq, a district of Cairo.

In September 1854, the school was closed; but four years later in December 1858, a school for irrigation works at the Barrage and a school for building in the Citadel were established. The two schools were, however, closed in 1861. In 1866, a school of Irrigation and Architecture was re-established by the Khedive Ismail (son of Mohammed Ali Pasha). The study was extended to five years with the first as a preparatory year, and specialization took place in the final two years of study.

In October 1902, the school was moved to a temporary location in the premises of the School of Agriculture at Giza. By 1905, the new buildings of the Royal School of Engineering bordering Giza Zoo and facing Orman Park, were completed. The school was then moved to this location and remained there ever sense. In 1916, the school started to offer specialized studies in the final two years in five departments: Irrigation, Architecture, Municipal, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. In 1935, the Royal School of Engineering was renamed as the Faculty of Engineering after being annexed to the Egyptian University. The Faculty of Engineering has kept this name ever since.