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Appendix A: List of similar programs in Egyptian Universities

. Most respectably universities abroad tend to have Egyptology and

Coptology programs, whereas most Egyptian universities do not have
Coptic Studies.
. In terms of Egyptology programs or programs in Ancient Egyptian
Archaeology, the Egyptian universities that have such as a program are:
Greater Cairo:1
-Cairo University (Faculty of Archaeology, no tourism or Coptic Studies.
They started a French program to teach Egyptian Archaeology and a
French program to teach restoration and conservation of antiquities under
the directorship of Prof. Dr. Ola al Aguizy. When I asked her it turned out
the French Embassy had been funding this program in other faculties of
Cairo University such as Law).
-Ain Shams University (Dept. in Faculty of Arts, they have Egyptian
Archaeology, Tourism and Coptic Studies, all as departments. They have a
program where they teach Tourist Guiding in French).
-Helwan University (Dept. of Egyptian Archaeology actually located in
Helwan, oldest and most famous Faculty of Tourism and Hotels is located
in Garden City, Cairo. They have programs whereby they teach the actual
subjects such as antiquities and history in three main languages: English,
French and German. When I studied there they taught in Arabic and gave
one subject with technical terms in the language one will use in guiding).
Lower Egypt:
-Alexandria University (Dept. of History and Archaeology in the Faculty of
Arts-famous for their Greco Roman Archaeology although they have
Egyptian Antiquities as well, Faculty of Tourism, newly established postgraduate program in Coptic Studies-they established a new High Institute
for Coptic Studies).
-Damanhour University (Dept. of Greco Roman Archaeology and Studies
established in 2007).
-Tanta University (Dept. of Egyptian Antiquities, Faculty of Arts, and Dept.
of Greco Roman Archaeology).
-Kafr el Sheikh University (Dept. of Antiquities, Faculty of Arts which
extends from Pharaonic Times through Greco Roman and Byzantine and
Islamic Antiquities).

-Mansoura University (Dept. of Egyptian Archaeology in the Faculty of Arts,

Faculty of Tourism, and no Coptic Studies).
-Zagazig University has a High Institute for Ancient Near Eastern
Civilizations only for post-graduate studies. There are rumours that
Zagazig University is presently in the process of applying to establish a
Faculty of Archaeology.
-Damietta University was using the curriculum of the Dept. of Egyptian
Archaeology in Mansoura in their own Faculty of Arts. They are presently
considering establishing a new Faculty of Archaeology but have not
applied yet.
-Port Said has established a Faculty of Arts and will apparently have a
Department of Archaeology.
-Menoufia University, Sadat Branch (They have a Faculty of Tourism and
Hotels).
-(New) Marsa Matrouh will establish a Faculty of Archaeology with
Pharaonic, Islamic and Graeco-Roman, but nonRestoration/Conservation.
Upper Egypt:
-Minia University (Dept. of Archaeology/Antiquities, different divisions in
the Faculty of Arts. Egyptology Program. In the Faculty of Tourism in Minia
they have an English program).
-Sohag University (about to establish a Faculty of Archaeology instead of a
department. A high committee went there in September 2015 and said
the space, facilities and available faculty are enough to establish a
program so they just got approved. They do not have a Greco Roman
Division).
-Southern Valley University (Faculty of Archaeology in Luxor. Faculty of
Archaeology in Aswan (new in March 2016) which is now part of the
independent Aswan University)
-Aswan University (Faculty of Archaeology in Aswan, new in March 2016,
which is now part of the independent Aswan University).

Tourism Institutes:
There are several privately owned institutes in different cities.

-Cairo: EGOTH branch, Masaken Sheraton Institute, Moqattam Institute,

University of 6th October City, Batran Institute in Mariuteyya)
Public: Faculty of Tourism and Hotels in Helwan and Ain Shams
Universities. None in Cairo University which is a weird thing
-Alexandria: High Institute of Hotels Mariut. EGOTH High Institute for
Tourism also has a branch in Alexandria. They use languages in teaching.
Public: Faculty of Tourism, Alexandria University
-Luxor: EGOTH High Institute of Tourism and Hotels
-So basically we have fourteen governmental universities, three of them in
Upper Egypt offering programs in archaeology and eight in Lower Egypt,
not including Greater Cairo which has three major governmental
universities. We have a few private programs in Egyptology and Coptic
Studies at the American University in Cairo and MUST (Misr University for
Science and Technology in 6h October City) which also has a tourism
program, and a unique program in archaeology of the Arab Peninsula
funded by the Arabs.

Suggestions:
-To establish our target students. If we are aiming for an international
market we should have an Archaeology Program in English. AUC and
Amideast both had successful Egyptology programs where they advertised
a program with courses in Egyptology, Middle East Politics, Arabic and a
cultural component with frequent excursions inside and outside of Cairo to
archaeological sites, diving, the opera and sufi performances, and they
even advertised the African Soccer Cup and took all the students in
Amideast a few years ago as part of the unique cultural experience of
everything Egyptian from fava beans to falafel and koshary.
. The Egyptology program could either offer a minor of about five courses,
or offer elective courses to students in different specializations or majors.
In case of a major in Egyptology, the Arab Academy could formulate its
own unique curriculum with courses in archaeology, history, open
museum studies, ancient Egyptian language (Hieroglyphics, Hieratic,
Demotic and Coptic), archaeological site management and cultural
heritage. To begin with, I would recommend offering a minor and electives
to attract international students from different specializations.

-If we are aiming at the local market, then a combined program in

Archaeology and Tourism would work better, and it should have an Arabic
curriculum. However, most will probably aim at the Tourist Guiding
program for its economic benefits after graduation.