BUC

Inaugurated in 2014, Badr University in Cairo (BUC) is CIRA’s first venture into the higher education sector. As of the 2023/24 academic year, BUC’ 45-acre campus now caters to more than 16 thousand undergraduates across more than 16 faculties. The university’s strategic location in Cairo’s far east brings quality education to students from underpenetrated governorates such as Ismailia, Suez, and the Delta. BUC retains an extensive network of international partnerships with 25 top-ranked universities to ensure continuous development of the university’s curricula and staff, enabling the university to offer its students a high-quality undergraduate experience while charging tuition fees below its peer institutions’ average. BUC has brought a number of new and highly sought-after programs into Egypt, including Egypt’s first and only Nursing school and its first private School of Filmmaking and Performing Arts, was launched in the 18/19 academic year.

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BUA

The 2022/23 Academic year saw CIRA expand the brand’s footprint by opening a second branch of Badr University in Assiut, with the launch of 7 new faculties. Badr University in Assiut was established as a beacon of innovation and advanced education, becoming a turning point in the region’s higher education landscape. The Group’s strategy is to continue introducing high demand and underserved specialties, with its rapidly growing student body enjoying access to 26 faculties between BUC and BUA, successfully expanding its higher-education capacity to c.41,000 students for the 2023/24 academic year.

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CIRA’s third university, Saxony University Egypt, has just opened its doors in Spring 2025. Saxony Egypt University is set to be Egypt’s largest applied tech university, and will contribute to enhancing the landscape of technological education in Egypt by offering a comprehensive range of programs, including two-year diplomas and four-year bachelor's degrees across various fields within the technological education space. Key features of SEU include cutting-edge educational technology, innovative teaching methods, and state-of-the-art facilities to provide students with a transformative learning experience. Furthermore, SEU will set itself apart by emphasizing practical studies, seamless industry integration, abundant internship opportunities, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and global exposure, laying the groundwork for promising careers on a global scale.

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