Helwan University

Helwan University was established based on the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 70 on July 26, 1975, to become the third public university in Greater Cairo.

However, the historical roots of many of the university’s faculties go back much further. Some, such as the Faculty of Applied Arts, date back to the 1830s, while others, such as the Faculties of Fine Arts, Art Education, Music Education, Home Economics, Physical Education for Girls, and Physical Education for Boys, date back to the early 1930s. These faculties represent the mother faculties in their respective fields of specialization in Egypt and the Arab world.

Continuing to establish the newest faculties of Helwan University by the end of 2020 under the name of the Faculty of Nutrition Sciences, the total number of faculties and institutes at Helwan University will be twenty-five faculties and institutes, as shown in Table No. (1). The main headquarters of Helwan University is located 25 km south of Cairo in the Ain Helwan area, where the university campus in Ain Helwan includes twelve faculties and institutes, which are (Social Service, Commerce and Business Administration, Science, Education, Arts, Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Law, Pharmacy, Nursing, Medicine, Technical Institute of Nursing, Graduate Studies and Interdisciplinary Research).

The remaining faculties and institutes are located outside the university campus and are distributed across Cairo and Giza governorates. They include the faculties of (Applied Arts, Fine Arts, Art Education, Music Education, Home Economics, Physical Education for Girls, Physical Education for Boys, Engineering in Matariya, Engineering in Helwan, Tourism and Hotels, Technology and Education, the National Institute of Intellectual Property, and Nutrition Sciences). Helwan University is considered one of the integrated and comprehensive universities, as it includes a group of faculties and institutes with clear diversity and distinction in various fields of arts, literature, basic and social sciences.

University message
Helwan University is one of the Egyptian public universities that occupies a prestigious position in the field of higher education and scientific research. We seek to:

Providing high-quality academic programs, governed by local and international standards, to prepare distinguished graduates capable of competition and innovation, meeting the needs of society, and contributing to its development and well-being.
Providing programs to raise the efficiency of faculty members and develop their educational and research capabilities, so that this will have a positive impact on both the student and the local and national environment.
Advancing scientific research at the university and technical development to serve various sectors of society.
Achieving continuous education, increasing cooperation, and establishing fruitful partnerships with international educational institutions to enable our students to develop in line with the economic, cultural, and social development of society.
Achieving education and effective participation in serving the community, building its culture, developing its environment, and pushing its production sectors to compete locally, regionally, and globally.
Enhancing the role of the university as an enlightening center in society, contributing to our youth’s alignment with Arab, African, and Islamic thought, while celebrating Egyptian identity and belonging to it.
Contribute effectively to preparing a generation of young people who are distinguished scientifically, culturally and morally, so that they are able to compete and keep pace with the rapid developments in various fields of work.
Investing in modern technology in university management, integrating the concepts and mechanisms of continuous development and total quality into its organizational structure, and organizing work to provide a model to be followed by other organizations and sectors of society.