Suez Canal University

The history of Suez Canal University dates back to 1976 when the university was established by the presidential decree no. 93 for 1976. Study began in 1977 in six faculties; namely, the faculty of science, the faculty of agriculture, the faculty of commerce, the faculty of engineering and technology (in Port Said) and the faculty of education (in Suez). Steady expansion in the university has been going on with a new faculty opening its doors almost every year. Today, there are 49588 students registered at the university studying in more than twenty faculties distributed in more than six Branches located in Ismailia, Port Said, and Suez and El-Arish. Two more faculties, one for arts and humanities and the other for fish, are to be established soon. As for the administration, the university employs more than 6481 employees in 25 central directorates shouldering the administrative work in collaboration with the university and faculty administrations.

Suez Canal University is looking forward to occupy a prominent place among higher education institutions based on its contribution to university education development and its interaction with its community through pioneering research associated with its community.

We are university heading for its community aims to provide opportunities to its student for learning and education which capable of competition and provide work opportunities in its wide field at globalization era responding its community needs and eager to develop values within it without compromised to abandon our identity.

• To ensure the quality of outputs, activities and processes of the university.
• To create new scientific programs for graduate and postgraduate studies.
• Enforce the university achievements on the national, regional, and international levels.
• To switch to the electronic administration governance and to increase the potential of excellence present in the university.
• Maximize the utilization of learning resources and information.
• Increase the collaboration between SCU and the international centers of Excellence.
• Innovate new modalities of learning and teaching.
• Increase the capacity for students without compromising the quality.