Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 58.37
Liaison Sohair Fahmy
Submission Date Sept. 10, 2024

STARS v2.2

Cairo University
PRE-3: Institutional Boundary

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Sohair Fahmy
Sustainability office coordinator
Faculty of science
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Institution type:
Doctoral/Research

Institutional control:
Public

A brief description of the institution’s main campus and other aspects of the institutional boundary used to complete this report:
Cairo University had 14 different campus sites in addition to International campus that is under establishment. Cairo University aims to be a sustainable, healthy and green university, willing to be an exemplary innovation university for society and sustainable development. Cairo University aims to produce graduates with the morale, quality and skills to be global citizens. The university is committed to conducting research and innovations for excellence and serving academic services for the benefit of society. Cairo University has successfully been undertaking its mission of delivering education, research and cultural duties over the years. It is considered as the mother university among other younger universities in Egypt. Cairo University is also offering its education and research facilities to Arab and foreign students and scientists and has become well known worldwide. Cairo University is a comprehensive institution of higher learning located in Giza, Egypt. Cairo University was established in 1908; currently it has 28 faculties/institutions in different scientific disciplines, with total volume of about 210,530 students. Mission statement: Enhance university capabilities and potentialities through developing its human and financial resources, as well as improve the academic abilities of its staff members and their assistants, in order to prepare them for the age of science and technological revolution. In this respect, the university has adapted unconventional methods to develop the system of academic research in order to meet the needs of society and research and to encourage its scholars and researchers. It counts three Nobel Laureates among its graduates and is one of the 50 largest institutions of higher education in the world by enrollment. Cairo University had a grand Celebrations Hall has been inaugurated at Cairo University on 1935. Its area is 3160 m2 surmounted by hemisphere-shaped cupola which has a group of windows in all directions to supply the hall with natural illumination. In front of the main entry of the hall, there is a foyer distinguished with architecture like that of the hall. The foyer is the place where cultural seminars and artistic exhibitions of the cultural and artistic season of Cairo University are held. The hall includes the main hall, first floor, and second floor. It accommodates nearly four thousands spectators. The main hall includes a broadcasting room, and a translation room which is equipped with simultaneous translation and broadcasting. There is translation of foreign seven languages at the same time.
The main hall accommodates about 1099 spectators and includes 148 seats that are supplied with a simultaneous translation device in first rows. The first floor has the capacity to compromise 1269 spectators, and the second floor has the capacity to compromise 1264 seats. In the last decade, innovations have been added to the hall; the hall has been furnished with moquette and equipped with the most recent illuminating devices and central air conditioners. Preserving the distinctive geometrical and architectural design of the hall, have been taken into account. The hall is surmounted by Cairo University's slogan and gilded ornaments. The hall also includes a huge theatre 20 × 20 m2, it is supplied with necessary illuminating torches, and it extends to accommodate artistic shows that are presented at celebrations, patriotic occasions, and the cultural artistic season of Cairo University. There is orchestra hall below the theatre. There are also two bannouras in the right and left side of the main hall whose accuracy and clarity of design were taken into account.

Which of the following features are present on campus and which are included within the institutional boundary?:
Present? Included?
Agricultural school Yes Yes
Medical school Yes Yes
Other professional school with labs or clinics (e.g. dental, nursing, pharmacy, public health, veterinary) Yes Yes
Museum Yes Yes
Satellite campus Yes Yes
Farm larger than 2 hectares or 5 acres Yes Yes
Agricultural experiment station larger than 2 hectares or 5 acres Yes Yes
Hospital Yes Yes

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