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'University of (the honorable) Al-Azhar') is a public university in Cairo, Egypt. Associated with Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Islamic Cairo, it is Egypt's oldest degree-granting university and is known as one of the most prestigious universities for Islamic learning.
About Us. Out of his interest in the welfare of Al-Azhar international students, HE the Grand Imam, Prof. Ahmed Aṭ-Ṭayyeb, endorsed the establishment of the Center of Education Development for Envoys and Foreign Students (CEDEFS).
Al-Azhar University has an impressive history and is Egypt's oldest degree-granting university. The university was founded in 970 or 972 in Cairo, Egypt providing the opportunity to study Islamic law, logic, grammar, and rhetoric.
Al-Azhar University was founded in Cairo, Egypt in 970 AD and despite not gaining university status until 1961, it is still technically among the world’s oldest universities. For over a millennium, it has been a hugely respected centre of Islamic learning and began as a "madrasa," teaching students from primary to tertiary level.
Enrollment and Registration. Instructions for Foreign Students: Foreign students can join Al-Azhar University (Arabic and religious studies colleges) if their high school certificate is equivalent to the certificate offered by Al-Azhar Secondary Institutes for Muslim Envoys (Buʿouth).
Al-Azhar University, chief centre of Islamic and Arabic learning in the world, centered on the mosque of that name in the medieval quarter of Cairo, Egypt. It was founded by the Shi’i Fatimids in 970 CE but later became a center of Sunni scholarship under the Mamluk dynasty.
Al Azhar University is ranked #327 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
