面向大众的埃及高教

Egypt's Higher Education Oriented to the Masses

埃及是非洲最早发展高等教育的国家 ,早在殖民入侵以前就已存在的爱资哈尔大学是世界上现存最古老的大学。 1 95 4年纳赛尔总统执政后 ,埃及开始建立现代教育制度 ,埃及高教也进入快速发展时期。目前埃及是非洲高教发达国家 ,其高等教育包括综合性大学和各自独立的高等学院等 ,面向大众化是埃及高教的一大特色。开罗大学是埃及规模最大的高等院校 ,在中东地区也享有盛誉。

Egypt is the first African country to develop higher education. Al-Azhar, which had existed long before the colonialist invasion, is the oldest university extant in the world. After Nasser came into power in 1954, Egypt began to set up modern system of education and Egyptian higher education entered a rapid phase of development. At present, Egypt is a developed country in higher education in Africa. Egypt's higher education consists of comprehensive universities and respective colleges. One major characteristic of Egyptian higher education is its orientation to the masses. The University of Cairo is the largest in size of Egyptian universities and also well known in the whole Middle East