British University in Egypt (BUE)
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Private UK-partnered university in El Sherouk City, east Cairo, offering dual BUE and UK-validated degrees across 18 undergraduate programmes in health, engineering, social sciences and languages.
The British University in Egypt (BUE) is a private university in El Sherouk City on the Suez Desert Road, east of Cairo, founded in 2005. It operates within the framework of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities and the United Kingdom's Quality Assurance Agency, and delivers UK-validated degrees through partnerships with British universities. Students who complete a validated programme and meet the validating university's quality standards receive two awards — one from the BUE, validated by the SCU, and a second from the UK partner university. Dentistry and Pharmacy are the exceptions to the dual award.
Programmes
- Software Engineering — BSc, 4 years
- Pharmacy (Pharm-D) — Bachelor, 5 years
- Clinical Pharmacy (Pharm-D Clinical) — Bachelor, 5 years
- Business Administration — BA, 4 years
- Political Science — BA, 4 years
- Physiotherapy — Bachelor, 5 years
- Electrical Engineering — BEng, 4 years
- Nursing — Bachelor, 4 years
- Engineering — Bachelor, 5 years
- Dentistry — BDS, 5 years
- Energy & Environmental Engineering — Bachelor, 5 years
- Art & Design — Bachelor, 4 years
- Informatics & Computer Science — Bachelor, 4 years
- Economics — Bachelor, 4 years
- Communication & Mass Media — Bachelor, 4 years
- Psychology — Bachelor, 4 years
- Law — Bachelor, 4 years
- Tourism & Hotel Management — Bachelor, 4 years
- English Language and Literature — Bachelor, 4 years
- Chinese Language & Culture — Bachelor, 4 years
Tuition & Fees 2026-2027
Annual tuition for 2026-2027, shown for applicants holding Thanaweya Amma. The lower figure in each range is the top academic-scholarship band; the qualifying score differs by certificate and faculty.
Source: bue.edu.eg, as published on 17 August 2026
Health
- Clinical Pharmacy Pharm D - Clinical: 172,000 EGP – 250,000 EGP per year
- Dentistry: 261,500 EGP – 350,000 EGP per year
- Nursing: 75,000 EGP – 85,000 EGP per year
- Pharmacy Pharm-D: 166,000 EGP – 240,000 EGP per year
- Physiotherapy: 214,000 EGP – 260,000 EGP per year
Languages
- Chinese Language & Culture: 60,000 EGP – 95,000 EGP per year
- English Language and Literature: 115,000 EGP – 130,000 EGP per year
Social Sciences
- Business Administration: 231,000 EGP – 295,000 EGP per year
- Communication & Mass Media: 186,000 EGP – 220,000 EGP per year
- Economics: 186,000 EGP – 220,000 EGP per year
- Law: 186,000 EGP – 220,000 EGP per year
- Political Science: 186,000 EGP – 220,000 EGP per year
- Psychology: 184,000 EGP – 220,000 EGP per year
- Tourism & Hotel Management: 104,000 EGP – 120,000 EGP per year
Technology & Engineering
- Art & Design: 213,000 EGP – 265,000 EGP per year
- Energy & Environmental Engineering: 210,000 EGP – 260,000 EGP per year
- Engineering: 252,000 EGP – 330,000 EGP per year
- Informatics & Computer Science: 234,000 EGP – 300,000 EGP per year
Other charges
- Triple room: 56,000 EGP
- Double room: 72,000 EGP
- Double room (Master): 87,500 EGP
- Single room: 105,000 EGP
- Single room (Master): 125,000 EGP
- Dormitory insurance: 10,000 EGP (refundable)
- Art & Design: 10,000 EGP (refundable)
- Communication & Mass Media (CMM): 10,000 EGP (refundable)
- Informatics & Computer Science (ICS): 10,000 EGP (refundable)
- Physiotherapy: 10,000 EGP (refundable)
- Dentistry: 20,000 EGP (refundable)
- El Sherouk / Madinaty: 26,000 EGP
- El Rehab / Settlements / Al Abour / 10th of Ramadan: 29,000 EGP
- Heliopolis / Nasr City: 31,000 EGP
- Maadi / Helwan / Downtown / Giza / Mohandseen / Dokki / Agouza / Zagazig: 35,000 EGP
- Al Haram / Faisal: 40,000 EGP
- 6th October: 44,000 EGP
Key dates
- Academic year 2026/2027 applications open: 2026-01-01 — Applications for the 2026/2027 academic year are open via the BUE online application system.
- Early application discount deadline: 2026-03-31 — A 5% tuition discount applies to early applications received by the end of March 2026.
- Immediate deposit discount window: 2026-03-31 — A further 5% discount applies when the down payment is made within 7 calendar days of the acceptance letter.
- Application Deadline: 2026-08-15 — Final deadline for undergraduate admissions.
- Freshers Week: 2026-09-14 — Introduction week for new BUE students.
- Fall Semester Begins: 2026-09-20 — Academic year 2026–2027 commences.
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