Port Said University

About Port Said University

Port Said University operates as one of Egypt’s public universities and is recognized as such by the national Supreme Council of Universities. The institution became independent on 24 February 2010, when the Port Said branch of Suez Canal University was converted into a separate university. Its academic roots extend further back: engineering and commerce education in Port Said developed through predecessor institutes and later faculties before the independent university was created. The university reports 14 faculties spanning professional, scientific, medical, technological, and humanities fields. Official statistics for 2024/2025 list 24,162 undergraduate students, 5,092 postgraduate students, 249 international undergraduates, and 1,638 faculty members. These figures describe the latest completed academic year available on the university statistics page and should not be treated as a 2026 headcount. This is a distributed institution rather than a single compact residential campus. The university identifies its principal location as Port Fouad in Port Said Governorate, while its faculties and facilities are associated with different parts of the Port Said urban area. Prospective students should therefore verify the teaching location for their intended faculty and consider travel between academic, administrative, clinical, and residential facilities. For decision-making, the university is most relevant to students seeking a broad Egyptian public-university environment with access to both undergraduate and postgraduate study. Program rules are faculty-specific, and the English-language central website does not provide one consolidated 2026/2027 prospectus covering every curriculum, teaching language, fee, and entry requirement.

Admission depends on the applicant’s level, nationality, and chosen faculty. For Egyptian undergraduate applicants, Port Said University is part of the public-university system; candidates should use the current national coordination instructions and faculty-specific requirements issued for the 2026/2027 cycle. The university’s English website does not currently provide a complete consolidated 2026/2027 undergraduate admissions calendar, score threshold table, or list of aptitude-test requirements. Applicants should therefore avoid relying on older annual announcements. For international undergraduate applicants, the university’s published guidance directs non-Egyptian candidates to Egypt’s Study in Egypt platform. The guidance says applicants select preferred faculties, upload an academic certificate, a valid passport or refugee document, a photograph, and an aptitude-test result when applicable. However, the detailed notice visible on the university site contains dates from the 2023 cycle. Its workflow is useful background, but its deadlines and payment instructions are not current for 2026/2027 and must be reconfirmed on the official platform. Postgraduate registration remains open through separate diploma, master’s, and PhD routes. Required materials commonly include prior degree certificates, grade statements, identity and civil documents, employment approval or declarations where applicable, and any experience evidence required by the faculty. PhD applicants must submit a master’s certificate. The admissions page warns that faculty regulations may require additional documents and that files must be submitted by the faculty’s announced deadline. International postgraduate candidates should confirm equivalency, legalization, and platform requirements before applying.

Port Said University organizes study through 14 faculties: Engineering, Science, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Commerce, Arts, Law, Management Technology and Information Systems, Education, Specific Education, Education for Early Childhood, Physical Education, and Physical Therapy. This range supports pathways across health professions, natural and applied sciences, business, law, education, arts, and technology. Applicants should use the individual faculty site or contact the faculty directly to confirm the exact programs accepting a 2026/2027 cohort. Postgraduate study is an established part of the university. Its central postgraduate-programs page identifies offerings through Engineering, Commerce, Education, Specific Education, Physical Education, Nursing, Education for Early Childhood, Science, Arts, Medicine, and Pharmacy. The admissions page provides separate application routes for diplomas, master’s degrees, and PhDs. Master’s applicants are generally asked for a bachelor’s certificate and grade record, while PhD applicants must additionally provide a master’s certificate; individual faculties may impose experience, examination, or other bylaw requirements. The university has recently grouped its academic activity into medicine and medical sciences; engineering, physical sciences, and technology; and arts and humanities. It says coordinating councils are being used to encourage interdisciplinary development and closer alignment with employment needs. This is an institutional direction rather than evidence that every proposed interdisciplinary course is already open. Language and curriculum details require careful checking. The database records Arabic as the institutional language of instruction, but practices can differ by faculty and course. Students should not assume that an English webpage, English course material, or an internationally oriented activity means an entire degree is delivered in English.

Key Highlights

• Independent public university established in 2010 from the former Suez Canal University branch in Port Said
• Recognized by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Universities as a public university
• Official 2024/2025 statistics report 24,162 undergraduates and 5,092 postgraduate students
• Academic structure comprises 14 faculties across medical, scientific, technological, professional, and humanities fields

Student Life & Environment

Student life is supported through a General Administration for Student Welfare and a university student union. The university’s 2026 activity record shows sports, cultural, social, scientific, technological, and community-awareness programming. Recent examples include padel and esports activities, scouting, cultural and artistic competitions, an embedded-systems workshop, seminars, and activities organized with the Students for Egypt group. These examples demonstrate active programming but do not guarantee that every activity runs each semester. International students participate in dedicated integration activities as well as general university life. In 2026, university reports included sports programming for international students, cultural visits, and events bringing together students from several countries. The latest central statistics available report 249 international undergraduate students in 2024/2025. Students seeking immigration, language, or academic-transition assistance should ask the international office which services are available to their particular cohort. University-managed accommodation exists in Port Fouad. A recently completed first development phase included standard, economy, and premium housing categories, along with restaurant and kitchen facilities; the premium building contains 70 rooms. The source does not publish current prices, eligibility rules, application dates, or total available capacity. Housing should consequently be treated as limited and application-based rather than guaranteed. Prospective residents should obtain a current 2026/2027 accommodation notice before making financial or travel commitments.

Location & Surroundings

Port Said University is based in Port Said Governorate in northeastern Egypt, at the Mediterranean entrance to the Suez Canal. The university gives its central address as Port Fouad, postal code 42526. Port Said lies west of the canal, while Port Fouad lies on its eastern side, so applicants should distinguish the university’s administrative address from the specific location of their faculty, laboratory, hospital placement, or residence. The location places students in an urban, maritime setting shaped by the canal, port operations, trade, logistics, and public services. Egypt’s State Information Service describes the governorate as bounded by the Mediterranean to the north, Ismailia Governorate to the south, North Sinai to the east, and Damietta Governorate to the west. This setting provides relevant economic context for engineering, commerce, technology, and logistics-related study, although it does not itself guarantee internships. Students comparing living arrangements should investigate faculty-specific commuting routes and the connection between Port Said and Port Fouad. The central university pages do not provide a comprehensive 2026 transport or cost-of-living guide, so travel time, local rent, and daily expenses should be checked independently before enrollment.

Costs & Career Outcomes

The university does not provide a complete, centralized 2026/2027 schedule of tuition, mandatory charges, housing prices, or estimated living costs on the English pages reviewed. No reliable current amount should therefore be inferred from older notices or from fees charged by other Egyptian public universities. Egyptian and international students can face different fee structures, and charges may also vary by faculty, degree level, special program, and accommodation category. Applicants should request a written fee statement from the relevant faculty and confirm any national platform charges before paying. Housing is available in standard, economy, and premium categories, but the recent residence-development announcement gives no prices or 2026/2027 allocation rules. Students should separately budget for food, transport between Port Said and Port Fouad where relevant, books or equipment, health-related requirements, and personal expenses. They should also ask whether quoted tuition includes laboratory, clinical, registration, or administrative charges. For career preparation, the university operates a Career Development Center and Training Unit. In 2026 it reported cooperation protocols with Suez Canal Container Terminal and SE Wiring Systems Egypt, plus company visits and skills development intended to connect academic learning with employment needs. These relationships may create exposure to employers, but they are not job-placement guarantees. Students should ask their faculty about available internships, clinical placements, professional licensing implications, and participation criteria. The reviewed official sources do not provide verified graduate employment rates, starting salaries, or employer-placement statistics, so none should be assumed.