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Mansoura University started as a faculty of medicine under the authority of Cairo University, established in 1962. In 1972, a presidential decree established a university under the name ¡®East Delta University¡¯, although it became known as Mansoura University a year later.

The university is located on the east bank of the Nile, around 120km northwest of Cairo in the city of Mansoura. Mansoura University¡¯s main campus is located in the city centre and is comprised of 15 faculties, as well as three large accommodation complexes, a student hospital, restaurants, a dining hall and a well-equipped sports complex.

Four of the university faculties ¨C the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Special Education, the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, and the Faculty of Kindergartens ¨C are located off-campus.

The university is known for its medical facilities, with nine major hospitals and medical centres including a children¡¯s hospital, a Medical Experimental Research Centre (MERC) and a Urology and Nephrology Centre ¨C in fact, the Urology and Nephrology Centre is the largest of its kind in the whole of Africa, and was established by renowned Egyptian urologist Mohamed Ghoneim.

Other well-known graduates of Mansoura University include former politician Ayman Nour, political activist Khairat el-Shater and novelist Mohamed Mansi Qandil.