Urban Research Consulting Center - Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning at Cairo University

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Address: 1 El Gamea Street,Faculty of Urban & Regional Planning, Cairo University, Giza
Date of Establishment: 1994
Website: https://www.frup.info/departments/
https://www.facebook.com/FURP.CU.EDUCATION
Email: urban_rc.furp@cu.edu.eg
Phone: (+202) 3567-5786, (+202)3567-5758


Mission Statement
Our Story: The inauguration of the Institute of Urban and Regional Planning in was in 1978/79 in the old building on Al- Galaa Street in Cairo. By a Presidential Decree in 1991, The Institute became a faculty and the name changed to the Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning and moved to the new building in the Cairo University Campus. The Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning is the only integrated Faculty in Egypt and the Middle East at Cairo University in the field of urban and regional planning, and includes four specialized departments in this field: Regional Development Urban Planning Urban Design Environmental Planning and Infrastructure Our goals: The development of a modern applied scientific approach to the urban planning and design, engineering and humanitarian sciences that is compatible with the needs of society and the various work requirements. Support the ability of graduates to achieve the requirements of professional practice, adhere to its traditions, compete and participate efficiently effectively with the work teams in the various urban planning specialties. Broaden students' horizons and developing the capacity for creativity and innovation to solve society's problems.