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The Faculty of Economics and Political Science was established in 1959 by a presidential decree no. 1911 modelled on London School of Economics and Political Science (L. S. E) which is considered the academic benchmark of the faculty. FEPS main target is providing Egypt and the Arab countries with highly qualified specialists in the fields of Economics, Statistics, and Political Science for the sake of contributing into economic, political, and social development. FEPS first regulation provided for the three departments of the Faculty: Economics, statistics and political science. The student is awarded the bachelor's degree in one of these three majors after completion of four years study duration.

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The Faculty of Economics and Political Science was established in 1959 by a presidential decree no. 1911 modelled on London School of Economics and Political Science (L. S. E) which is considered the academic benchmark of the faculty. FEPS main target is providing Egypt and the Arab countries with highly qualified specialists in the fields of Economics, Statistics, and Political Science for the sake of contributing into economic, political, and social development. FEPS first regulation provided for the three departments of the Faculty: Economics, statistics and political science. The student is awarded the bachelor's degree in one of these three majors after completion of four years study duration.

1960/1961

The inauguration of the first academic year.

1963

First graduating class.

1965/1966

Introduction of master's and doctoral programs in the three majors.

1973/1974

Diploma programs began

1990/1991

New academic departments introduced: the Department of Public Administration and the Department of Socio-Computing offering postgraduate studies.

1993

A two-semester system and minor/major programs were established.

1995/1996

Establishment of French section.

1996/1997

Establishment of English section.

1998

Postgraduate regulations amended, allowing students from other faculties to enroll. o Introduction of several professional diplomas

2002

Undergraduate Credit Hours System introduced.

2004/2005

Euro-Med Master's program launched with European universities.

2007

Euro-Mediterranean doctoral program started.

2010/2011

Joint program with the University of Paris 1 in economics, allowing students from the faculty's French section to obtain a double degree from Cairo University and the University of Paris 1.

2012/2013

Joint program with the University of Paris 1 in political science economics, allowing students from the faculty's French section to obtain a double degree from Cairo University and the University of Paris 1

2015/2016

Professional master's in law and economics with Hamburg University

2017/2018

The credit hour system was implemented for the Arabic section.
o Graduation of the first class of the professional master's degree in gender and development is based on cooperation between the faculty and UN Women.
o Graduation of the first class of the credit hour system for the English and French sections.
o Graduation of the first class that obtained the M1 certificate (first year of the Master of Development in Economics), based on the cooperation agreement between Cairo University and the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

2019

Credit hour system implemented for PhD programs.

2020/2023

FEPS was selected as one of the top 10 candidates for the Institutional Excellence Awards.

o Received the "Outstanding Government Institution Award," second in the "Faculties Category."
o Establishment of the Sustainable Innovations Lab in collaboration with the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development.
o The faculty's journal "REPS" is included in the American Economic Association's database.
o Obtained two international quality certifications (ISO 9001/2015, ISO 21001/2018) on June 2, 2021, reflecting the commitment to international educational and research service standards.
o Won a World Trade Organization chair with a four-year grant for research in international trade.
o Establishment of the Employment and Training Unit.
o Establishment of the Migration Unit within the Economic and Financial Research Center.
o The faculty's journal "REPS" is included in the Clarivate Analytics database, with an international impact factor assigned from June 2022.
o The two ISO certifications were renewed on June 14, 2022.
o The faculty's journal "REPS" was included in the Scopus database soon after entering Clarivate Analytics.
diplomas after restructuring and developing their scientific content.