Kasr Al Ainy to Launch French-Language Medical Programme in 2025
Curricula for the first two years have been fully translated into French, with third-year materials nearing completion.
Cairo University’s Kasr Al Ainy Medical School will introduce a French-language MBBS programme in the 2025/26 academic year, its first offering tailored for Francophone African and Mediterranean students.
The five-year programme, approved under Egypt’s Ministry of Higher Education and university leadership, follows competency-based medical education (CBME) standards aligned with national guidelines (NARS 2017). Curricula for the first two years have been fully translated into French, with third-year materials nearing completion.
A 2023 SWOT analysis identified 90 faculty members fluent in French, later expanded to 150 through intensive training with Cairo University’s French Department. An oversight committee, formed in October 2023 and chaired by Professor Nadine Alaa Sharif, has finalised academic regulations and assessment frameworks combining formative evaluations and e-portfolios.
The initiative, part of Kasr Al Ainy’s strategic expansion since 2023, aims to strengthen ties with French-speaking African nations, particularly in the Nile Basin. The historic medical school, founded in 1827, currently trains approximately 12,000 students annually.
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