Academic calendar
First Semester (Fall) 2026-2027 runs Sep 12, 2026 – Jan 21, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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Campus language
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A
- Abbasia Food
- General reference to the street food and restaurants located immediately outside the faculty gates in the Abbasia district.
- ASPSA
- Ain Shams Pharmaceutical Students' Association, the local branch of the student federation.
C
- Clinical
- Shorthand for students enrolled in the Clinical Pharmacy credit-hour program versus the general program.
D
- Dof'a
- Refers to the student's entire batch or graduation year class.
E
- El-Cafeteria
- The primary on-campus food area where students gather between lectures.
- El-Zaitoun
- The specific student housing branch located in the El-Zaitoun area often used by ASU students.
- EPSF-ASU
- Egyptian Pharmaceutical Students' Federation at Ain Shams University, the main student activity for pharmacy students.
G
- Gemy
- Student nickname for the gym or physical activity area within the university complex.
K
- Kashkoul
- The notebook or lab manual required for recording practical experiments.
M
- Madinet El-Talaba
- The general term for the university's 'Student City' housing complexes located near the campus.
S
- Sekshan
- Local pronunciation of 'Section', referring to the mandatory practical lab sessions.
T
- The Union
- Refers to the Faculty's Student Union (Ettehad el-Talaba) responsible for student rights and events.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Abbasia Campus
- The specific geographical cluster in Cairo where the Faculty of Pharmacy is situated, separate from the main campus in Abbaseya/Khalifa Maamoun.
- Al-Demerdash
- Refers to the nearby Ain Shams University Hospital complex where clinical rotations sometimes occur.
- Al-Demerdash Station
- The nearest Cairo Metro station (Line 1) used by most commuting students to reach the campus.
- Carneih
- The official student ID card required for campus entry and exam attendance.
- Credit Hour
- Refers to the specific system of study (Saa'at Mo'tamada) governing the Clinical Pharmacy degree.
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- Faculty of Pharmacy Cafeteria
- pharaonic_restaurant
- Pharaonic Restaurant
- saffron_restaurant
- Saffron Restaurant
- The Library
- The central pharmacy library located within the faculty grounds.
- The New Building
- The modern facility housing advanced labs and the Clinical Pharmacy program offices.
- The Old Building
- The original faculty structure where many administrative offices and traditional lecture halls are located.
- UMS
- The University Management System portal used for checking grades, registration, and schedules.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- First Semester (Fall) 2026-2027 runs Sep 12, 2026 – Jan 21, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 12 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.