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 The student housing facilities on the new campus, ready for the fall, can accommodate 480 students. Five residential units or cottages are allocated for male students and seven for female students. Each three-story unit includes single and double rooms, group study rooms, administrative offices and visiting faculty apartments.
Designed by the award-winning Mexican architectural firm Legorreta + Legorreta, the new housing residences are modeled on the concept of a village, where individual and community life co-exist and where the courtyard serves a central unifying space.
Each new campus cottage features a single room, nine double rooms, five apartments, a courtyard and a roof terrace. All rooms are furnished with a bed, desk, chair, cupboard, bookshelves, and closets. They are equipped with a telephone set, high-speed Internet connection and an adjustable temperature control unit. There are two showers, two baths and two sinks for every three double rooms and single.
Each apartment has four single rooms and a common living space, two toilets, a sink, common lounge and study area.
Both the women’s and the men’s sections have a laundry room with washers and dryers and a storage trunk. The common areas shared by women and men include a large lounge, additional study area and a computer lab.
Each cottage will house a live-in resident assistant (RA) to ensure a safe and respectful community environment, respond to emergencies and liaise between residents and Residential Life staff. There will also be one live-in resident director for men and one for women.
All the housing units are clustered in the Student Life area that is conveniently located near the campus center, the food courts and the athletic facilities, and is within a 10-minute walk to any campus building.
For the 2008-09 academic year, students can choose to reside in the Zamalek or new campus residence. Space will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis and every effort will be made to assign students to their preferred residence. By beginning fall 2009, the Zamalek dorms will be sold, and all student housing will be located in New Cairo.
More details about the student housing facilities, including cost, will be made available in the coming months.
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