The GrEEK Campus
الجريك كامبس
Type
  • University campus,
  • Technology Park
EstablishedDec 2013
FounderAhmed El Alfi[1]
AffiliationAmerican University in Cairo
Location
Tahrir Gate: 171 Tahrir Street, Downtown, Cairo
Falaki Gate: 28 Falaki Street, Downtown, Cairo
Websitehttp://www.thegreekcampus.com/

The GrEEK Campus, also GEEK Campus,[2] is a technology park in Cairo, Egypt. The campus provides workspaces for rent, for startups, as well as established local and multinational companies.[3][4] Located in Downtown Cairo, The GrEEK Campus consists of five office buildings with a total space of 25,000 m2.

History

The campus was created by the Egyptian businessman, Ahmed Elalfy.[5][2] [6]

In 1964, the campus was sold to the American University in Cairo (AUC) to expand and accommodate more students, where it was dubbed “The Greek Campus”.[7] For 50 years it housed the AUC library, Social Sciences building and Jameel Center, among other buildings.

Upon AUC's relocation to another campus on the outskirts of Cairo in 2008, a long term rental contract was entered into with Tahrir Alley Technology Park (TATP), the operating company of The GrEEK Campus.[8] This rental saw the park become Egypt's first ever technology park.

Expansion

In mid-2019, The GrEEK Campus established a partnership with Monsha'at (the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority) to manage the operations of Startup Hub Khobar in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.[9]

In 2020, The GrEEK Campus launched its second location in Cairo, in Mall of Arabia's commercial workspaces in 6 October City. Spanning 3 zones on a total area of 5,545 m2.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "The GrEEK Campus". Mada Masr. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "منصة المبادرات العمرانية بالقاهرة", cuipcairo.org
  3. ↑ "Cairo's GrEEK Campus Underscores Egypt's Tech Revolution". The Wall Street Journal. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Inside The GrEEk Campus". Women on Walls. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170801153704/
  6. ↑ "Back in Time with the Greek Campus; View Pictures". American University in Cairo. American University in Cairo.
  7. ↑ The day we bought the Greek campus Thomas Bartlett, AUC President 1963-69 (PDF). American University in Cairo. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "AUC's Greek campus to be transformed Into Egypt's first technology park". Daily News Egypt. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Startup Hub Khobar". The GrEEK Campus. The GrEEK Campus.
  10. ↑ "Mall of Arabia". The GrEEK Campus. The GrEEK Campus.

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