The GrEEK Campus

The GrEEK Campus, also GEEK Campus,[2] is a technology and innovation 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.

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/

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.

When AUC completed its relocation to another, and a larger campus on the outskirts of Cairo in 2008, and in the outcome of the events of January 2011 and June 2013, a long term rental contract was entered into with Tahrir Alley Technology Park (TATP), the operating company of The GrEEK Campus.[8]

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. "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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