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Egyptological Institutions Worldwide

Egyptological research takes place in institutions where researchers can exchange ideas and access specialist literature. Since Egyptology has its roots in the 19th century, especially in Europe and North America, most of the research sites are located there or in Egypt itself. There are now institutes on every continent. This allows researchers to meet colleagues, exchange ideas, or start new research projects. The following is a list of all major and minor institutions engaged in Egyptological research. If you like to study Egyptology before starting your research: check out where to study Egyptology.

The entries are arranged alphabetically according to countries and towns respectively.

Argentina
Centro de Estudios del Egipto y del Mediterráneo Oriental (CEEMO)http://www.ceemo.org.ar/
Armenia
Yerevan State University, Armenian Egyptology Centrehttps://armenianegyptologycentre.wordpress.com/
Australia
MacQuarie University Sydney, The Australian Centre for Egyptologyhttps://www.mq.edu.au/research/researchcentres-groups-and-facilities/resilientsocieties/centres/cache/our-projects/theaustralian-centre-for-egyptology
Austria
Universität Wien, Institut für Ägyptologiehttps://egyptology.univie.ac.at/
Universität Wien, Institut für Afrikawissenschaftenhttps://afrika.univie.ac.at/
Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien: ÖAI & OREA & IKAnthttp://www.oeaw.at
Belgium
Association Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth (AERE) – Egyptologisch Genootschap Koningin Elisabeth (EGKE)
www.aere-egke.be
Katholieke Universiteit (KU) Leuven, Department of Archaeologyhttps://www.arts.kuleuven.be/archaeology
Université catholique de Louvain, Centre d’archéologie égyptiennehttps://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/fial/egyptologie.html
Université de Liège, Département des Sciences de l’Antiquité, Service d’Égyptologie et d’Archéologie égyptiennehttp://www.egypto.ulg.ac.be/
Bulgaria
New Bulgarian University, Department of Mediterranean and Eastern Studieshttps://mes.nbu.bg/en/
The Centre of Egyptology in Bulgariahttps://egyptology-bg.org/
Canada
University of Calgary, Department of Archaeologyhttps://antharky.ucalgary.ca/
University of Toronto, Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizationshttp://nmc.utoronto.ca/
The Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities, Torontohttp://www.thessea.org/
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Department of Classical, Near Eastern & Religious Studieshttps://www.grad.ubc.ca/unit/departmentclassical-near-eastern-religious-studies
China
Northeast Normal University (NENU), Changchun, Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations (IHAC)http://ihac.nenu.edu.cn/ http://ihac.nenu.edu.cn/ENGLISH/ABOUT_US.htm
Czech Republic
Charles University Prague, Czech Institute of Egyptologyhttps://www.ff.cuni.cz/home/about/organisation/czech-institute-of-egyptology/
Denmark
University of Copenhagen, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies Ancient Cultures Egyptologyhttps://ccrs.ku.dk/education/egyptology/
Egypt
Ministry of State for Antiquities (former Supreme council of Antiquities)http://www.antiquities.gov.eg/DefaultEn/Pages/UnderConstraction.aspx http://www.antiquities.gov.eg/DefaultAr/Pages/default.aspx#
Alexandria University, Faculty of Arts Department of History and Archaeologyhttp://www.arts.alexu.edu.eg/
Assiut University, Mohammed Ali University Faculty of Arts Department of Archaeologyhttp://www.aun.edu.eg/faculty_arts/Department_Details.php?id=1511
Cairo University, Faculty of Archaeology, Department of Egyptologyhttp://fa-arch.cu.edu.eg/en/index.html
Fayoum University, Faculty of Archaeology, Department of Egyptologyhttps://tinyurl.com/ycgcme5g
Mansoura Universityhttp://www.mans.edu.eg/en
Sohag University, Faculty of Arts, Egyptology Departmenthttp://www.sohaguniv.edu.eg/facarc_en/?page_id=14
American Research Center in Egypthttps://www.arce.org/
Canadian Institute in Egypthttps://www.canadianinstituteinegypt.org/
Centre franco-égyptien d’étude des temples de Karnakhttp://www.cfeetk.cnrs.fr/
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Kairohttps://www.dainst.org/standort/-/organization-display/ZI9STUj61zKB/14452
Egypt Exploration Societyhttps://www.ees.ac.uk/
The Epigraphic Survey, University of Chicagohttps://oi.uchicago.edu/research/projects/epigraphic-survey
Institut francais d’archéologie orientale (IFAO) Cairohttps://www.ifao.egnet.net/
Istituto Italiano di Cultura – Egittohttps://iiccairo.esteri.it/iic_ilcairo/it/
Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut, Zweigstelle Kairohttps://www.oeaw.ac.at/oeai/dasinstitut/einheiten/zweigstelle-kairo/
Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology in Cairohttps://pcma.uw.edu.pl/en/centre-in-cairo/
Schweizerisches Institut für Ägyptische Bauforschung und Altertumskundehttp://www.swissinst.ch/index.html
Yale Egyptological Institute in Egypthttps://egyptology.yale.edu/
France
Université Charles-de-Gaulle – Lille 3, Institut de Papyrologie et d’Égyptologie de Lillehttps://egyptologie.univ-lille3.fr/
Université de Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), Orient & Méditerranéehttp://lettres.sorbonneuniversite.fr/presentation-4575
Université de Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), Institut de Papyrologie de la Sorbonnehttp://www.papyrologie.paris-sorbonne.fr/
Collège de France, Paris, Egyptologiehttps://www.college-de-france.fr/site/enegyptology/index.htm
Société Française d’Egyptologie, Parishttp://sfe-egyptologie.website/
Association pour la Sauvegarde du Ramesseum, Parishttp://www.asramesseum.org/
Centre d’archéologie memphitehttp://archeologiememphite.free.fr/
Université de Strasbourg, Institut d’Égyptologie et l’Institut de papyrologiehttp://egypte.unistra.fr/
Association francophone de Coptologiehttp://www.cpaf.cnrs.fr/spip.php?article143&lang=fr
Université Lyon 2https://ghhat.univ-lyon2.fr/diplomeuniversitaire-d-etudes-specialisees-degyptologie-517461.kjsp
Université Paul Valéry Montpellierhttps://etu-ufr3.www.univmontp3.fr/fr/%C3%A9gyptologie
Germany
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Zentrum für Grundlagenforschung der Alten Welthttp://www.bbaw.de/forschung/aew/projektdarstellung/?searchterm=TLA
Freie Universität Berlin, Ägyptologisches Seminarhttps://www.geschkult.fuberlin.de/e/aegyptologie/
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Archäologie und Kulturgeschichte Nordostafrikas (AKNOA)https://www.archaeologie.huberlin.de/de/aknoa/archaeologie-undkulturgeschichte-nordostafrikas
Sudanarchäologische Gesellschaft zu Berlin e.V.https://www.sag-online.de/
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Institut für Kunstgeschichte und Archäologie, Abt. Ägyptologiehttps://www.iak.unibonn.de/de/abteilungen/aegyptologie/aegyptologie
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Seminar für Ägyptologie und Koptologiehttps://www.unigoettingen.de/de/321451.html
Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, A) Digitale Gesamtedition und Übersetzung des koptisch-sahidischen Alten Testaments, B) Die Inschriften des ptolemäerzeitlichen Tempels von EdfuA) https://adwgoe.de/forschung/forschungsprojekteakademienprogramm/koptisches-altestestament/ B) https://adwgoe.de/forschung/abgeschlosseneforschungsprojekte/akademienprogramm/edfu-projekt/
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Zentrum für AltertumswissenschaftenÄgyptologisches Instituthttps://www.uniheidelberg.de/fakultaeten/philosophie/zaw/aegy/
Universität zu Köln, Institut für Afrikanistik und Ägyptologiehttp://aegyptologie.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/
Universität Leipzig, Ägyptologisches Institut – Georg Steindorff / Ägyptisches Museumhttps://www.gko.unileipzig.de/aegyptologisches-institut/
Philipps-Universität Marburg, Fachgebiet Ägyptologiehttps://www.unimarburg.de/cnms/aegyptologie
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Institut für Altertumswissenschaften, Abt. Ägyptologiehttps://www.aegyptologie.uni-mainz.de/
Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, Altägyptische Kursivschriftenhttp://www.adwmainz.de/projekte/altaegyptische-kursivschriften/informationen.html
Ludwig Maximilians-Universität München, Department für Kulturwissenschaften und Altertumskunde, Institut für Ägyptologie und Koptologiehttps://www.aegyptologie.unimuenchen.de/index.html
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Ägyptologie und Koptologiehttps://www.uni-muenster.de/IAEK/
Universität Trier, Ägyptologiehttps://www.unitrier.de/index.php?id=1737
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Institut für die Kulturen des Alten Orients (IANES), Ägyptologiehttps://uni-tuebingen.de/de/11902
Julius Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Lehrstuhl für Ägyptologiehttp://www.aegyptologie.uniwuerzburg.de/startseite/
Great Britain
University of Birmingham, Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeologyhttps://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/caha/index.aspx
University of Cambridge, Department of Archaeology, Egyptologyhttps://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/aboutus/egyptology
University of Durham, Near Eastern and Egyptian Archaeologyhttps://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/research/neea/
University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Scholl of History, Classics & Archaeologyhttps://www.ed.ac.uk/history-classicsarchaeology/about-us/staffprofiles/profile_tab1_academic.php?uun=jrowlan3
University of Liverpool Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptologyhttps://www.liverpool.ac.uk/archaeologyclassics-and-egyptology/
University College London, Institute of Archaeologyhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/
University of Manchester, Egyptologyhttp://www.egyptologyonline.manchester.ac.uk/
Egypt Exploration Societyhttps://www.ees.ac.uk/
University of Oxford, Griffith Institute Archivehttps://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/griffithinstitute-archive
University of Oxford, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Egyptologyhttps://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/
University of Reading, Classicshttps://www.reading.ac.uk/search/searchdepartmental-staff.aspx?id=1310
University of Swansea, Wales, Classics, Ancient History, Egyptologyhttps://www.swansea.ac.uk/classics/
University of York, Department of Archaeologyhttps://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/research-staff/joann-fletcher/#profile
Greece
Hellenic Institute of Egyptology, Athenshttps://www.hiegaker.gr
University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Department of Mediterranean Studieshttp://dms.aegean.gr/en/
Hungary
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Faculty of Humanities, Egyptologyhttps://www.elte.hu/en/content/faculty-ofhumanities.t.12?m=11
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Archaeologyhttps://ri.btk.mta.hu/en/english-submenu-02
Israel
Haifa University, Department of Biblical Studies & Department of Archaeologyhttp://lecturers.haifa.ac.il/en/hcc/nshupak/Pages/default.aspx#http://archlgy.haifa.ac.il/index.php?lang=en?
Tel Aviv Universityhttps://english.tau.ac.il/profile/deborahs
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Humanities, Dept. of Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizationshttps://new.huji.ac.il/en/links/464
Italy
Università degli Studi di Bologna, Istituto di Storia Antica, Dipartimento di Archeologiahttp://www.disci.unibo.it/it
Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità “G. Pasquali”https://www.egittologia.unifi.it
Università degli Studi di Napoli, “L’Orientale”, Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia, D.S.R.A.P.A. – Dipartimento di Studi e Ricerche su Africa e Paesi Arabihttp://www.unior.it/index2.php?content_id=6781&content_id_start=1
Università degli Studi di Pisa, Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche del Mondo Antico, Egittologiahttps://www.beniculturali.it/mibac/opencms/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/Luogo/MibacUnif/LuoghiEventi/visualizza_asset.html?id=67194&pagename=129
Università di Roma ‘La Sapienza’, Dipartimento Scienze Storiche, Archeologiche e Antropologiche dell’Antichitàhttp://www.antichita.uniroma1.it/
Università di Roma ‘La Sapienza’, Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia ,Dipartimento di Studi storico-religiosihttps://www.dipscr.uniroma1.it/ ?
Università degli Studi di Torino, Scienze Antropologiche, Archeologiche e Storico Territoriali (SAAST)https://archeologia.campusnet.unito.it/do/home.pl
I.I.C.E. – Istituto Italiano per la Civiltà Egiziahttp://www.iice.it/
Università degli Studi di Trieste, Scuola superiore di lingue moderne per Interpreti e Traduttori, Dipartimento di Scienze del Linguaggio, dell’Interpretazione e Traduzionehttps://iuslit.units.it/
Università ca’ Foscari Venezia, Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità e del Vicino Orientehttps://www.unive.it/pag/27711/
Università della Tuscia – Viterbo Facoltà di Conservazione dei Beni Culturali, Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche del Mondo Anticohttp://www.unitus.it/en/unitus
Japan
Higashi Nippon International University, Institute of Egyptian Archaeologyhttps://egypt-archaeology.jp/research/
Kanazawa University, Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resourceshttps://isac.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/index.html
Kansai University, Center for the Global Study of Cultural Heritage and Culturehttps://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/chc/en_member.html
Tokai Universityhttps://egypt.civilization.u-tokai.ac.jp/?lang=en
Waseda University, Institute of Egyptologyhttp://www.egyptpro.sci.waseda.ac.jp/index-e.html
Netherlands
Universiteit Leiden, Faculty of Humanities Area Studies: Asia & the Middle East, Egyptologyhttps://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/humanities/institute-for-area-studies/egyptology
Ex Oriente Luxhttp://www.exorientelux.nl/
New Zealand
University of Auckland, Department of Classics & Ancient Historyhttps://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/arts/aboutthe-faculty/school-of-humanities.html
Norway
University of Bergen, Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religionhttps://www.uib.no/en/ahkr
Poland
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski Krakowie, Faculty of History, Instytut Archeologiihttp://www.archeo.uj.edu.pl/
University of Warsaw, Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeologyhttps://pcma.uw.edu.pl/en/
Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Departamento de Historiahttp://www.fcsh.unl.pt/faculdade/departamentos/historia
Romania
Universitatea Bucuresti, Facultatea de Istorie, Catedra de Istorie Antica si Arheologiehttps://en.unibuc.ro/academicprogrammes/faculties/faculty-of-history/
Russia
Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Centre for Egyptological Studieshttp://www.cesras.org/
St. Petersburg University, Department of the Ancient East Countrieshttps://pureportal.spbu.ru/en/organisations/department-of-the-ancient-east-countries
Saudia Arabia
King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Faculty of Arts and Humantites, Department of Historyhttps://history.kau.edu.sa/Default.aspx?Site_ID=12507&Lng=EN
Serbia
University of Beograd, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Archaeologyhttp://www.f.bg.ac.rs/en2
South Africa
University of Stellenbosch, Department of Ancient Studieshttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/arts/ ancient-studies
Spain
Universitat de Barcelona, Centre d’Egiptologíahttps://www.ub.edu/web/ub/ca/menu_eines/noticies/2011/03/56.html
Universidad de Jaen, Departamento de Antropología,, Geografía e Historiahttp://www.ujaen.es/dep/dantropologia/nuevaweb/areaantigua.php
Instituto de Estudios del Antiguo Egipto (I.E.A.E.) Madridhttp://aieae.net/
Universidad de Seville, Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Departamento de Historia Antiguahttp://departamento.us.es/dhantigua/
Sudan
University of Khartoum, Department of Archaeologyhttps://ugfacts.net/university-khartoumdepartment-archaeology/
Sweden
Uppsala Universitet, Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia, Egyptologihttp://www.arkeologi.uu.se/Utbildning/Egyptologi/
Switzerland
Universität Basel, Departement Altertumswissenschaften, Ägyptologiehttps://aegyptologie.philhist.unibas.ch/de/home/
Université de Genève, Unité d’Egyptologie et Coptehttps://www.unige.ch/lettres/antic/unites/egyptologie/accueil/
Université de Lausanne, Institut d’archéologie et des sciences de l‘antiquitéhttps://www.unil.ch/iasa/home.html
Universität Zürich, Seminar für Griechische und Lateinische Philologie, Altertumswissenschaftenhttps://sglp.uzh.ch/de/studium/altertumswissenschaften/aegyptologie.html
Ukraine
The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, A. Yu. Krymsky Institute of Oriental Studiehttp://oriental-studies.org.ua/en/mainpage/
United States of America
American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE)https://www.arce.org/
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Department of Near Eastern Studieshttps://neareast.jhu.edu/
University of Charleston, College of Charleston, Department of Historyhttp://history.cofc.edu/
University of Chicago, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizationshttps://nelc.uchicago.edu/
University of Chicago, The Oriental Institute, Epigraphic Surveyhttps://oi.uchicago.edu/research/projects/epigraphic-survey
University of California Los Angeles, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultureshttps://nelc.ucla.edu/
Harvard University, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizationshttps://nelc.fas.harvard.edu/ancient-near-eastern-studies-0
New York University, Institute of Fine Arts, Art History and Archaeologyhttps://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/academics/archaeology.htm
University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts & Sciences, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC)https://www.sas.upenn.edu/nelc/
Stanford University, Archaeology Centerhttps://www.stanford.edu/
University of Arizona, Egyptian Expeditionhttps://egypt.arizona.edu/
The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studieshttp://cams.la.psu.edu/
Yale University, Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations Egyptologyhttps://nelc.yale.edu/academics/graduateprogram/egyptology
Yale Egyptological Institute in Egypthttps://egyptology.yale.edu/
The Catholic University of America, The Department of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatureshttps://semitics.cua.edu/
Babson College, Division of Arts & Humanitieshttp://www.babson.edu/Academics/divisions/arts-humanities/Pages/home.aspx

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