Mansura was established in 1219 by Saladin's brother, Abu-Bakr Malik Al-Adil (also known as Saphadin) of the Ayyubid dynasty. After the Egyptians defeated the Crusaders during the Seventh Crusade, it was named Mansura (aka. "The Victorious")

In the Seventh Crusade, the Capetians were defeated and put to flight; between fifteen and thirty thousand of their men fell on the battlefield. Louis IX of France was captured in the main Battle of Mansura, and became confined in the house of Ibrahim ­Ben Lokman, secretary of the sultan, and under the guard of the eunuch Sobih. The king's brother was imprisoned in the same house. The sultan provided for their sustenance. The house of Ibrahim ­Ben Lokman is now the only museum in Mansura. It is open to the public and houses articles that used to belong to the French monarch, including his personal thirteenth century toilet.

The Mansura Air Battle on October 14, 1973 occurred during the Yom Kippur War. Israeli Air Force fighters attacking Egyptian air bases were intercepted by the Egyptian Air Force. On that day, 160 jet fighters, most belonging to Israel, battled for 53 minutes over the Nile Delta town of Al-Mansura. Despite the numerical and qualitative superiority of the Israeli warplanes, 18 Israeli planes were downed. The rest retreated. Egypt announced the loss of six planes, only three of which fell to Israeli fire. The Egyptian government subsequently changed the country’s "Air Force Day" from November 2 to October 14, to commemorate the Mansura Air Battle

Mansura is surrounded by green fields and being on the two banks of the river Nile, these are the reasons of Mansura's warm climate in both Winter and Summer which is perfectly suits everybody's taste to go out and smell the fresh air around the city specially by night going on foot to wander around the gardens and shopping places to enjoy Mansura's good weather and interesting places.

Mainly Mansura's hospitals require 5 working days per week, 6 hours per day, sometimes students are asked to join the night shifts for more practice and more involvement in the training, but it's to be arranged with their tutors.

- General Surgery

- Specialized Surgeries

- Internal Medicine

- Pediatrics

- Ophthalmology

- Urology

- Microbiology

- Oncology.

4 weeks all over the year (preferably by calendar months)

English & Arabic

- Please bring your white coat and stethoscope also a reflex hammer for neurology clerkships.

- Health insurance is required (A copy shall be attached with the application documents, or sent to NEO/LEO before arrival for the clerkship).

- Please bring your international students ID (ISIC) it is of great benefit especially in social programs

The Residence of interns in the Hospitals

The university Hotels

5 minutes walking Max.

- Mobile lines are provided to the Student upon arrival for better contacts.

- Wireless internet is in most hospitals residence; if not a lot of internet cafes are present in the neighborhood.

- (+2) is an international prefix if you dial from Egyptian mobile or Phone booth don't dial the (+2)

- It's better to buy an Egyptian mobile number since it's so cheap it's only will cost you just 30 pounds – approximately 5 Euros you could make and receive international and Local calls. Rechargeable cards are in either 50 – 100 -200 pounds

2 times per working day, provided by the hospital

Meals include rice, chicken and some traditional Egyptian food.

Mainly we offer all the cities that the Contact Persons can arrange for the Students, and the Students choose only 3-4 social programs as they like, respecting the time line of their scientific program and the Contact Persons availability:

Cities Provided by Mansura Exchange Team:

1. Cairo: Pyramids and Sphinx, Old Mosques, Old Religions Complex, the Citadel, National Museum, Nile Cruise, Khan El Khalili and Azhar Park.
2. Alexandria: Montazah Palace, Bibliotheca, Kayet Bay Citadel, Africa Park, Beaches, Old Mosques, Stanly Bridge and San Stefano
3. Luxur and Aswan: Temples of the Old Civilization and Traditional Sightseeing.
4. Dahab: Safari, Saint Catherine Monastery, Mount Sinai, Snorkeling and Diving.
5. Sharm Al Sheikh: Red Sea, and enjoying the City's Night life.
6. Hurghada: Red Sea.
7. Siwa: The Desert Camping, Sand Boarding and Springs Swimming.

Also our Social Program includes Daily outings in Mansura and the Neighboring Costal Cities and Historical Places.

Private Taxi (sent by the LC) (150-200 LE)

Airport Limousine (400 LE)

Public transport to the Bus or Train Station, Then to Mansura (40- 50 LE)

Currency:

The currency of Egypt is called the Pound (pl. Pounds). Pound banknotes are issued in the following denominations: 0.25, 0.50, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 Pounds. Smaller values are issued as coins (piaster’s) with 1 Pound = 100 Piaster’s.

Currency exchange facilities are available in most banks, hotels and airports and operate normal business hours.

Credit cards are accepted at most restaurants and shops, the most widely used being MasterCard, Visa and American Express.

By the way 1 Euro ~ 7 pounds!!

Local time:

GMT + 2 hours

Certification:

We will give you your certificate on the last day of your clerkship or on your day of departure and it will be signed and stamped by the supervisor doctor and the LEO.

Passport & VISA:

Visitors are required to be in possession of a valid passport. Entry visas may be obtained from Egyptian Diplomatic and Consular Missions Abroad.

It is, however, possible for most visitors to obtain an entry visa at any of the Major Ports of Entry while those from the following countries are required to be in possession of a pre-arrival visa: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldavia, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovenia, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine and all African countries.

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LEO/LORE Name: Ahmed El Said

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Mobile number: +20108269595

Mansura City Website:

http://www.mansura.net/

Mansura University Website:

http://www.mans.eun.eg/english/

Mansura University Medical College Website:

http://www.mans.edu.eg/facmed/english/