Agora University is now certified to operate in Virginia by the State Council of HigherEducation for Virginia (SCHEV), effective September 17, 2024.

Agora University was fully accredited in the USA by the Distance Education AccreditingCommission (DEAC).

Agora University’s degree programs were fully accredited in the European Union.

Mr. Naguib Sawiris became the Chairman of the Boards of Agora University.

His Grace Bishop Epiphanius (of blessed memory) of the Monastery of St. Macarius in Scetis,Egypt became the President of the Advisory Board.

Agora began cooperation with the Alexandria School Journal publishing its first academicjournal in English and helped establish the Alexandria School Foundation in Egypt.

H.H. Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church and H.H. Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II ofthe Syriac Orthodox Church granted their blessings for the Mission and activities of the University

Agora University was co-founded by Dr. Emmanuel Gergis and Rev. Fr. Michael Sorial in 2012as a venue for engaging the Oriental Orthodox Christian tradition and the Humanities.