Aswan University is a university located in
Aswan
Aswan (, also ; ar, أسوان, ʾAswān ; cop, Ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ ) is a city in Southern Egypt, and is the capital of the Aswan Governorate.
Aswan is a busy market and tourist centre located just north of the Aswan Dam on the east bank of the ...
,
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
. Established in 2012, it was previously known as the Aswan branch of the
South Valley University
South Valley University (SVU) is in Egypt and provides teaching and research facilities.
The President of South Valley University is Prof. Dr. Youssuf Gherbawy.
One of the country’s more modern higher education institutions, Egypt’s Sout ...
.
History
Aswan University branch was established in 1976 as a branch of
Assiut University Assiut University is a university located in Assiut, Egypt. It was established in October 1957 as the first university in Upper Egypt.
Statistics
*Faculty members: 2,442
*Assistant lecturers and demonstrators: 1,432
*Administrative staff: 11,686 ...
. The study started on October of the academic year 1973/1974 in the faculty of education and the first bachelor was given in 1978 then started the enrollment in master degree in the faculty of science in the academic year 1977/1978 after that the enrollment in Ph.D. started in the academic year 1977/1978. In 1995 the presidential decree no. 23 of 1995 was issued to establish
South Valley University
South Valley University (SVU) is in Egypt and provides teaching and research facilities.
The President of South Valley University is Prof. Dr. Youssuf Gherbawy.
One of the country’s more modern higher education institutions, Egypt’s Sout ...
and then Aswan branch was affiliated to it, new faculties were established (faculty of arts – faculty of social work – faculty of engineering).
In 2012 Aswan University was constructed as a governmental university by the presidential decree no. 311 of 11 June 2013 and it now included 15 faculties (the faculties of arts, education, science, social work, engineering, energy engineering, veterinary medicine, agriculture, nursing, languages and translation, medicine, fisheries technology, commerce, specific education, and archaeology).
Campus
Main campus
The university main campus is located in Sahary City, Airport Road which occupies 400 acres.
New campus
In addition to the new headquarters in Aswan Al-Gadeda that occupies 98.5 acres. Aswan university includes 6 headquarters and 6 university dorms in Aswan City.
Faculties
Humanities faculties
* Faculty of Arts
* Faculty of Commerce
* Faculty of Dar El-Ulum
* Faculty of Al-Alsun
* Faculty of Social Work
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Physical Education
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Specialized Education
* Faculty of Archaeology
Scientific faculties
* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Energy Engineering
* Faculty of Medicine
* Faculty of Agriculture
* Faculty of Science
* Faculty of Nursing
* Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
* Faculty of Fish & Fisheries Technology
Faculties under construction
* Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine
* Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management
Institutes
* Institute of Nursing Education
* Institute of African Research and Studies
References
External links
Official Website
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Universities in Egypt
Educational institutions established in 2012
2012 establishments in Egypt