Aswan University

Aswan University is located in Aswan Egypt. It was established in 2012. It was earlier the Aswan branch of South Valley University. [1] [2] [3]

Aswan University
Established2012
Location
Aswan
,
Egypt
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Aswan University branch was established in 1976 as a branch of Assuit University. 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 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 11th of 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).[4]

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[5]
  • 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[6]
  • 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
  1. "Supreme Council of Universities decided. Independence of Aswan Campus". www.uv.edu.eg. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  2. "Egypt". www.webometrics.info. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  3. "EGYPT: NAZIF: NATURAL GAS REACHES ASWAN WITHIN TWO YEARS". Info-Prod Research (Middle East) – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . 12 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  4. "History – Aswan University". aswu.edu.eg. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  5. "Humanities Faculties – Aswan University". aswu.edu.eg. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  6. "Scientific Faculties – Aswan University". aswu.edu.eg. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

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