Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed, President of Aswan University, announced that one of the most important recommendations of the International Forum for Sport Tourism – prospects and aspirations of (Aswan Ahla Initiative), which emerged from the womb of the presidential initiative, Sports National Security, that launched by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the Republic and implemented by Aswan University through the Faculty of Physical Education.

Dr. Ahmed Ghallab added that the International Forum witnessed the conclusion of its events in the attendance of Dr. Ashraf Sobhi-Minister of Youth and Sports.

The forum was held under the patronage of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Khaled Al-Anani, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, and Major General/ Ashraf Attia, Governor of Aswan. The forum was hosted by Aswan University and organized by the Faculty of Physical Education, and involved the most important recommendations about the announcing of holding the International Nile Championship of  in the 6th of the next October in Aswan Nile after hiatus continued for 25 years what reflects the joy of the athletes from the sons of this game in Aswan.

The university formed a sports technical and scientific committee in cooperation with the Swimming Federation. To inspect the competition venues and measure the degree of water in the Nile River in Aswan, and that the University harnesses all its capabilities from Nile boats and other game tools that help the success of this race that the people of Aswan are eagerly waiting for.

Eng. Yasser Idris, Chairman of the Swimming Federation and a member of the Board of Directors of the Olympic Committee, indicated that the establishment of the International Nile Swimming race in Aswan on the sixth of next October after a hiatus of nearly a quarter century, and that comes within the framework of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s initiative, “Sports is a National Security”, to confirm Egypt’s leadership on both levels (African and States).

Today, on Monday, the activities of the second virtual employment forum 2021 have been launched under the auspices of Dr. Khaled Abdul Ghaffar-Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research online in participation with the University Centers for Career Development in cooperation with the American University and providing support by the American Agency for Development for 2022.

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed-Aswan University President participated in this forum with 350 students and graduates with five visual and motor disabilities from Aswan University. Prof. Ahmed Ghallab stressed that the total number of the beneficiaries from the services of the University Center for Career Development since the opening of the center on the 16th of Jan.2020 achieved about 16.331 students and graduates and this by the participation with 6 local companies from Aswan governorates and 58 companies nationwide.

Prof.Ahmed Ghallab-Aswan University President expressed his happiness with the participation of the Aswan University in the second virtual employment forum, also welcomed Dr. Ayman Ashour– Deputy Minister of Higher Education for University Affairs, Dr. Ashraf Hatem, the American University advisor, and the presidents of the ten participating universities, stressing on the important role of the University Center for Career Development and works on qualifying graduates and linking them with the needs of the labor market, in the attendance of the teamwork of University Center for Career Development.

The activities of the International Sports Tourism Forum propects and aspirations (Aswan Ahla) were concluded today, in attendance of Dr. Ashraf Sobhi_ Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed_ President of Aswan University and President of the Conference_ and Major General Ashraf Attia, Aswan Governor.

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab_ Aswan University President_ confirmed that the university hosted this international forum for sports tourism for three days at the campus in Sahari and on Aswan University playgrounds, which is held under patronage of Dr. Khaled Abdel Gaffer_ Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Ashraf Sobhi_ Minister of Youth and Sports, and Dr. Khaled Al-Anani_ Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, that emanated from the initiative of President. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the Republic (Sports is national security) which was implemented by Aswan University at the beginning of the academic year 2020/2021 on the university’s playgrounds and university’s sports stadium.

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab added that the forum was attended by many figures of sports in Egypt, as Dr. Kamal Darwish_head of the physical education sector at the Supreme Council of Universities, Dr. Mohamed Sobhi Hassanein, Vice President of the Egyptian Sports Federation for Universities, Dr. Gamal Mohamed Ali_ Dean of the Faculty of Education_Assiut University, journalist /Ayman Badra and football commentator /Ashraf Mahmoud And the actor/ Sameh Al-Seraiti, the Aswan businesswoman/ Abeer Essam, and many leaders of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, which gave the International Forum cooperation between state institutions in various specialized sectors.

Dr. Ahmed Ghallab referred to the most important recommendations of the forum, a message of thanks to the President of the Republic/ Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, from Aswan” the land of civilizations and history ” and his patronage of the initiative, “sports is national security” and also the holding a championship for Nile Basin countries that would be as an artery for communication between Egypt and the Nile Basin countries on sports, cultural and political level, as well as proposing joint programs from Sports tourism with foreign countries with double certificates and the addition of the sports tourism program at the private University, which is being implemented at Aswan University. The endeavor to establish the Nile International Championship on the sixth of October in Nile Aswan, and to establish branches in Aswan for the Egyptian Sports Federation for Universities and the Egyptian Sports Federation for All in Aswan and the Egyptian Federation for Sports Culture, Sports Tourism and Sports Navigation.

Dr. Adel Makki, Faculty of Physical Education Dean, declred that one of the most important recommendations is to initiate the preparation of a unified list faculties of physical education in Upper Egypt due to the great similarity in capabilities, environment, customs, traditions and labor market.

As well as organizing a sports tournament for all between universities after the success of its experience at Aswan University, based on the directives of Dr. Ashraf Sobhi_ Minister of Youth and Sports. And working on establishing and inaugurating a center for the preparation and training of African sports navigation, inclusion of sports navigation within the curricula of Faculty of Education_Aswan University, establishing a center for rowing and kayaking in Aswan under the auspices of the Sports Federation of Universities, establishing the International Forum for Sport Tourism on a regular basis.