In frame of political leadership’s interest in sports activities and in fulfillment of the presidential initiative (Sport is national security), Faculty of Physical Education organizes the international sports tourism forum (prospects and aspirations) from 18-28^th March 2021, under patronage of Dr. khaled Abdel-Gaffer _Minister of Higher Education and scientific research, Dr. Ashraf Sobhy _Minister of Youth and sports, Dr.Khaled Al-Anany _Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Maj.Gen/ Ashraf Attia _Aswan Governor, Prof. Ahmed Ghallab _University president and head of the forum.

 In this regard, Universities Sports federation and Aswan University signed a cooperation agreement between the forum administration and the International Academy of Sports Science and Arts affiliated to the federation For holding training courses on the sidelines of the forum to Academic staff and students of Aswan University, the signing of the agreement was witnessed by Dr. Sobhy Hasanain_ vice president of Universities Sports federation, Dr. Hesham Mohamed Al-Juoshi_ Union General Secretary, Captain/ Ahmed Shobair_ Board Member of the Federation, Dr. Adel Mohamed Abdel-Moneim Mekky _Faculty of Physical Education dean and the Secretary General of the Forum.  

Today, Aswan University president Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed_ inspected First semester exams committees at university headquarters in Sahari, which are performed by 28,000 students in various faculties of university, which are 18 faculties and institutes.

University President Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed confirmed that the university has made all preparations for the first semester exams in advance according to directives of Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Supreme Council of Universities.

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab emphasized implementing Aswan University’s plan to ensure the proper functioning of the first semester exams as providing well-ventilated halls for exams committees and taking into account the social distance of one and a half meters between each student, with wearing medical masks and measuring temperature for students in all faculties, communicating with  crisis management committees and applying all precautionary measures in light of confronting Corona virus, to ensure of the safety of students, Academic staff, their assistants and all employees at Aswan University, and working to harness all university’s capabilities to implement the exams and working on the success of the first semester exams in light of the exceptional circumstances the country is going through.

The inspection tour of university president included committees of Faculty of Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Physical Education on university headquarter in Sahari. 

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab pointed out that the medical committees are doing their work in full swing, and if there is suspected case of any student, he will be isolated and transferred by the equipped ambulance to isolation in university hospital, and he is allowed to enter the exams again after his recovery, and getting the full grade according to the decisions of the Supreme Council of Universities to present Full facilitation for students.

University President Prof. Ahmed Ghallab was accompanied during his inspection tour by faculty of science dean Dr. Atef Ibrahim, the Vice Deans of the faculty, Dean of faculty of Agriculture Dr. Yasser Abdel Hamid and national Resources, and Vice Deans of faculty.

Aswan University council No.(103) was held today headed by Aswan university president Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed and in attendance of Vice president of graduate studies and research Prof. Ayman Othman and Vice president of society service and environment development and advisors of university president and faculty deans.

Aswan university president started with welcoming the attendees, Prof. Ahmed Ghallab emphasized applying all precautionary measures to confront corona virus in various committees in faculties, and that in frame of university plan preparing to first semester exams which will start on Saturday 27^th February 2021, and that according to the directives of Minister of higher Education and scientific research and the supreme council of universities and the exams schedules announced in various faculties.

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab added that we are working to take into consideration standards of justice and compassion in order to facilitate university students and working on implementing university plan

to ensure the proper functioning of the first semester exams by providing well-ventilated halls for exams committees and taking into account the social spacing of one and a half meters between each student, with wearing medical masks and measuring the temperature of students in all faculties and with applying all precautionary measures in light of confronting corona virus, for the safety of students, Academic staff, their assistants and all employees at Aswan University, and working to harness all the university’s potentials for conducting exams, and that through the success of first semester exams in light of the exceptional circumstances the country is going through.

The council reviewed the most important construction projects at university that are going in full swing on the campus in Sahari and in Aswan Al-Gadeda, and all medical facilities at university hospitals and specialized medical centers at Aswan Al-Gadeda, which is being implemented and will represent a qualitative transfer to the medical and health system in Upper Egypt, Including what was recently opened, the Central Care Unit, which includes 10 beds, to serve patients in Aswan, and adding about 300 beds at Aswan university hospital and that for adding many operating rooms, intensive care and other medical services, that 85% of internal medicine Hospital construction project has been implemented.

The internal medicine Hospital consists of 5 floors. The hospital includes 150 beds in general and private internal medicine, neurosurgeon, cardiology, oncology, Plumonology, dermatology, and physiotherapy departments. And the project of establishing the reception and Emergency hospital is currently under way which consists of 4 floors and 150 beds in the departments of surgical operations, casualty and emergency, intensive care, radiology and laboratories, and working to finish the current expansion projects, and central restaurant equipment, dining halls, sterilization rooms, central laundries, and housing for doctors in the outpatient building and developing the orthopedic, internal medicine and urology departments.

The Council approved appointing a number of Academic staff and their assistants in positions of lecturer and assistant professor and granting scientific degrees.