Today, Aswan University Council No. 100 was held headed by Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed_ University President_ and in attendance of Major General /Ashraf Attia_ Aswan Governor, and in attendance of Prof. Ayman Othman_ Vice President for graduate Studies and Research, and Prof. Majdi Mohamed Ali_ Vice President for Community Service and Environment Development, in attendance of faculties deans. Prof. Ahmed Ghallab_ University President _ opened the session with welcoming Major General .Ashraf Attia_Aswan Governor_ and thanked him on behalf of University Council for his full support for Aswan University and for the fruitful cooperation at the service of Aswan people.
Prof. Ahmed Ghallab stressed the importance of completing the university’s medical and health projects of university hospitals, as Aswan University Hospital is witnessing development in different departments, which is a destination for all patients of Aswan Governorate and patients in southern Upper Egypt governorates to receive treatment service through the rehabilitation and rasing the efficiency of Medical cadres and expertise.
Prof. Ahmed Ghallab added that the University Hospital in Aswan is witnessing establishing many new buildings, such as the internal medicine and paediatrics Hospital, with a capacity of 150 beds and includes a dialysis unit, which has been completed with 85%, which gives a great breakthrough by entering the service soon, and by that the medical and health system in university hospitals will be developed. .
Work is also underway at the emergency hospital building, which includes 4 operating rooms, intensive care, sterilization unit, restaurant, radiology unit and modern radiology laboratories.
Prof. Ahmed Ghallab explained that rehabilitation and upgrading of departments of University Hospital in Aswan are underway, such as emergency department, urology department, internal medicine department, reception department, and orthopedic department, and a comprehensive development for the gas network, alarm system, mechanics and regular work is done with the completion of the installations of the central restaurant, which includes 2 dining halls and a central laundry.
The council discussed university’s plan for the regularity of educational process in different faculties and with applying precautionary measures in light of confronting Corona virus, in order to ensure the safety of students, Academic staff, their assistants and all university employees.
The Council also approved a cooperation protocol with Ministry of Social Solidarity to establish a unit for social solidarity at the university to serve students.
The council approved the nomination of Prof. Kamal Abo Al-Majd_ Professor Emeritus in Geology Department in faculty of Science, to be awarded the State Merit Award for Basic Sciences for 2020
The council approved the nomination of Prof. Ahmed Mohamed Abdel- Dayem_Professor of Grammar, Morphology and Prosody_ for the State Merit Award in Literature for 2021
The council approved the establishing joint professional diploma to develop and train Egyptian engineers for a basic output of the European Partnership project of ERAFMUS + supported by the European Union.
The Council approved appointment of a number of Academic staff and their assistants for positions of “lecturer – assistant professor”.
