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”.

The Information and Communication Network Center provides services and activities of maintenance and technical support unit for electronic devices at university to benefit from them all Academic staff, workers and students at university.

Services provided by the maintenance and technical support unit are as the following: –

-Maintenance of all electronic devices (computers – laptops – printers, etc. …).

-Maintenance of (Hard Ware – Soft Ware).

-Download all programs required to run and activate copies.

-Upload original, updateable copies.

Today, Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed_ Aswan University President_ and Major General . Ashraf Attia_ Aswan Governor_ inspected sports facilities on campus in attendance of Prof. Ayman Othman_ Vice President for graduate Studies and Research, Prof. Majdi Mohamed Ali_ Vice President for Community Service and Environment Development, Dr. Mohamed Zakaria, the University’s Engineering Adviser, and Mr. Hussein Abdel- Latif_ University Secretary General.

Major General. Ashraf Attia_ Aswan  Governor_ and Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed_ Aswan university President_ laid the foundation stone for sports facilities, including the Olympic swimming pool and beach soccer field. The Olympic swimming pool includes swimming pool bleachers as well as the annex building to it and training halls on an area of ​​2 acres to serve faculty of Physical Education students and sports community In Aswan. 

And Major General. Ashraf Attia_Aswan Governor, expressed his happiness to being inside Aswan University, which has become a scientific, cultural and artistic edifice with its various scientific specializations, and which has become a source of pride for the people of Aswan Governorate for what the university has achieved in terms of scientific centers and international rankings, and the university is witnessing a boom in sports facilities to serve our students Who represent the future leaders.

Major General. Ashraf Attia_ Aswan  Governor_ thanked Prof. Ahmed Ghallab_ Aswan University President, vice deans, and the university’s work system for their efforts to bring the dream into reality. Students of faculty of Physical Education present sports performances in various games, including fencing. 

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab_ Aswan University President confirmed that the university is witnessing an unprecedented boom in all fields of engineering, sports, agricultural and medical projects to serve students and Aswan community in line with the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi_ President of the Republic_ and working on embracing the presidential initiative “Sports is National Security”. The tour included inspecting the university’s sports stadium, including the stands and locker rooms for players, referees’ rooms, physiotherapy rooms, and administrative rooms at the latest level on an area of ​​4 acres.

Dr. Mohamed Zakaria_ University’s Engineering Advisor_ added that there is an engineering plan through the Engineering Consultant Center to conduct appropriate designs, studies and drawings for these projects under the supervision of the center, which includes a group of Academic staff led by Prof. Ahmed Ghallab_ university  President_ to implement Aswan University fields  Complex, which includes University’s stadium, and many courts for five-a-side football, basketball, volleyball and handball, as well as tennis courts, beach ball courts, and Olympic swimming pool approved to host international and regional tournaments.