President. Abdel-fattah E-sisi_ President of the republic _ issued a decision to appoint Dr. Ayman Mahmoud Othman _ to be Aswan University President Until reaching the legal age.

Dr. Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar_ Minister of Higher Education and scientific research, has announces continuing Dr. Ayman Othman as acting president of Aswan University until choosing University president.

Prof. Othman thanked President El-Sisi _University president, Dr. Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar _ to renewed confidence to appoint him president of Aswan University.

Dr. Ayman Othman_ took command of Aswan university as Acting president of Aswan university according to issued decision of 28/3/2021  

He had previously issued Republican Decree No. 1955 of 2017 for appointing Dr. Ayman Mahmoud Othman Abu Zaid, Vice President of Aswan University for Graduate Studies and Research, for a period of 4 years.

Prof. Osman took up many administrative and leadership positions at Aswan University, starting with the Head of the Civil Engineering Department at Faculty of Engineering, then as a Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, reaching to the Deanship of Faculty of Engineering for two consecutive terms from 2011 to 2017, and Vice President of the University for Graduate Studies and Research; Then acting president of Aswan University, then president of Aswan University until he reaches retirement age.

Aswan University, during his assumption of the university’s responsibility during the transitional period, ranked 95th globally in the British Times Ranking for sustainable development.

Dr. Ayman Othman_ University President_ also signed an executive agreement between the university and the Egyptian Space Agency, Aswan University organized a medical convoy for Tanzania in July 2021. Aswan University recently inaugurated a conference hall in the name of Field Marshal. Mohamed Hussein Tantawy. During the transitional period, Othman took many decisions supporting the educational process at Aswan University and positive participation in the community service and environmental development sector.

In frame of international cooperation between Aswan University headed by Prof/ Ayman Mahmoud Othman _ Acting of Aswan University president, Jean University president/ Juan Gomez Ortega opened archaeological expeditions findings sent by Jean university in participation with Aswan University and that according to the signed agreement in frame of the international and academic cooperation between the two universities and that in attendance of the Spanish Cultural Counselor in Arab republic of Egypt Mr. Candido Cris, and Dr. Hazem Abd Ellah El-Gamal_ Dean of Faculty of Al-Alsun and the International Cooperation Officer at Aswan University.

Prof. Ayman Othman confirmed that the visit of the delegation of the Spanish Jaen University comes to discuss ways of cooperation and working on extending the cooperation agreement concluded between the two universities for 5 years, in a number of various scientific and research fields.   

His Excellency added that the cooperation agreement includes academic cooperation in the coming years between the two universities and obtaining scientific and research scholarships through research projects between the two universities and other international universities, through projects funded by the European Union.

Dr. Hazem El-Gamal_ Faculty of Al-Alsun Dean and the International Cooperation Officer at Aswan University, said that the Spanish Cultural Counsellor. Candido Cris, discussed all means of support for the Spanish Language Department_ Faculty of Al-Alsun, Aswan University, and that the Spanish Embassy provides all support to the students of the department in order to improve the educational system, especially learning Spanish as a foreign language. A Spanish cultural day will also be held at the faculty headquarter in the university campus in Aswan new city, and in attendance of the Spanish ambassador and the cultural counselor to support the students and work to motivate them to learn the Spanish language and know its arts.   

At the end of the meeting, Dr. Juan Gomez_ President of the Spanish Jaen University _ presented the university’s shield to Prof. Ayman Mahmoud Othman_ Acting President of Aswan University, in appreciation of the importance of fruitful and constructive cooperation between the two sides.