Prof. Ayman Mahmoud Othman _ acting president of Aswan University_ expressed his deepest thanks, appreciation and gratitude to the political leadership and the wise leadership of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, and thanks also Dr. Mostafa Madbouly_ Prime Minister_ and Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar_ Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research to renew confidence to be Acting President of Aswan University on 6/9/2021, Prof. Ayman Othman also presented his thanks, appreciation and gratitude to the deans of faculties, vice deans, Academic staff, assistants, employees and students of the university who bore the responsibility in raising the university’s name high to the top among international and Egyptian universities.

It is worth mentioning that Republican Decree No. 1955 of 2017 about appointing Prof. Ayman Mahmoud Othman Abo Zeid – Vice President of Aswan University for Postgraduate Studies and Research for a period of four years. Prof. Ayman Othman was also appointed as Dean of Faculty of Engineering. Osman obtained a PhD from the United States of America in 1995 in highways and airport engineering specialty. He also appointed as an advisor to the Ministry of Transportation in Saudi Arabia in the field of maintenance of roads and bridges. His Excellency held many administrative positions at Aswan University, starting from the head of the Civil Engineering Department at Faculty of Engineering, then as an vice dean for graduate studies and ending with the position of Dean of the Faculty for two consecutive terms from 2011 to 2017, then Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, then Acting President of Aswan University.

Today, Prof. Ayman Mahmoud Othman _Acting president of Aswan University _ witnessed the events of Mawada project initiative to keep the Egyptian family which launched by Prof. Abdel-fattah El-sisi _Republic president_ and in cooperation with Ministry of Social Solidarity with leadership of Dr. Nevin Al-kabag_ Minister of Social Solidarity, Dr. Randa Fares_ Manager of the project_ and that in attendance of Prof. Magdy Mohamed Ali_ vice president of university and Dr. Mohamed Fawzi Wali _ Training Advisor of Mawada Project in the Ministry, Mamdouh El-Masri_ executive coordinator of the project, the team work of social solidarity unit in the university and a group of Academic staff in university faculties, Prof. Ayman Mahmoud Othman emphasized during his speech that the team work of social solidarity unit in the university and a group of Academic Staff in university faculties.     

Prof. Ayman Mahmoud Othman stressed during his speech that the Mawadah Project initiative is a national initiative launched by President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi_ President of the Republic_ during the Sixth Youth Conference in 2018, which aims to reduce the divorce rate in Egypt by qualifying young people planning marriage and newlyweds. Today, training of Academic Staff trainers activities were launched from University Academic Staff within the framework of the national project to preserve the entity of The Egyptian family which will continue from 4 to 5 September 2021, in order to be able to train students and knowing them to the content of Mawada project. Aswan University also suggested that a curriculum taught to university students, it includes courses that increase the cultural and family awareness of students Regarding Egyptian family issues and among young people.

Prof. Ayman Mahmoud Othman_ Acting President of Aswan University, stated that Aswan University has achieved first place in the largest and most diversified universities ranking so far; Aswan University is ranked first at the level of Egyptian universities and among the top 500 universities in the world according to the Times Higher Education ranking, which is based on 13 performance indicators calibrated carefully by measuring the institution’s performance through teaching, scientific research, transferring knowledge and international expectations.

His Excellency added that keeping the top harder than reaching it, and this new achievement, comes in addition to Aswan University’s practical and research achievements, is a result of the efforts of the university administration over the past years in various research, educational, academic and construction fields and sectors, and the extent of the university’s relationship with the surrounding environment and its societal impact.

On the other hand, His Excellency indicated that Aswan University has obtained many scientific and research titles among international universities recently, which has earned it a good academic reputation among universities, and This is the culmination of the societal, scientific, environmental and research efforts performed by Aswan University Until it became a scientific and research edifice in southern Upper Egypt, the number of its faculties reached 21 faculties and the Institute of African Studies and Nile states researches and studies.