Aswan University is a university located in Aswan,

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. Established in 2012, it was previously known as the Aswan branch of the South Valley University.

History

Aswan University branch was established in 1974 as a branch of Assiut University. The study started on October of the academic year 1973/1974 in the faculty of education and the first bachelor was given in 1978 then started the enrollment in master's degree in the faculty of science in the academic year 1977/1978 after that the enrollment in Ph.D. started in the academic year 1977/1978. In 1995 the presidential decree no. 23 of 1995 was issued to establish South Valley University and then Aswan branch was affiliated to it, new faculties were established (faculty of arts – faculty of social work – faculty of engineering). In 2012 Aswan University was constructed as a governmental university by the presidential decree no. 311 in 2012 and it now included 15 faculties (the faculties of arts, education, science, social work, engineering, energy engineering, veterinary medicine, agriculture, nursing, languages and translation, medicine, fisheries technology, commerce, specific education, and archaeology).

Campus

Main campus

The university main campus is located in Sahary City, Airport Road which occupies 400 acres.

New campus

In addition to the new headquarters in Aswan Al-Gadeda that occupies 98.5 acres. Aswan university includes 6 headquarters and 6 university dorms in Aswan City.

Faculties

Humanities faculties

* Faculty of Arts * Faculty of Commerce * Faculty of Dar El-Ulum * Faculty of Al-Alsun * Faculty of Social Work * Faculty of Education * Faculty of

Physical Education Physical education is an academic subject taught in schools worldwide, encompassing Primary education, primary, Secondary education, secondary, and sometimes tertiary education. It is often referred to as Phys. Ed. or PE, and in the United Stat ...

* Faculty of Law * Faculty of Specialized Education * Faculty of

Archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

Scientific faculties

* Faculty of Engineering * Faculty of Energy Engineering * Faculty of Medicine * Faculty of Agriculture * Faculty of Science * Faculty of Nursing * Faculty of

Veterinary Medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, medical diagnosis, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all a ...

* Faculty of Fish & Fisheries Technology

Faculties under construction

* Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine * Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management

Institutes

* Institute of Nursing Education * Institute of African Research and Studies

References

External links

Official Website
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