Aswan University

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Aswan University is a university located in Aswan, Egypt. Established in 2012, it was previously known as the Aswan branch of the South Valley University.{{cite web|url=http://www.uv.edu.eg/en/elwadi/item/20560-supreme-council-of-universities-decided-independence-of-aswan-campus |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412122802/http://www.uv.edu.eg/en/elwadi/item/20560-supreme-council-of-universities-decided-independence-of-aswan-campus |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 April 2013 |title=Supreme Council of Universities decided. Independence of Aswan Campus |publisher=www.uv.edu.eg |accessdate=14 February 2013 }}{{cite web|url=

http://www.webometrics.info/en/Africa/Egypt|title=Egypt|publisher=www.webometrics.info|date= |accessdate=14 February 2013}}{{cite web|title=EGYPT: NAZIF: NATURAL GAS REACHES ASWAN WITHIN TWO YEARS.|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-174882524.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116213925/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-174882524.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2018|publisher=Info-Prod Research (Middle East)|accessdate=14 February 2013|date=12 February 2008}}

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).{{Cite web|title=History – Aswan University|url=http://aswu.edu.eg/en/about/history/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=aswu.edu.eg}}

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
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Specialized Education
Faculty of Archaeology{{Cite web|title=Humanities Faculties – Aswan University|url=http://aswu.edu.eg/en/academics/humanities-faculties/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=aswu.edu.eg}}

= 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
Faculty of Fish & Fisheries Technology{{Cite web|title=Scientific Faculties – Aswan University|url=http://aswu.edu.eg/en/academics/scientific-faculties/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=aswu.edu.eg}}