Educational workshop entitled “Artificial intelligence” was held today, the lecturer was Mr. Mohamed Haroon, and under supervision of the Central Youth welfare. A group of students of Faculties of Arts, Dar Al-Uloom, Archaeology, the workshop was in the Seminar Hall in the building of Faculty of Law in University Headquarter in Aswan University, the workshop aims at Awareness-raising and opening student perspectives about all what is new in technology as this is Egypt Vision 2030, the lecturer asked students about the “artificial intelligence” to find out about their knowledge about the topic, It was noted that students were passionate about knowing artificial intelligence, the workshop was about what is the artificial intelligence, its uses, its importance for special needs, its importance for society and the results of developing and implementing research on artificial intelligence and at the end of the workshop, the trainer thanked students for their good interaction in the workshop.

In frame of the presidential initiative under patronage president. Abdel-Fattah El sisi _Republic president, Ambassador. Nabila Makram Abdel-Shahid _ Minister of immigration, Major General. Ashraf Attia _ Aswan Governor, Dr. Ayman Othman_ Aswan University president_ opened Today the Diabetic Foot Room, Diagnostic Unit, Remote Therapy, Urology Department and Neurosurgery Department at Aswan University Hospital, and that in attendance of Dr. Ashraf Mebed_ Executive Manager of Aswan University Hospitals, Dr. Essam Abo El-majd_ Manager of surgery hospital, Vice dean for Education and students’ affairs and Mostafa Zamzam_ Chairman of the board of trustees of Sonaa El-Khair Foundation for Development.

Dr. Ayman Othman confirmed that today the opening of the first room of its kind to provide treatment and awareness services for diabetic foot patients in southern Egypt comes within the framework of reducing the burden on patients in Aswan Governorate and patients in southern Upper Egypt governorates and working to protect diabetic foot patients from amputation, inside Aswan University Hospital and within an initiative “Healthy Foot” was recently launched by the Sonaa Al Khair Foundation for Development under the patronage of the Prime Minister and under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Solidarity, and in implementation of the protocol of joint cooperation between Sonaa Al Khair Foundation and the Supreme Council of University Hospitals. 

Dr. Mohamed Zaki El-Dahshoury_ Dean of Faculty of Medicine, indicated that this room is the first of its kind in Upper Egypt, which was equipped by Sonaa Al Khair under the slogan of the presidential initiative inside Aswan University Hospital, which aims to treat all diabetic foot patients_ who are unable_ free of charge in southern Egypt with the provision of treatment, care and Awareness services for them for free, and that come within the framework of providing new and distinguished medical services to patients in Aswan and southern Upper Egypt governorates.

Dr. Ashraf Mebed_ Executive Director of Aswan University Hospitals, stated that the visit program also includes the opening of a remote detection room in cooperation with the hospitals of the Ministry of Health to exchange medical expertise on patients’ cases to reach the most appropriate diagnosis of patients’ cases in various medical specialties. The Urology Department was also opened after being developed and equipped with a capacity of 22 beds, the Neurosurgery Department was also opened with 10 intensive care beds and 12 beds for patients. The medical convoy work in various specialties will be launched to the village of Al-Madiq in Nasr Al-Nuba, which will implement free examinations for cases, perform the necessary analyzes and x-rays, and transfer surgical cases to Aswan University Hospital to perform the necessary operations for patients.

Dr. Essam Abo El-Majd_ Director of the Surgery Hospital, stated that new medical departments have been opened at the University Hospital, which will make a major breakthrough to receive more cases and reduce waiting lists. 

For his part, Mostafa Zamzam – Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sonaa Al-Khair Foundation for Development, confirmed that the Healthy Foot Initiative room at Aswan University, which is being opened today in cooperation with the Vascular Department at Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, will provide all aspects of health care for diabetic foot patients who are unable to Foot amputation prophylactic treatment, free spare parts for all cases, by providing free monthly treatment for patients who are unable, with the launch of awareness programs on ways to prevent diabetic foot infection and how to define ways to protect against foot amputation and ways to optimally deal with diabetic foot wounds.

At the end of the Minister of Immigration’s tour of the university hospital, Major General. Ashraf Attia_ Governor of Aswan, and Dr. Ayman Othman_ Aswan University president, presented the university’s shield to the Minister of Immigration in appreciation and gratitude for her support to the health system in Aswan. The President of Aswan University presented the university’s shield to Mostafa Zamzam, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sonaa El-khair Foundation for Development, for good joint cooperation.

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.

The General administration of Student (Scientific and technological Activity administration) will organize the following competitions:

(Innovations – initiatives – presentations)

The works will be delivered under the auspices of youth welfare

The date of projects delivery:

For Innovation will be on 9/12/2021

For Presentations will be on 16/12/2021

For Social initiatives will be on 20/12/2021

To view Terms and Awards click here.

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.

Prof. Ayman Mahmoud Othman-Acting of Aswan University President inspected the central restaurant in the university and accompanied him the assistant secretaries of the university, the general director of the administrative affairs in the university, Student/ Islam Youssef– Head of Students Union in order to ensure the level of services, and the way of preparing meals for students of the university hostels; during the visit he inspected the various stages of preparing food, the commitment to health measures of preparing meals for students at the university hostels, following-up the precautionary measures, sterilizing works and continued purification inside the places of eating meals at the university hostels restaurants, following-up the health and safety measures in preparing and presenting meals.

Prof. Ayman Othman-University President_ emphasized that this civil tour at the university hostels restaurants comes within the keenness of ensuring the workflow in these virtual places that are related to the comfort of students through their residence period in the university hostel through a new academic year, stressing applying all precautionary and protective measures against coronavirus, with wearing masks as well as distributing packaged foods in their specific dates in a safe manner as caring for the health and safety of students.