Under patronage of Aswan university president Prof. Ahmed Ghallab, Fulbright commission in Egypt, in cooperation with Aswan University, invite you to an introductory seminar on applying for Fulbright scholarships for research and study in the United States of America, on 31March 2021 at twelve p.m, via Zoom app

For attending the seminar, enter on the following link

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  Fulbright scholarship registration link:

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Today, Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed_Aswan university President, witnessed the most important and largest pediatrics conferences hosted by Aswan University, entitled (Back to Basics in Pediatrics).

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab stressed the importance of this conference, which discusses the most important and latest findings of science in the world, in attendance of a group of pediatric professors from different universities inside and outside Egypt, which in turn enhances the opportunities for disseminating science and exchanging experiences between senior and young doctors, and this comes within the framework of The exchange of medical expertise in this subspecialty between senior physicians and young physicians.

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed_ Aswan University President_ participated in the training program events for members of Supreme Council of Universities, in attendance of Dr. Khaled Abdel Gaffer_ Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research which was organized by the National Academy for Training from 11 to 15 March, with participation of a number of university presidents.

The minister confirmed the importance of the pivotal role that the National Training Academy plays in qualifying young people and refining their skills, pointing to the necessity for cooperation between it and universities through holding a joint cooperation protocol and exchange of experiences in the fields of training and capacity development.

Abdel- Ghaffar added that the training programs are the fundamental nucleus in the desired development process, directing the necessity to activate such programs in universities to promote researchers, Academic staff and all members of the academic community, and qualify them through various training programs, explaining that such programs aim to develop different skills, in light of That the learning process is continuous, and does not stop at a certain age or limit.

Prof. Ahmed Ghalleb-Aswan university President, indicated that the program aims to increase capacity and skills development in line with state’s vision in training, to be able to achieve strong and effective participation to fulfill comprehensive development in society and Egypt Vision 2030.

Dr. Amal Mohamed Ahmed _Faculty of Nursing Dean praised the Information Center at Aswan University under patronage of Prof. Ahmed Ghallab_ Aswan University President_ and his interest in the vital role of those in charge of the electronic platform through their effective efforts in making performing electronic examinations at ease and working to overcome the obstacles that faced the students of Faculty of Nursing on the university electronic platform, especially the third and second year students at Faculty of Nursing.

The Administration of faculty of Nursing thanked Dr. Mohamed Eid, Director of Information and Networks Center at the University and Dr. Nasser Shaban _ head of e-learning unit at university’s information center, and all the engineers who administer the exams via online platform,

Dr. Zahra Ahmed Sayed_ Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, stated the positive and effective role of the E- learning system in serving students under the directives of Prof. Ahmed Ghallab_ University President, in applying the hybrid education system.

Aswan University president Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed declared that in frame of training students and working to refine their talents and linking them to the labor market and its needs, the University Center for Career Development at Aswan University announces launching the first virtual employment platform for 2021 under patronage of Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, and in cooperation with nine presidents of other universities.

 Aswan University president Prof. Ahmed Ghallab added that this new platform will allow employers to offer job and training opportunities throughout the year. This platform will also provide students with the opportunity to constantly communicate with companies and employers and presenting CVs to conduct personal interviews, as well as attending many events and seminars on career counseling. The platform will launch its first events entitled “UCCD March Career Expo” on Monday 22nd March 2021. This is the second forum of its kind where the first virtual forum held in September 2020 achieved great success in attendance of a group of employers and about 4000 students and graduates from Ten Egyptian universities in nine governorates, from Aswan to Alexandria.

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab indicated that this initiative has reached 15 centers so far in ten government universities, which were established in cooperation with the United States Agency for International Development and technical support from the American University in Cairo to work on bridging the gap between university education and the needs of labor market and industry, By providing free Vocational guidance and training to various students and graduates.

 Prof. Ahmed Ghallab confirmed the importance of launching this permanent employment platform as part of our constant endeavor to serve students and graduates.

This virtual employment platform is a dynamic three-dimensional platform that supports employers to be free from traditional employment processes and enables employers and job seekers to communicate virtually in a manner similar to direct and realistic dealing. The platform provides opportunities to connect and access to the best distinguished young Egyptian cadres, through which employers meet university students and graduates in a virtual environment and use chat rooms, teleconferencing, webcasts, webinars or email to exchange information about available jobs.

Aswan University President Prof/ Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed declared that in frame of close cooperation between Aswan University and Portuguese universities, today Aswan University participated in a symposium on cultural relations between Egypt and Portugal in the Supreme Council of Culture which organized by the Supreme Council for Culture, in cooperation with the External Cultural Relations Sector, as part of  “cultural relations” initiative, during it the Egyptian-Portuguese relations were celebrated.

Aswan University president Prof/ Ahmed Ghallab added that the session was conducted by Dr/ Hisham Azmi_ General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Culture, who emphasized the joint cooperation between Portugal and Egypt in all levels and fields.

Ambassador/ Manuela Franco_ Ambassador of Portugal in Cairo_ mentioned the history of diplomatic relations between Egypt and Portugal, periods of contact (since 1942) and periods of interruption (1960s for Nasser’s role in supporting African independence movements in Angola and Mozambique) and the current close relations.

Meanwhile, Ambassador/ Adel El-Alfi_ the Egyptian ambassador in Portugal, presented a report on the recent achievements of the Egyptian-Portuguese relations, the reciprocal government visits between the two parties and the importance of signing cooperation protocols in all fields, especially his confirmation that the Egyptian-Portuguese relations witnessed a strong momentum after the exchange of presidential visits for the first time in history of relations between the two countries, when President/ El-Sisi visited Portugal in 2016 and Portuguese President/ Marcelo de Sousa visited Egypt in 2018.

Ambassador/ Adel El-Alfy praised the cooperation that Egypt is witnessing in the field of teaching Portuguese language, referring to the visit of Prof/ Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed_ Aswan University President, and Dr. Majed Al-Jibali_ President of Department of Portuguese Language in Aswan in 2019.

Dr/ Katrina Bello_ Professor of Islamic Philosophy at the American University_ referred to the Islamic history of Portugal and the exchange of Portuguese scholars with the American University in Cairo.

 Dr/ Majed Al-Jibali – Head of Portuguese Language Department at Aswan University reviewed the geopolitical position of the Portuguese language and the possible aspects of cooperation between the Egyptian and Portuguese cultural institutions, and gave an overview of the stages of adding the Portuguese language and its literature in Egyptian universities, starting with adding it as a second language in Faculty of Al-Alsun at Ain Shams University during the Deanship of Prof. Makarem Al-Ghamry and passing through creating the first BA in Portuguese Language and Literature at Aswan University in 2015 until the graduation of three batches, and transferring the experience to Al-Azhar University and the last celebration in 2019 with the opening of the Portuguese Language Department at Faculty of Al-Alsun at Ain Shams University.

In response to the question of a number of journalists about the Portuguese interest in the Arabic language, Dr/ Majid Al-Jibali explained that Arab features are present in Portugal and the names of its cities, especially in the south, in Ojarvi region. The name of place means west as a reference of western Andalusia and the city of Ciovice, the ruins of an integrated Arab-Andalusian city.

Blended Education Center at Aswan University announces opening registration for Bachelor of blended e-learning in partnership with Ain Shams University, starting from 15/3/20121 until 29/4/2021 in the following programs:

1- Faculty of Agriculture program (technology and management of agricultural projects – agricultural mechanization and rural development)

2- Faculty of Commerce Programs (accounting systems – computer – organization and administration – hotel, tourist villages and hospitals management)

The documents required to apply for the above-mentioned programs are:

Academic qualification certificate – 6 personal photos

Copy of ID – birth certificate –Military status

Note: Registration in the programs will be activated when the number reached to 50 students in every program.

Faculty of commerce Registration Officer: Mr. Shazly Al-Qadi.

Mobil: 01126630087

Faculty of Agriculture registration official: Mr. Mahmoud Abdel-Radi.

Mobil: 01228173651

Faculties of commerce and Agriculture Follow-up official: Mr. Sayed Jumaa El-wani.

 Mobile: 01150670001

Aswan University president Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed declared, that the university is participating in Immunity Project team, for “Preparing graduates of Faculties of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Agriculture and Science to get immunology diploma.” for two days via the Internet

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab added that the Immunology Diploma will be available through Blended Learning. With the participation of Aswan University teamwork, that includes Dr. Kamal Aziz, Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Al-Atifi, Dr. Shazly Baghdadi_ project coordinator, Dr. Adel Abde-Fahim, Dr. Nora Sharkawy and Dr. Yasmine Mahran with a group of Egyptian universities, namely Al-Azhar University (whereas Al-Azhar University is the general coordinator of the project), Cairo University, Ain Shams University and Damanhour University.

 Prof. Ahmed Ghallab_ Aswan University President_ indicated that the project includes universities from the European Union, France, Germany and Greece. Among the results of the project, firstly preparing courses for that diploma in cooperation with the participating universities to give graduates a diploma of immunology, secondly, equipping a distinguished laboratory for research and special studies in the field of immunology, and thirdly, communicating with experts and professors of the participating Egyptian and European universities in the project and others.

Dr. Nadi Kamal Aziz explained that the importance of this project, especially now, comes in light of facing COVID 19 in Egypt and globally in frame of distance learning.

In frame of the continuous follow-up of first semester exams for the academic year 2020/2021, that 29 thousand students performs exams in various faculties of the university, which are 19 faculties and institutes.

Today, Aswan University president Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed inspected the committees of Faculties of Law, Arts and Nursing on campus in Aswan Al-gadeda, accompanied by Dr. Mohamed Al-Sagheer_ Acting dean of Faculty of Arts, Dr. Ayman Abdel-Gaffer_ Vice dean of Faculty of Law for Education and Students Affairs, Islam Youssef_ President of University Students ‘Union, and Ahmed Basha_ Vice President of Students’ Union.

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab confirmed the importance of applying all precautionary measures that the university implements according to university’s pre-set plan to maintain the health of students, Academic staff and workers by wearing medical masks, social distancing, temperature measurements and sterilization works that takes place inside and outside the amphitheatres and examination committees and inside entrances and exits of faculties.  

Islam Youssef_ president of Students’ Union_ stated that the union launched a campaign at the beginning of exams to distribute medical masks and disinfection tools to students at the entrance gate, in order to ensure the safety of students, and it is intended to distribute 20,000 masks inside various university campuses.

Aswan University President Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed, , declared that Aswan University is participating today, 7^th March 2021, in a workshop which is held at October 6 University in Cairo, in attendance of Dr. Kamal Aziz Gerges_ Director of the Center for Quality Assurance and Accreditation at Aswan University and Director of the Project for Preparing Refugees and immigrants Teachers at Aswan University_ and Dr. Yasmine El-Sayed Kamel _Project Member at the university. 

University President Prof. Ahmed Ghallab added that one of the most important international projects is the project of preparing refugees and immigrants’ teachers, which works to prepare male and female teachers who deal with children of immigrants, refugees, which is considered the first in the world in terms of idea, topic and humanity. And how to apply correct and scientific methods to teach them and get them out of what they suffer from harsh psychological conditions as a result of the circumstances that they and their families went through, and that by presenting the curriculum and the content that developed by specialized university professors from eight Egyptian, British, Greek and Cypriot universities, including Aswan University.

Aswan university president Prof. Ahmed Ghallab added that he hope that this experience to be generalized later in the universities worldwide due to the importance of this project in upgrading future generations and not leaving subject to deviation, extremism and hunting by stalkers. The workshop will be attended by representatives of Frederick University in Cyprus and University of Crete in Athens_ Greece, via video conference, and from Egypt, universities of Heliopolis, October 6, Al-Azhar, Zagazig, SEKEM Development Foundation, a representative of the Syrian community and the Etijah institute.

Prof. Nadi Kamal Aziz_ project manager at Aswan University_ stated that the workshop aims to review professional diploma courses of preparation of refugees and immigrants’ teachers and that through the results of experimentation of the courses of that diploma in Faculties of Education in the above participating universities.

Aswan University and other universities presented the lessons learned from experimentation, as well as equipping the computer lab in each faculty of education through computers, an integrated video conference unit and other devices. As well as the role of each university in advertising about the project in different ways, preparing for the accreditation of this diploma from the educational studies sector of Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities, preparing to applying it on a group of Syrian, Egyptian and other teachers.