Aswan University’s preparations for the new academic year 2020-2021

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed_ Aswan University President_ declared that the university administration has taken all precautionary and preventive measures to confront corona virus, confirming on implementing the plan set by the university within all sectors and various departments at the university, which coincides with the state’s continued response to confront the spread of Coronavirus, in order to keep our students safe and healthy with the start of the new academic year 2020/2021, scheduled October 17th.

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab added that the university is working to continue implementing the strategic plan in preserving all Aswan University academic staff, employees and students.
And that is by sterilizing all educational and administrative facilities on campus in Sahari as Lectures halls, amphitheatres, means of transportation, administrative offices, laboratories and others with keeping social distancing, also all precautionary measures have been taken at University campus in Aswan Al-Gadeda which includes 6 faculties which are faculties of (Arts- Medicine – Archaeology – Dar Al-Uloom – Law – Commerce) and at the near future will include Faculty of Tourism and Hotels and faculty of Dentistry, and the university is working on implementing e-learning and hybrid system to reduce students density in attendance and specifying two days for each year of theoretical faculties, taking into account applying all precautionary and preventive measures in the six campuses of the university in various regions of Aswan Governorate, and that for the safety of Students, applying to directives the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Supreme Council of Universities.

University president indicated that many maintenance and repair works were carried out for university hostels buildings
Regular maintenance of the buildings, whereas a permanent integrated medical clinic was established in Sahari Building from the previous year and working on developing it continuously, and supply it with medicine and Medical supplies in cooperation with the university’s medical administration.

And working on restart and install a Wi-Fi network in all buildings of university hostel, directly from
University hostel administration with a specialized company
With the connection of a Fiber line (internet) from the university administration to the hostel building in Sahari and University hostels administration.

And establishing internet halls in every building to help students to study and communicate with the educational electronic platforms.

Prof. Ahmed Ghallab indicated that a number of air conditioners have been installed in study halls of the buildings and working on completing the rest of the buildings
And the completion renovation of a residential building in Sahari and that for hosing superior female students, taking into account applying all precautionary measures, including temperature measurement for students, wearing masks, and periodic examination by the medical administration in university hostels, as part of university’s plan to confront corona virus.