Qena University

Qena University
جامعة قنا
Faculty of Agriculture, Qena University
Former name
South Valley University
TypePublic
Established1958 (1958)
PresidentProf. Dr. Ahmed Akkawy Abdulaziz
Administrative staff
1786
Undergraduates55872
Postgraduates6042
Location, ,
CampusQena, Hurghada
Websitewww.svu.edu.eg/en/

Qena University (QU) is a university in Egypt that provides teaching and research facilities.[1][2] Initially a branch of Assiut University, QU was established in 1995.[3] The university has a second campus in the coastal city of Hurghada, just south of where the Gulf of Suez meets the Red Sea.

Qena University has 16 faculties split between the two campuses. Hurghada is home to the faculty of education. Other faculties include Arts, Law, Science, Special Education, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, Engineering, Commerce, Agriculture and Physical Education. Its former campus in the city of Sohag became the separate Sohag University in 2006.[4][5] The President of the University is Prof. Dr. Ahmed Akkawy Abdulaziz.[6][7]

Postgraduate studies

The Postgraduate Studies and Research Sector is one of the three components of the University’s technical affairs (Education & Students, Postgraduate Studies and Research, Community Service and Environmental Development). The sector is concerned with all fields related to postgraduate studies (Diploma – Masters – Doctorate – Fellowship), also the scientific research and whatever related to it, such as output, topics, journals, academic promotions, training and motivation for researchers, devices and laboratories. The sector also includes university libraries, whether central or those in colleges, university hospitals and museums, borrowing systems, etc.

Community services and environmental affairs

The sector supervises the centers and the units of special nature and also the university establishments that present the services for the community and the surrounding environment. In addition to that the sector organizes symposiums and conferences, which aim to raise the level of the environmental culture, in addition to that the service convoys (medical, veterinary, awareness campaign…) for the direct interaction with the surrounding community.

See also

References

  1. ^ "South Valley University". Times Higher Education (THE). 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "جامعة قنا تعلن تغيير اسمها رسميًا في قاعدة بيانات "Scopus" العالمية". مصراوي.كوم (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  3. ^ "Qena University (Formerly South Valley University) - Profile & Ranking". www.auranking.aaru.edu.jo. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  4. ^ "South Valley University". Top Universities. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  5. ^ "تغيير اسم جنوب الوادي إلى جامعة قنا في قاعدة بياناتScopus العالمية". صدى البلد (in Arabic). 2025-11-08. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  6. ^ "High Administration". www.svu.edu.eg.
  7. ^ "Welcome!". svuqenamed.ekb.eg. Retrieved 2025-12-24.