Aswan University achieves the goal of eradicating poverty by supporting and accepting students who fall into the bottom 20% of household income group in Egypt for admission to the university without obstacles.
Not only acceptance without obstacles, but also support them during their studies at the university with all forms of financial, moral and advisory support.
Forms of financial support:
- Aswan University established the Social Solidarity Fund in accordance with the financial and administrative regulations issued for the Central Fund for Social Solidarity for University Students No. 968 of 1982, which aims to work on solving problems facing students and preventing them from continuing their studies due to financial deficit and many other goals.
- Number of students benefiting from the Social Solidarity Fund:
| Year | Male | Female | Total Number | Total Cost |
|
2022-2023
|
82 | 110 |
192
|
149815.50 |
|
2021-2022
|
4
|
12 | 16 | 11912.50 |
| 2020-2021 | 360 | 440 | 800 | 282.728.5 |
| 2019-2020 | 311 | 512 | 823 | 355.300 |
- In the year 2022/2023, Misr El Kheir Foundation support financially incapable students with funding of 12600.00 pounds for the tuition fees of 6 males and 30 females.
- In the year 2020-2021, a cooperation protocol was signed between Aswan University and the Misr El Kheir Foundation to support financially incapable students within the Foundation’s Ibn Sabeel initiative, with funding of 48,500.00 pounds for the tuition fees of 68 males and females out of 120 students, at an amount of 80,000
- There is also a Social Solidarity Unit at Aswan University. This unit aims to provide direct and indirect social services to all segments of society. Since university students are among the groups targeted by the Ministry of Social Solidarity at this stage, with the various services and programs implemented by the Ministry, whether these programs are rehabilitative. Educational, awareness-raising, material, or therapeutic, whether this student is ordinary or has special needs.
Some of the programs and services provided by the unit:
- Social protection and development services.
- Rehabilitation and integration services for people with disabilities.
- Economic empowerment and financial inclusion services.
- Paying tuition fees for students who are unable.
- Providing equal opportunities in education for students with disabilities by providing compensatory devices and assistive devices for them in education.
Providing integrated service cards for persons with disabilities.
