In Pics: Egypt is racing against time to establish 1st university in New Valley on 1,000 acres

CAIRO - 18 April 2020: Four decades ago, the people of the New Valley Governorate had dreamed of establishing a university there. Governor of the New Valley Mohammad al-Zomlout confirmed that the establishment of the New Valley University comes within the government's plan to implement national projects with unprecedented support from the political leadership.

Unprecedented funding amounting to billions of pounds is being pumped to bring the state's sustainable development plan to life and build the largest integrated services network in the governorate.

The governor added that the governorate's executive bodies have provided all the needed support to the project, in cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education and all participating state institutions, praising the efforts made by the university administration and work teams to complete the project on schedule.

For his part, University President Abdel Aziz Tantawi said that the total cost of the projects being implemented at the New Valley University amounts to approximately LE 1.64 billion.

He confirmed that the establishment of the College of Medicine, the College of Education and its annexes, and the first phase of the College of Science building, as well as the playgrounds, and the administrative building for the College of Physical Education have been completed.