The activities of the International Sports Tourism Forum propects and aspirations (Aswan Ahla) were concluded today, in attendance of Dr. Ashraf Sobhi_ Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. Ahmed Ghallab Mohamed_ President of Aswan University and President of the Conference_ and Major General Ashraf Attia, Aswan Governor.
Prof. Ahmed Ghallab_ Aswan University President_ confirmed that the university hosted this international forum for sports tourism for three days at the campus in Sahari and on Aswan University playgrounds, which is held under patronage of Dr. Khaled Abdel Gaffer_ Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Ashraf Sobhi_ Minister of Youth and Sports, and Dr. Khaled Al-Anani_ Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, that emanated from the initiative of President. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the Republic (Sports is national security) which was implemented by Aswan University at the beginning of the academic year 2020/2021 on the university’s playgrounds and university’s sports stadium.
Prof. Ahmed Ghallab added that the forum was attended by many figures of sports in Egypt, as Dr. Kamal Darwish_head of the physical education sector at the Supreme Council of Universities, Dr. Mohamed Sobhi Hassanein, Vice President of the Egyptian Sports Federation for Universities, Dr. Gamal Mohamed Ali_ Dean of the Faculty of Education_Assiut University, journalist /Ayman Badra and football commentator /Ashraf Mahmoud And the actor/ Sameh Al-Seraiti, the Aswan businesswoman/ Abeer Essam, and many leaders of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, which gave the International Forum cooperation between state institutions in various specialized sectors.
Dr. Ahmed Ghallab referred to the most important recommendations of the forum, a message of thanks to the President of the Republic/ Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, from Aswan” the land of civilizations and history ” and his patronage of the initiative, “sports is national security” and also the holding a championship for Nile Basin countries that would be as an artery for communication between Egypt and the Nile Basin countries on sports, cultural and political level, as well as proposing joint programs from Sports tourism with foreign countries with double certificates and the addition of the sports tourism program at the private University, which is being implemented at Aswan University. The endeavor to establish the Nile International Championship on the sixth of October in Nile Aswan, and to establish branches in Aswan for the Egyptian Sports Federation for Universities and the Egyptian Sports Federation for All in Aswan and the Egyptian Federation for Sports Culture, Sports Tourism and Sports Navigation.
Dr. Adel Makki, Faculty of Physical Education Dean, declred that one of the most important recommendations is to initiate the preparation of a unified list faculties of physical education in Upper Egypt due to the great similarity in capabilities, environment, customs, traditions and labor market.
As well as organizing a sports tournament for all between universities after the success of its experience at Aswan University, based on the directives of Dr. Ashraf Sobhi_ Minister of Youth and Sports. And working on establishing and inaugurating a center for the preparation and training of African sports navigation, inclusion of sports navigation within the curricula of Faculty of Education_Aswan University, establishing a center for rowing and kayaking in Aswan under the auspices of the Sports Federation of Universities, establishing the International Forum for Sport Tourism on a regular basis.