Nile Valley University
Nile Valley University is a Sudanese university located in northern Sudan. It was established within the framework of the higher education revolution decisions by a presidential decree issued on June 14, 1990. The Faculty of Engineering, established in 1971, and the Faculty of Education, established in 1984, formed the primary core of the university.
The university developed until the number of its faculties reached ten in 1991, distributed from the city of Wadi Halfa in the north to Shendi and Al-Matamma in the south. In 1994, the faculties were divided among three universities: Nile Valley University, Dongola University, and Shendi University. Nile Valley University’s share consisted of four faculties: Engineering, Education, Commerce and Business Administration, and Islamic and Arabic Sciences. In 1998, the number of faculties reached eight with the addition of four more: Agriculture, Sharia and Law, Medicine, and Teachers’ Education. Finally, the Faculty of Science and Technology, the Faculty of Community Development, the Faculty of the Holy Quran, and the Faculty of Graduate Studies were added.
The university also includes an Open Education unit and several research centers. Currently, the university comprises 13 faculties:
- Faculty of Graduate Studies
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Faculty of Sharia and Law
- Faculty of Engineering and Technology
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
- Faculty of the Holy Quran
- Faculty of Education (Basic, Primary, and Intermediate)
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology
- Faculty of Community Development
- Faculty of Minerals and Earth Sciences
The university also includes the Deanship of Distance Education and the Deanship of Scientific Research and Publishing. The Secretariat of Scientific Affairs carries out scientific supervision and monitoring of the activities of the various university faculties. The university applies a yearly semester system, with the average semester duration being 16 weeks, and the academic year consists of two semesters.
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Faculty of Graduate Studies
The Faculty of Graduate Studies was established as a unit in 1994 in the city of Atbara, with the aim of organizing and encouraging scientific research in coordination with the university’s faculties through the implementation of Higher Diploma programs in the humanities. As a result of the expansion and development of the graduate programs offered by the university and the increasing number of students, the unit evolved into a faculty in 2002. The faculty offers Master’s and PhD programs in coordination with specialized scientific committees in the various university faculties to implement and develop academic programs and add new programs that meet society’s needs in different disciplines according to total quality standards.
- Vision: Leadership and excellence in graduate programs, scientific research, and community service.
- Mission: Providing an attractive and motivating educational environment to prepare specialized scientific competencies through continuous program development and the production and dissemination of research and community service.
- Objectives:
- Preparing scientific and professional competencies specialized in various fields of science.
- Encouraging scientific competencies towards creativity, innovation, and scientific research.
- Contributing to the enrichment of human knowledge in all its branches through specialized studies and distinguished scientific research.
- Developing scientific research and directing it to address community issues.
- Establishing and developing relations with relevant authorities inside and outside the country.
Graduate School Programs In addition to the possibility of study by research to obtain Master’s and PhD degrees, the Faculty of Graduate Studies offers its accredited programs in various disciplines for Higher Diplomas, Master’s, and PhD degrees.
First: PhD Programs by Coursework and Supplementary Research:
- PhD in Applied Linguistics (Teaching English)
- PhD in Comprehensive Technology
- PhD in Mathematics
Second: Master’s Programs by Coursework and Supplementary Research
- Master’s in Mathematics
- Master’s in Applied Statistics
- Master’s in Education (Curricula and Teaching Methods – Educational Psychology)
- Master’s in Life Sciences
- Master’s in Medical Microbiology
- Master’s in Physics
- Master’s in Chemistry (Analytical – Physical – Organic – Inorganic)
- Master’s in Control Engineering
- Master’s in Communications Engineering
- Master’s in Mechanical Engineering
- Master’s in Engineering Management Systems
- Master’s in Agricultural Economics
- Master’s in Agricultural Engineering
- Master’s in Crop Sciences
- Master’s in Information Technology
- Master’s in Computer Science
- Master’s in Applied Linguistics (Teaching English)
- Master’s in Business Administration
- Master’s in Accounting
- Master’s in Economics
- Master’s in Geography
- Master’s in Law
- Master’s in Arabic Language
- Master’s in Fundamentals of Religion (Usul al-Din)
- Master’s in Islamic Economics
- Master’s in Communication Studies
Third: Higher Diploma Programs
- Higher Diploma in Accounting
- Higher Diploma in Law
- Higher Diploma in Education
- Higher Diploma in Education (Classroom Teacher)
- Higher Diploma in Geography
- Higher Diploma in Business Administration
- Higher Diploma in Arabic Language
- Higher Diploma in English Language
- Higher Diploma in Mathematics
- Higher Diploma in Information Technology
- Higher Diploma in Computer Science
- Higher Diploma in Fundamentals of Religion (Usul al-Din)
- Higher Diploma in Media
- Higher Diploma in Economics
Fourth: Qualifying Courses
- Qualifying courses for PhD by research in various programs
- Qualifying courses for Master’s in various programs
- Qualifying courses for Higher Diploma in various programs
Programs Under Process:
- Master’s in Civil Engineering
- PhD in Education
- PhD in Business Administration
- Master’s in Crop Protection
- Master’s in Animal Production
University Centers and Units
- Center for Archaeological Studies and Research (1999)
- Center for Water Studies and Research (1999)
- Center for Environmental Studies and Rural Development Research (1999)
- Nile Valley Center for Documentation and Ethnographic Studies (2024)
- Information Technology Center (2011)
- Training and Capacity Building Center (2020)
- Palm Research and Studies Center (1999)
- Languages and Translation Center (2024)
- Center for Solar Energy and Renewable Energy Studies and Research (2024)
- Self-Evaluation and Total Quality Unit (2004)
- Strategic Planning Unit (2007)
- International Relations Unit (2024)
- Media and Public Relations Unit (1991)
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