South Valley University (SVU), covers a large area in Upper Egypt and it has two campuses distributed in two Governorates, the main campus at Qena Governorate and the other one is in Hurghada Governorate by the Red Sea coast. SVU main campus in Qena, a city which is 600 km south Cairo. The main campus includes more than 25 Faculties and educational institutes. South Valley University established as a branch of Assiut University on October 1970 and separated on January 2, 1995. Qena city is located very close to Luxor city, about 45 minutes to the north. Luxor is a very famous city worldwide. Luxor known as the “World’s Largest Open Air Museum”, It is one of the greatest tourist attraction place in Egypt. From the tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings and the magnificent sunset views at the majestic temple complexes of Karnak and Luxor to the exciting and fun Nile cruises. Luxor is the perfect place for you to spend your vacations. You will love the ancient historical sites. The second famous city to the east of Qena city is Hurghada, about 2 hours far. Hurghada is the foremost tourist resort of the Red Sea coast and an international center for aquatic sports. If it takes place in or on the water you can do it here: windsurfing, sailing, deep-sea fishing, swimming, but, above all, snorkeling and diving. The unique underwater gardens offshore are some of the finest in the world, justifiably famous amongst divers. The warm waters here are ideal for many varieties of rare fish and coral reefs, which may also be observed through glass bottom boats.