The President of Assiut University announced that the new academic year 2019/2020 will witness the addition of two new programs in the Faculty of Computer Science and Information: Bioinformatics and Software Engineering to keep pace with the digital, technological and ongoing revolution in that specialization. Prof. Dr. Shehata Gharib, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, pointed out that the study is to be completed in the special programs offered by Assiut University in the previous years, which includes the English Study Program at the Faculty of Commerce, and the clinical pharmacy program at the Faculty of Pharmacy. There is also a variety of programs at the Faculty of Engineering ranging from mechatronics and robotics to construction engineering, project management and interior and architectural design. The university also offers two special programs at the Faculty of Science (Petroleum Geology and Applied Chemistry), an English Program at the Faculty of Law, and English Translation Program at the Faculty of Arts. The university witnessed last year the launching of the study with three special programs at the Faculty of Education: one for the preparation of an international science teacher and another for mathematics, as well as for the preparation of an international English language teacher.