New Valley University is an Egyptian public university established in 2018 independent of Assiut University and is located in the Kharga Oasis in the New Valley Governorate.
On September 3, 2019, the Prime Minister issued a decision to amend some provisions of the executive regulations of the Universities Organizing Law by establishing the New Valley University, in addition to the universities stipulated in Article (2) of the Universities Organizing Law. The Prime Minister’s decision included the establishment of the New Valley University, located in the New Valley Governorate, provided that the Assiut University branch in the New Valley would be abolished, and its affiliated colleges would be included in the New Valley University.

On January 31, 2020, the Ministry of Higher Education approved the project to establish a Faculty of Medicine at New Valley University, where the old governorate office building on Jamal Abdel Nasser Street in Kharga City will be converted to the Faculty of Medicine at New Valley University.

On October 6, 2020, the new governor of Al-Wadi inspected the construction at the university’s headquarters north of Kharga city, where the works that are currently taking place include the construction of the buildings of the Faculty of Science at a total cost of 71 million pounds, and the building of the Faculty of Agriculture, which is built on an area of 5,800 square meters, and consists of 3 floors at a cost of 91 million The measurement and evaluation building is built on an area of 3000 square meters, and consists of three floors and includes an auditorium with a capacity of 300 students, examination halls, an equipped conference room, and administrative and service rooms.

On June 10, 2021, New Valley University received the Pharmaceutical Sciences Sector Committee of the Supreme Council of Universities, to inspect the building of the Faculty of Pharmacy to be established at New Valley University.