List of universities in Syria
This is a list of universities in Syria including public, private, military and police institutions.
Public universities and colleges[]
As of 2018, there are 8 public universities, 1 colleges, 1 virtual university, in addition to 6 higher institutes in Syria, owned by the government.[1][2]
Name | Abbreviation | Location | Established | Website |
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Damascus University | DU | Damascus | 1923 | damascusuniversity.edu.sy |
University of Aleppo | AU | Aleppo | 1958 | alepuniv.edu.sy |
Ohalo College | MO | Katzrin[a] | 1964 | [1] |
Tishreen University | TU | Latakia | 1971 | tishreen.edu.sy |
Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts | HIDA | Damascus | 1977 | |
Al-Baath University | BU | Homs | 1979 | albaath-univ.edu.sy |
Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology | HIAST | Damascus | 1983 | hiast.edu.sy |
HIM | Damascus | 1990 | him-damascus.com | |
HIBA | Damascus | 2001 | hiba.edu.sy | |
Syrian Virtual University | SVU | Damascus | 2002 | svuonline.org |
Institut National d'Administration | INA | Damascus | 2002 | ina.edu.sy |
HIDSR | Damascus | 2003 | hidsr.edu.sy | |
Al-Furat University | FU | Deir ez-Zor | 2007 | alfuratuniv.edu.sy |
UoT | Tartus | 2015 | tartous-univ.edu.sy | |
University of Hama | HU | Hama | 2014 | hama-univ.edu.sy |
Branches of foreign public universities[]
As of 2018, Syria has 2 branches of foreign public universities.
Name | Abbreviation | Location | Established | Website |
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Omdurman Islamic University, Damascus Branch | OIU | Damascus | oiu.edu.sd | |
Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, Latakia Branch | AASTMT | Latakia | 2001 | aast.edu |
Private universities[]
As of 2018, there are 21 private universities in Syria.[3]
Military[]
As of 2018, there are 16 high military educational institutions in Syria run by the Ministry of Defense of Syria.[4]
Name | Location | Established |
---|---|---|
Higher Military Academy of Syria | Qatana, Rif Dimashq Governorate | 1957 |
Al-Assad Military Academy | Aleppo | 1979 |
Syrian Military College | Homs (since 1932) (women's college in al-Ghizlaniyah, Rif Dimashq, since 1987) | 1919 (in Damascus) |
Syrian Air Defense College | Homs (since 1974) | 1958 (in Muadamiyat al-Sham) |
Kuweires Military Aviation Institute | Kuweires Sharqi, Aleppo Governorate (since 1980) | 1947 (in Mezzeh Military Airport, Damascus) |
Syrian Navy College | Latakia | 1975 |
Bassel al-Assad College of Armored Corps | Homs (since 1972) | 1952 (in Damascus) |
Syrian College of ٍSignal Corps | Homs (since 1972) | 1946 (in Damascus) |
Aleppo Artillery College | Aleppo (since 1970) | 1954 (in Qatana) |
Syrian College of ٍCombat Engineering Corps | Al-Mushrifah, Homs Governorate (since 1978) | 1954 (in Qatana) |
Military College of ٍChemical Protection | Al-Mushrifah, Homs Governorate (since 1978) | 1971 (in Aleppo) |
Military College of ٍAdministrative Affairs | Masyaf, Hama Governorate (since 2012) | 1974 (in Aleppo) |
Military College of Technical Affairs | Homs | 1952 |
Military College of Infantry Corps | Fafin, Aleppo Governorate | |
Electronic Warfare College | Damascus | 1972 |
Aleppo Armament College | Aleppo |
Police[]
As of 2018, there is 1 high educational institutions for police sciences in Syria run by the Syrian Ministry of Interior.[5]
Name | Location | Established |
---|---|---|
Bassel al-Assad College for Police Sciences | Damascus | 1961 |
Notes[]
- ^ This university is located in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights situated de jure in Quneitra Governorate. See Status of the Golan Heights for details.
References[]
Categories:
- Universities in Syria
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- Lists of universities and colleges in Asia
- Lists of universities and colleges by country