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About Syria

INTRODUCTION
1. Political situation
2. Economy
3. Health
4. Education

a. Universities
5. Demographics
6. Religions
7. Peoples
8. Languages
9. History
10. Cities and Towns

Universities in Syria

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Syria presently has 12 universities, 7 private, corresponding to a university density of 1:1,700,000 inhabitants, placing Syria as no. 18 of 22 in the MENA region.

. There is some confusion about how many private universities are open by now, in addition to the present 7, there are several proposed and under development.

No Syrian university make it the Top World 6000 listing on Webometrics.

Overall, higher educaiton in Syria is far behind neighbouring countries, a legacy of the former regime of Hafez al-Assad. The regime of his son, Bashar al-Assad, has launched reforms that may within a few years make Syria score better internationally. Before any such effect takes place, Syria is the second-worst performer in the field of higher education in the Middle East, only Yemen is behind.

Damascus

Damascus University. Public. Est. 1923 Website Arabic only

Aleppo

University of Aleppo. Public. Est. 1958 Website Arabic only

Private University of Science and Arts. Private. Est. 2002

Homs

Al-Baath University. Public. Est. 1979 Website Arabic only

Latakia

Tishreen University. Public. Est. 1971 Website Arabic only

Raqqa

Ittihad Private University. Private. Est. 2003. Also a branch in Aleppo

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