Al-Baath University ( ar, جَامِعَة الْبَعْث, ), founded in 1979, is a
public university
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private unive ...
located in the city of
Homs,
Syria, 180 km north of
Damascus. It is Syria's fourth largest university.
[Lesch, David W. (2005) ''The new lion of Damascus: Bashar al-Asad and modern Syria'' Yale University Press, New Haven Connecticut]
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History
The university was established in 1979; it was established by Presidential Decree No. 44 issued by
Hafez al-Assad.
Al-Baath University has 22 faculties, 5 intermediate institutes, 40,000 regular students,
20,000 students in open learning, 1310 high studies students and 622 faculty members. The library contains some 63,000 volumes (as of 2011).
Gallery
File:Al-Baath University, Homs, Syria. 12.10.2010.jpg, The main walkway at the university
File:Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baath University.jpg, The Faculty of Medicine
See also
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Faculty of Medicine of Al-Baath University
The Faculty of Medicine of Al-Baath University ( ar, كلية الطب البشري في جامعة البعث) was founded in 1996 in the city of Homs, Syria.
An approximate number of 500 students are added each year.
Faculty Departments
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References
External links
Official website(Arabic)
Syrian Physical Therapy community (syriaPT.com)(Arabic)
Open education in Al-Baath university(Arabic)
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Education in Homs
Buildings and structures in Homs
Educational institutions established in 1979
1979 establishments in Syria
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