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Latakia University
Latakia University (, ) is a public university located in Latakia, Syria. It is the third-largest university in Syria. History The university was founded under the name of the University of Latakia on 20 May 1971. The name was changed in 1975 to Tishreen University () to honor the memory of the October War (Tishreen War in Arabic). In the beginning, the university only had 3 faculties, Arabic literature, science, and agriculture, and an enrollment of 983 students during the 1970s. However, that number has grown to more than 70,000 students, making Tishreen University the third largest in Syria, with the number of its faculties increasing from 3 to 21. Many internally displaced students enrolled at the university after the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War. After the fall of the Assad regime, interim Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir of the Syrian transitional government renamed the university to "Latakia University" on December 25, 2024. Staff Academic staff The academic st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latakia
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Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is a unitary republic that consists of 14 governorates (subdivisions), and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including the majority Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians, Circassians, Albanians, and Greeks. Religious groups include Muslims, Christians, Alawites, Druze, and Yazidis. The capital and largest city of Syria is Damascus. Arabs are the largest ethnic group, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Nations Academic Impact
The United Nations Academic Impact, also known by its acronym UNAI, is a United Nations initiative to align institutions of higher education, scholarship and research with the United Nations and with each other. In the words of former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: "The Academic Impact aims to generate a global movement of minds to promote a new culture of intellectual social responsibility. It is animated by a commitment to certain bedrock principles. Among them: freedom of inquiry, opinion and speech; educational opportunity for all; global citizenship; sustainability; and dialogue." Furthermore UNAI aims to support the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals focusing on the reciprocal relationship between education and sustainable development. History The initiative was formally launched on 18 November 2010 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at UN Headquarters in New York City. On this occasion, he outlined the purpose of UNAI: "By s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediterranean Universities Union
The Mediterranean Universities Union ( it, Unione delle Università del Mediterraneo, UNIMED) consists of 149 universities from 24 countries of the Mediterranean basin (or that have a specific interest in the Mediterranean region). The association has its head office in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus ( legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption .... " Mediterranean Universities Union. Retrieved on 24 July 2011. "Unione delle Università del Mediterraneo Corso Vittorio Emanuele II n° 244 00186 - Roma" Board * President: Prof. Francisco Matte Bon, Rector[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 university. Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country (or region) to another, largely depending on the specific education landscape. Africa Egypt In Egypt, Al-Azhar University was founded in 970 AD as a madrasa; it formally became a public university in 1961 and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the world. In the 20th century, Egypt opened many other public universities with government-subsidized tuition fees, including Cairo University in 1908, Alexandria University in 1912, Assiut University in 1928, Ain Shams University in 1957, Helwan University in 1959, Beni-Suef University in 1963, Zagazig University in 1974, Benha University in 1976, and Suez Canal University in 1989. Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yom Kippur War
The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. The majority of combat between the two sides took place in the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights—both of which were occupied by Israel in 1967—with some fighting in African Egypt and northern Israel. Egypt's initial objective in the war was to seize a foothold on the eastern bank of the Suez Canal and subsequently leverage these gains to negotiate the return of the rest of the Israeli-occupied Sinai Peninsula. The war began on October 6, 1973, when the Arab coalition jointly launched a surprise attack against Israel on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, which had occurred during the 10th of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in that year. Following the outbreak of hostilities, both the United States and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is the language of literature, official documents, and formal writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall Of The Assad Regime
On 8 December 2024, Ba'athist Syria, led by President Bashar al-Assad, collapsed during a 2024 Syrian opposition offensives, major offensive by Syrian opposition, opposition forces. The offensive was spearheaded by Tahrir al-Sham and supported mainly by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army as part of the ongoing Syrian civil war that began in 2011. The Fall of Damascus, capture of Damascus marked the end of the Assad family's rule, which had governed Syria as a hereditary totalitarian regime since Hafez al-Assad assumed power in 1971 following the Corrective Movement (Syria), Corrective Revolution. As the rebel coalition known as the Southern Operations Room advanced towards Damascus, reports emerged that Assad fled the capital aboard a plane to Russia, where he joined his family, already in exile, and was granted Right of asylum, asylum. Following Assad's departure, opposition forces declared victory on state television. Concurrently, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Al-Bashir
Mohammed al-Bashir (; born 1984) is a Syrian politician and engineer who currently serves as the 70th Prime Minister of Syria. Since 10 December 2024, he has led the Syrian transitional government, which was formed after the fall of the Assad regime, and succeeded Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali in his role. He had previously served as the fifth prime minister of the Syrian Salvation Government, the civilian administration of the Sunni organization Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), from his election on 13 January 2024 until his appointment by the Syrian General Command as the prime minister of Syria. Early life and education Al-Bashir was born in 1984 in Mashoun, a village in the Jabal Zawiya region of Idlib Governorate. He graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Aleppo in 2007. By 2012, al-Bashir had become the head of the Precision Instruments Department at the gas plant of the Syrian Gas Company. After the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, he became dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrian Transitional Government
The Syrian transitional government () is the incumbent provisional government of Syria. It was established in December 2024 by the Syrian opposition after the Syrian General Command appointed Mohammed al-Bashir as prime minister, replacing Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali on 10 December. This came after the fall of the Assad regime and the exile of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. On 8 December 2024, hours after the fall of Damascus, Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali, the outgoing prime minister and last head of government of the Ba'athist regime, agreed to lead the transitional government in a caretaking capacity. He then transferred power to Mohammed al-Bashir, prime minister of the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG), two days later. On 10 December, the transitional administration announced that it would remain in place until 1 March 2025, with all ministers from the SSG taking up their same posts in the new provisional government. On 29 January 2025, Ahmed al-Sharaa was appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islamic Educational Institutions
The following is a list of institutions that have an Islamic or Muslim identity or charter. One of the new institute is Islamic Educational Hub. Historical institutions in continuous operations Institutions founded before the colonial era and which are still in operation: * Jamiatur Raza, Bareilly, UP, India * Darul Uloom Deoband * Jamia Ahmadiyya Sunnia Kamil Madrasa * Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama * University of Al-Qarawiyyin, Morocco, the oldest existing, continually operating and the first degree awarding educational institution in the world according to UNESCO and Guinness World Records. * Al-Azhar University, Cairo * Al Jamiatul Ashrafia, Azamgarh India * Manzar-e-Islam, Bareilly city India * Al-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad * Al-Nizamiyya of Baghdad * Aliah University, Kolkata, West Bengal * Jamia Hashmia, Bijapur, India * Jamia Nizamia, HYD, India * Baqiyat Salihat Arabic College, Velloor, India * Nizamiyya * University of Ez-Zitouna, Tunis, Tunisia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
