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Syrian Private University or SPU (SPU; ), formerly ''Syrian International University for Science and Technology'', is a private university located in
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History

The Syrian Private University was established in 2005 by a number of academics and businessmen from Syria and the Arab region.


Campus

The 54-acre (250,000 m2) Syrian Private University campus is on Daraa International Highway and it is 24 km away from
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. The Dental Clinics Complex consists of 2 floors, each containing 3 dental clinics and 106 dental units in total. The dental units serve with the already available one hundred units within the Faculty of Dentistry.


University Hospital

The Syrian Private University Hospital is a private hospital located within the university campus.


Undergraduate programs


Medicine

SPU Medical School awards the
Medical Doctor A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis ...
degree to medical students who successfully complete the medical program. The medical curriculum is 6 years long.


Dentistry

SPU Dental School awards the Doctor of Dental Medicine degree. Like most Syrian universities offering DDM degrees, the focus on the undergraduate program is on the practical aspects of the profession.


Pharmacy

The pharmacy program is five-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy. The school of pharmacy underwent reform in 2011 with new management and new faculty.


Business Administration

The Syrian Private University's School of Business Administration currently offers a 4-year degree program in a variety of specializations including marketing and management.


Petroleum Engineering

The College of Petroleum Engineering in the Syrian Private University awards a degree in
petroleum engineering Petroleum engineering is a field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas or both. Exploration and production are deemed to fall within the ''upstrea ...
students who successfully complete the program. The engineering curriculum is 5 years long, The College of Petroleum Engineering program is 177 credit hours over ten semesters.


Student life


Varsity sports

The basketball, football, volleyball, tennis, teams at the Syrian Private University participate in local, regional tournaments.


Library

The SPU library houses a collection of books and provide electronic libraries for its students.


References

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