Latakia University (, ) is a
public university
A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from o ...
located in
Latakia
Latakia (; ; Syrian Arabic, Syrian pronunciation: ) is the principal port city of Syria and capital city of the Latakia Governorate located on the Mediterranean coast. Historically, it has also been known as Laodicea in Syria or Laodicea ad Mar ...
,
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
. 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
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
).
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
On 8 December 2024, the Assad regime collapsed during a 2024 Syrian opposition offensives, major offensive by Syrian opposition, opposition forces. The offensive was spearheaded by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and supported mainly by the Turk ...
, interim Prime Minister
Mohammed al-Bashir of the
Syrian caretaker government
The Syrian caretaker government () was the 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 ...
renamed the university to "Latakia University" on December 25, 2024.
Staff
Academic staff
The academic staff of the University consists of:
* Faculty Members: 892.
* Higher Education Instructors: 24.
* Members of the Technical Staff: 133.
* Teaching Assistants: 598.
* Engineers: 420.
Administrative and laboratory staff
* Laboratory Workers: 240.
* Administrative Employees: 1,119.
Faculties
* Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Opened in 1971.
* Faculty of Agriculture: Opened in 1971.
* Faculty of Science: Opened in 1971.
* Faculty of Civil Engineering: 1972.
* Faculty of Medicine: Opened in 1974.
* Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering: Opened in 1980.
* Faculty of Dentistry: Opened in 1983.
* Faculty of Architecture: 1984.
* Faculty of Economics: Opened in 1986.
* Faculty of Pharmacy: Opened in 1990.
* Faculty of Nursing: Opened in 1994.
* Faculty of Physical Education: 1995.
* Faculty of Education: Opened in 1997.
* Faculty of Informatics: Opened in 2000.
* Faculty of Technical engineering in 2002.
* Faculty of Information and communication technology engineering: opened in 2008.
* Faculty of Law
Intermediate institutes and vocational schools
* Intermediate Institute of Agriculture: Opened in 1974.
* Intermediate Institute of Engineering: Opened in 1979.
* Intermediate Institute of Medicine: Opened in 1979.
* Intermediate Institute of Commerce: Opened in 1980.
* Intermediate Institute of Administration Skills: Opened in 1995.
* Intermediate Institute of Computer Engineering: Opened in 1998.
* Nursing School: Opened in 1980.
See also
*
List of Islamic educational institutions
Institutions that have an Islamic or Muslim identity or charter include:
Historical institutions in continuous operations
Institutions founded before the colonial era and which are still in operation:
* University of al-Qarawiyyin, Morocco, th ...
References
External links
Official website
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Latakia
Latakia (; ; Syrian Arabic, Syrian pronunciation: ) is the principal port city of Syria and capital city of the Latakia Governorate located on the Mediterranean coast. Historically, it has also been known as Laodicea in Syria or Laodicea ad Mar ...
1971 establishments in Syria
Tishreen
Buildings and structures in Latakia