The
Syria Universities take care of the
higher education in Syria. All the
universities in Syria fall under the
Ministry of higher Education in Syria. The government takes care of the higher education in
Syria in the promotion of various research and
post graduate programs in Syria. Most of the
universities in
Syria have the faculties dealing with the courses like the following:
- Law
- Medicine
- Pharmacology
- Letters
- Dentistry
- Islamic jurisprudence
- Agriculture
- Architecture
- Engineering
- Science
- Fine arts
- Commerce
- Education.
Most of the
Syria Universities however emphasize the courses that fall under the departments of Science, engineering and business. The higher education in
Syria serve to the economy of the country and so the
universities in Syria are directed to support all the scholars and good students in these faculties. The major research works in the fields of science and other subjects that can benefit the society of Syria are financed by the government of Syria. The major political party in Syria known as the Baath party has included the course of political science as a
faculty in the universities of Syria.
Some of the
major universities in Syria that are well known for their post graduate programs are the following:
- University of Damascus
- Arab European University( also known as AEU)
- International University for Science and Technology
- Higher Institute of Business Administration
- Al-Baath University
- University of Aleppo
- WGSU - Wadi German Syrian University
- Tishreen University
- Syrian Virtual University
All the
universities in
Syria have some seats preserved for the international students. Numerous
students in Syria are going for
university education in Syria since the education scenario in Syria has improved in the last few years.