List of universities in Syria

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This is a list of universities in Syria including public, private, military and police institutions.

## Contents

* 1 Public universities and colleges
* 2 Branches of foreign public universities
* 3 Private universities
* 4 Military
* 5 Police
* 6 Notes
* 7 References

## Public universities and colleges

As of 2018, there are 8 public universities, 1 colleges, 1 virtual university, in addition to 6 higher institutes in Syria, owned by the government.[1][2]

Name  | Abbreviation  | Location  | Established  | Website

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Damascus University | DU  | Damascus | 1923  | damascusuniversity.edu.sy
University of Aleppo | AU  | Aleppo  | 1958  | alepuniv.edu.sy
Ohalo College  | MO  | Katzrin[lower-alpha 1] | 1964  | [1]
Tishreen University | TU  | Latakia  | 1971  | tishreen.edu.sy
Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts | HIDA  | Damascus  | 1977  |
Al-Wataniya Private University | WPU  | Hama  | 2007  | wpu.edu.sy
Al-Baath University | BU  | Homs  | 1979  | albaath-univ.edu.sy
Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology | HIAST  | Damascus  | 1983  | hiast.edu.sy
High Institute of Music  | HIM  | Damascus  | 1990  | him-damascus.com
Higher Institute of Business Administration  | HIBA  | Damascus | 2001  | hiba.edu.sy
Syrian Virtual University | SVU  | Damascus  | 2002  | svuonline.org
Institut National d'Administration | INA  | Damascus  | 2002  | ina.edu.sy
Higher Institute for Demographic Studies and Researches  | HIDSR  | Damascus  | 2003  | hidsr.edu.sy
Al-Furat University | FU  | Deir ez-Zor  | 2007  | alfuratuniv.edu.sy
University of Tartous  | UoT  | Tartus  | 2015  | tartous-univ.edu.sy
University of Hama | HU  | Hama  | 2014  | hama-univ.edu.sy
Idlib University | ID  | Idlib  | 2015  | https://idlib.university
Free Aleppo University  | FAU  | Aleppo  | 2015  | https://uoaleppo.net
University of Rojava | UoR  | Al-Hasakah | 2016  | https://www.rojavauni.com/en/home/

## Branches of foreign public universities

As of 2018, Syria has 2 branches of foreign public universities.

Name  | Abbreviation  | Location  | Established  | Website

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Omdurman Islamic University, Damascus Branch  | OIU  | Damascus  |  | oiu.edu.sd
Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, Latakia Branch  | AASTMT  | Latakia  | 2001  | aast.edu

## Private universities

As of 2018, there are 21 private universities in Syria.[3]

Name  | Abbreviation  | Location  | Established  | Website

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University of Kalamoon | UOK  | Deir Atiyah, Rif Dimashq Governorate  | 2003  | uok.edu.sy
Cordoba Private University | CPU  | Qatma, Aleppo Governorate  | 2003  | cpu.edu.sy
Ittihad Private University  | IPU  | Raqqa | 2004  | ipu.edu.sy
Arab International University | AIU  | Ghabaghib, Daraa Governorate  | 2005  | aiu.edu.sy
International University for Science and Technology | IUST  | Ghabaghib, Daraa Governorate  | 2005  | iust.edu.sy
Syrian Private University | SPU  | Damascus  | 2005  | spu.edu.sy
Wadi International University | WIU  | Wadi al-Nasara, Homs Governorate  | 2005  | wiu.edu.sy
Bilad Al-Sham University  | BAUK  | Damascus  | 2011  | shamkuftaro.org
Al-Andalus University for Medical Sciences | AU  | Al-Qadmus, Tartus Governorate  | 2005  | au.edu.sy
Al-Jazeera Private University | JPU  | Deir ez-Zor  | 2007  | jude.edu.sy
Hawash Private University  | HPU  | Al-Hawash, Homs Governorate  | 2008  | hpu.sy
Ebla Private University  | EPU  | Saraqib, Idlib Governorate  | 2008  | ebla-uni.edu.sy
Al-Shahba University | SU  | Tell Hidya, Aleppo Governorate  | 2005  | su-aleppo.com
Yarmouk Private University | YPU  | Jabab, Daraa Governorate  | 2007  | ypu.edu.sy
Arab University for Science and Technology  | AUST  | Tell Qartal, Hama Governorate  | 2007  | aust.edu.sy
Al-Wataniya Private University | WPU  | Ghawr al-Assi, Hama Governorate  | 2007  | wpu.edu.sy
Al-Rasheed International University for Science and Technology  | RU  | Ghabaghib, Daraa Governorate  | 2007  | ru.edu.sy
Qasyoun Private University  | QPU  | Jabab, Daraa Governorate  | 2014  | qpu.edu.sy
Al-Sham Private University  | ASPU  | Damacus  | 2011  | aspu.edu.sy
Manara University  | MU  | Baniyas, Tartus Governorate  | 2016  | manara.edu.sy
Arab Academy for E-Businesses  | ARAEB  | Damascus  | 2009  | araeb.org.sy
ِAntioch Syrian University  | ASU  | Maarat Saidnaya, Rif Dimashq Governorate  | 2017  | asu.edu.sy
AlShamal Private University  | SPU  | Idlib  | 2015  | https://spu-sy.org
Mari Private University  | MPU  | Idlib  | 2015  | https://mari-university.com
Sham University  | SHU  | A'zaz  | 2015  | http://shamuniversity.com/

## Military

As of 2018, there are 16 high military educational institutions in Syria run by the Ministry of Defense of Syria.[4]

Name  | Location  | Established

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Higher Military Academy of Syria  | Qatana, Rif Dimashq Governorate  | 1957
Al-Assad Military Academy | Aleppo  | 1979
Syrian Military College  | Homs (since 1932) (women's college in al-Ghizlaniyah, Rif Dimashq, since 1987)  | 1919 (in Damascus)
Syrian Air Defense College  | Homs (since 1974)  | 1958 (in Muadamiyat al-Sham)
Kuweires Military Aviation Institute | Kuweires Sharqi, Aleppo Governorate (since 1980)  | 1947 (in Mezzeh Military Airport, Damascus)
Syrian Navy College  | Latakia  | 1975
Bassel al-Assad College of Armored Corps  | Homs (since 1972)  | 1952 (in Damascus)
Syrian College of Signal Corps  | Homs (since 1972)  | 1946 (in Damascus)
Aleppo Artillery College  | Aleppo (since 1970)  | 1954 (in Qatana)
Syrian College of Combat Engineering Corps  | Al-Mushrifah, Homs Governorate (since 1978)  | 1954 (in Qatana)
Military College of Chemical Protection  | Al-Mushrifah, Homs Governorate (since 1978)  | 1971 (in Aleppo)
Military College of Administrative Affairs  | Masyaf, Hama Governorate (since 2012)  | 1974 (in Aleppo)
Military College of Technical Affairs  | Homs  | 1952
Military College of Infantry Corps  | Fafin, Aleppo Governorate  |
Electronic Warfare College  | Damascus  | 1972
Aleppo Armament College  | Aleppo  |

## Police

As of 2018, there is 1 high educational institutions for police sciences in Syria run by the Syrian Ministry of Interior.[5]

Name  | Location  | Established

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Bassel al-Assad College for Police Sciences  | Damascus  | 1961

## Notes

1. ↑ This university is located in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights situated de jure in Quneitra Governorate. See Status of the Golan Heights for details.

## References

1. ↑ More than 671,000 students attend the Syrian universities
2. ↑ الجامعات الحكومية
3. ↑ أسماء الجامعات الخاصة ومواقعها الالكترونية
4. ↑ الأكاديميات العسكرية بمختلف الاختصاصات
5. ↑ كلية الشهيد الرائد الركن باسل الأسد للعلوم الشرطية

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