Ministry of Higher Education (Syria)

Syrian government department

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Researchوزارة التعليم العالي والبحث العلمي

De facto Coat of arms of Syria

Agency overview
Formed| 1966, 2019 (Current form)
Jurisdiction| Government of Syria
Headquarters| Damascus
Minister responsible|

* Abdel Moneim Abdel Hafez

Website| www.mohe.gov.sy

Politics of Syria

Member State of the Arab League

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Constitution

Human rights

Executive

* President (list)

Ahmed al-Sharaa
* Vice President

Vacant
* Prime Minister (list)

Mohammed al-Bashir
* Deputy Prime Minister

Vacant

Legislature

* Interim Legislative Council

Speaker: Vacant

Judiciary

* High Judicial Council
* Supreme Constitutional Court

Subdivisions

* Governorates
* Districts
* Subdistricts (Nahiyas)
* Cities
* Villages

Elections

* Recent elections

* Presidential: 2007
* 2014
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* Parliamentary: 2016
* 2020
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* Political parties

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates

Minister: Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Syria

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* Syrian nationality law
* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

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* UN resolutions on Syria
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* Other countries

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The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is a department of the Government of Syria that is responsible for maintaining and implementing government policies in higher education in Syria.[1]

## History

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The history of the ministry goes back to 1966. It was created in the name of the Ministry of Higher Education by Decree 143 issued on November 24, 1966.[2]

As for the ministry in its current form, it was established on December 3, 2019 under Law No. 27,[3] and it has been headed by Engineer Bassam Ibrahim since November 26, 2018.[4]

## Responsibility

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The ministry performs the following tasks:[5]

* Proposing the general policy for the higher education sector within the higher education institutions, setting plans compatible with this policy, and supervising its implementation.

* Proposing a general policy for scientific research within the scope of higher education institutions, coordinating with research institutions affiliated with other ministries, and following up on their implementation.

* Supervising higher education and scientific research institutions affiliated with or affiliated with the Ministry.

* Proposing draft laws and regulations and issuing the necessary instructions to organize higher education institutions and the Ministry's affiliates.

* Developing the institutional and administrative work of higher education institutions.

* Proposing the creation of public and private higher education institutions.

* Securing opportunities to enroll in higher education in line with the requirements of sustainable development and societal needs.

* Providing an academic, research and social environment that supports creativity, excellence, innovation, refining talents, and supporting and encouraging cultural, artistic, social and sports activity.

* Empowering the Arabic language and working on developing its vocabulary to meet the demands of sciences and arts in a way that meets the needs of the times.

* Encouraging investment in scientific research.

* Strengthening scientific, technical and technical cooperation in the field of higher education and scientific research with countries, Arab, regional and international organizations and Arab and foreign institutions, and expanding its fields in modern and developed trends.

* Building national scientific capabilities, especially by dispatching in accordance with the provisions of the Scientific Missions Law.

* Harmonizing the outputs of higher education, development requirements and the needs of the labor market, and developing quality and accreditation standards in coordination with the concerned authorities.

* Developing postgraduate programs, specialized research centers and scientific studies centers linked to the ministry.

* Setting the necessary accreditation criteria and foundations for the recognition of non-Syrian higher education institutions and the equivalency of certificates issued by them.

* Contribute to the implementation of the state's health policy in coordination with the Ministry of Health and other ministries concerned with the health sector and adherence to the health work rules approved by the Ministry of Health.

* Follow up on the affairs of Syrian students studying outside the Syrian Arab Republic.

* Representing the Syrian Arab Republic in regional and international conferences and seminars related to higher education and scientific research.

* Organizing the affairs of international students in the Syrian Arab Republic in accordance with scientific cooperation agreements and their implementation programmes.

* Developing admission tests in educational institutions affiliated with or affiliated with the Ministry and measuring and studying the outputs of these institutions with the aim of developing the extent to which they achieve their objectives and meet the requirements of the labor market.

## Organisation

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Organisation scheme:[6][7]

Directorates of the ministry:

* Student Affairs Directorate
* Directorate of Cultural Relations
* Directorate of Equivalency of Certificates
* Administrative Development Directorate
* Directorate of Scientific Missions
* Directorate of Scientific Research
* Directorate of Planning and International Cooperation
* Directorate of Private Educational Institutions
* Quality and Accreditation Directorate
* Directorate of Educational Hospitals
* Directorate of Information and Electronic Publishing
* Directorate of Administrative Affairs
* Directorate of Information Technology and Communications
* Directorate of Educational Authority Affairs
* Engineering Affairs Directorate
* Directorate of Accounting for Scientific Missions
* Contracts Department
* Single Window Directorate
* Legal Affairs Directorate
* Department of Internal Control

### Bodies and centers

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* Measurement and calendar center
* Excellence and Creativity Authority[8]
* IT Center
* General Authority for Biotechnology
* Arabic language complex
* General Authority of the Student Credit Fund

### Teaching hospitals

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* Al-Mouwasat University Hospital, Damascus
* Al-Assad University Hospital, Damascus
* University Children's Hospital, Damascus
* Al-Biruni University Hospital, Damascus
* University Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Damascus
* University Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology, Damascus
* University Cardiac Surgery Hospital in Damascus
* Oral and Maxillofacial University Hospital, Damascus
* Aleppo University Hospital
* Al-Kindi University Hospital, Aleppo (destroyed)
* University Hospital of Cardiology and Surgery, Aleppo
* University Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Aleppo
* Al-Assad University Hospital, Lattakia
* Tishreen University Hospital, Lattakia

### Universities and institutes

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* Public universities
* University of Damascus[9]
* Aleppo University
* Latakia University
* Homs University
* Al-Furat University
* Syrian Virtual University
* University of Hama
* University of Tartous
* Private universities
* University of Kalamoon
* Cordoba Private University
* Ittihad Private University
* Arab International University
* International University for Science and Technology[10]
* Syrian Private University
* Wadi International University
* Andalusia University for Medical Sciences
* Al-Jazeera University
* Al-Hawash Private University
* Ebla Private University
* Al-Shahba Private University
* Yarmouk Private University
* Arab University for Science and Technology
* Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
* Al-Wataniya Private University
* National Private University
* University of the Levant for Sharia Sciences
* Al-Rasheed International Private University for Science and Technology
* Qasyoun Private University
* Bilad Al-Sham University
* Omdurman Islamic University Damascus
* Al-Manara Private University
* Arab Academy for E-Business
* Antioch Syrian Private University
* Higher institutes
* Higher Institutes of the Ministry of Higher Education:
* Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts (HIDA)
* Higher Institute of Music (HIM)
* Higher Institute of Business Administration (HIBA)
* Institut National d'Administration (INA)
* Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST)
* Higher Institute for Demographic Studies and Researches (HIDSR)
* Higher Institutes of Universities:
* University of Damascus
* Higher Institute for Laser Research and its Applications
* Higher Institute for Research and Seismic Studies
* Higher Institute of Administrative Development
* Higher Institute of Translation and Interpretation
* Higher Institute of Languages
* Aleppo University
* Institute of Arab Scientific Heritage
* Higher Institute of Languages
* Tishreen University
* Higher Institute of Marine Research
* Higher Institute for Environmental Research
* Higher Institute of Languages
* Al-Baath University
* Higher Institute of Language Teaching
* Higher Institute of Water Management HIWM
* Hama University
* Higher Institute of Languages
* Technical institutes

### Boards

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* Council of Higher Education
* Supreme Council for Technical Education

## List of ministers

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Minister  | Government  | Term

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Minister of Higher Education
Abdullah Wathiq Shahid | Second Yusuf Zuayyin government | 1966 to 1967
Mustafa al-Sayed | Second Yusuf Zuayyin government
Nureddin al-Atassi government | 1967 to 1969
Mustafa Haddad | Nureddin al-Atassi government | 1969 to 1970
Shakir Al Faham | Hafez al-Assad government
First Abdul Rahman Khalifawi government
Mahmoud al-Ayyubi government | 1970 to 1976
Muhammad Ali Hashem | Second Abdul Rahman Khalifawi government | 1976 to 1978
Shaker El Faham | Muhammad Ali al-Halabi government | 1978 to 1980
Asad Dargawi | First Abdul Rauf al-Kasm government | 1980 to 1984
Ziad Shweiki | Second Abdul Rauf al-Kasm government | 1984 to 1985
Kamal Sharaf | Third Abdul Rauf al-Kasm government
First Mahmoud Al-Zoubi government | 1985 to 1992
Salihat Sunqar | Second Mahmoud Al-Zoubi government | 1992 to 2000
Hassan Risheh  | First Mustafa Mero government
Second Mustafa Mero government | 2000 to 2003
Hani Mortada | Muhammad Naji al-Otari government | 2003 to 2006
Ghiath Barakat | Muhammad Naji al-Otari government | 2006 to 2011
Abdul Razzaq Sheikh Issa | Adel Safar government | 2011 to 2012
Muhammad Yahya Mualla | Riyad Hijab government
First Wael al-Halqi government | 2012 to 2013
Malik Ali | First Wael al-Halqi government | 2013 to 2014
Mohamed Amer Mardini | Second Wael al-Halqi government | 2014 to 2016
Atif Naddaf | Imad Khamis government | 2016 to 2018
Bassam Bashir Ibrahim | Imad Khamis government | 2018 to 2019
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Bassam Bashir Ibrahim[11] | Imad Khamis government
First Hussein Arnous government
Second Hussein Arnous government | 2019 to 2024
Bassam Hasan | Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali government | 2024 to 2024
Abdel Moneim Abdel Hafez | Syrian transitional government | 2024 to present

## See also

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* List of universities in Syria
* Education in Syria

## References

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1. ^ مجلس الشعب يقر مشروع القانون الخاص بأهداف ومهام وزارة التعليم العالي والبحث العلمي – S A N A Archived 20 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ مرسوم إحداث وزارة التعليم العالي عام 1966 | التاريخ السوري المعاصر Archived 2020-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ الرئيس الأسد يصدر قانوناً بإحداث وزارة التعليم العالي والبحث العلمي تحل محل وزارة التعليم العالي – S A N A Archived 2020-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ الرئيس الأسد يصدر مرسوما يقضي بتعديل الحكومة – S A N A Archived 2020-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ الرئيس الأسد يصدر قانوناً بإحداث وزارة التعليم العالي والبحث العلمي تحل محل وزارة التعليم العالي – S A N A Archived 2020-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ هيكلية منظومة التعليم العالي Archived 30 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine
7. ^ هيكلية وزارة التعليم العالي Archived 30 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ Al-Raeei, Marwan; Azmeh, Chadi; AlDakak, Hala (2024-04-01). "Enriching Minds: The Gifted Education Landscape in the Syrian Arab Republic". Journal of Advanced Academics. doi:10.1177/1932202X241244881. ISSN 1932-202X.
9. ^ دمشق, جامعة. "جامعة دمشق". www.damascusuniversity.edu.sy. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
10. ^ "IUST".
11. ^ "President Assad Announces New Syrian Government". The Syrian Observer. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

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Government ministries of Syria

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* Presidential Affairs
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## External links

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* Official website
* Ministry of Higher Education on Facebook

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