Homs University
History
The university was established in 1979 as Al-Baath University during Ba'athist rule by Presidential Decree No. 44 issued by Hafez al-Assad.
As of 2005 the University had 22 faculties, 5 intermediate institutes, 40,000 regular students, 20,000 students in open learning, 1310 high studies students and 622 faculty members.
As of 2025 Homs University has 10 faculties, 9 colleges, 1 school, 1 preparatory course, 4 intermediate institutes, 2 higher institutes, around 100,000 students and 1400 faculty members.
The library contains some 63,000 volumes (as of 2011).
Following the fall of the Assad regime, the university was renamed to "Homs University" by interim prime minister Mohammed al-Bashir of the Syrian transitional government on 25 December 2024.
Gallery
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The main walkway at the university -
The Faculty of Medicine
See also
References
- ^ Lesch, David W. (2005) The new lion of Damascus: Bashar al-Asad and modern Syria Yale University Press, New Haven Connecticut, page 267, ISBN 0-300-10991-1
- ^ Collelo, Thomas (editor) (1987) Syria: A Country Study Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. page 123
- ^ "Colleges and Institutes". Homs University. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "الرئيسية". جامعة حمص (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ World Guide to Libraries (25th ed.), De Gruyter Saur, 2011
- ^ "تغيير اسم جامعتي البعث وتشرين بعد سقوط الأسد" (in Arabic). Alhurra. 25 December 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Syrian Physical Therapy community (syriaPT.com) (Arabic)
- Open education in Homs university (Arabic)
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