Latakia University
Public university in Latakia, Syria
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Latakia University (Arabic: جامعة اللاذقية, ALA-LC: Jāmiʻat al-Lādhiqīyah), formerly known as Tishreen University, is a public university located in Latakia, Syria. It is the third-largest university in Syria.
جامعة اللاذقية | |
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Former name | Tishreen University |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1971 |
Academic affiliation | |
| President | Iyad Fahsa[1] |
Academic staff | 892 |
Administrative staff | 2085 |
| Students | Over 70,000 |
| Location | , 35°31′24″N 35°48′28″E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | latakia-univ |
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In 2025, the university was ranked first in Syria by the AD Scientific Index.[2]
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 (Arabic: جامعة تشرين, lit. 'October University') to honor the memory of the October War (Tishreen War in Arabic).[3]
In the beginning, the university only had 3 faculties, Arabic literature, science, and agriculture, and an enrollment of 983 students during the 1970s.[3] 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.[3]
Many internally displaced students enrolled at the university after the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War.[4]
After the fall of the Assad regime, interim Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir of the Syrian caretaker government renamed the university to "Latakia University" on December 25, 2024.[5]
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.
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