University of Rojava
Primary University in Rojava (AANES)
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Rojava University (Kurdish: Zanîngeha Rojava, Arabic: جامعة روجآفا, Classical Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܨܘܒܐ ܕܪܘܓܐܦܐ), is a Syrian public university in Qamishli. The university was established in July 2016 with curricula for medicine, engineering, sciences, arts, and humanities.
Zanîngeha Rojava | |
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| Type | Public university |
|---|---|
| Established | 2016 |
| Location | , |
| Affiliations | Universities coordinator of north and east Syria |
| Website | rojava-uni |
Additionally, the university offers programmes for primary school education and Kurdish literature.[2][3] The university maintains a partnership with Paris 8 University in Saint-Denis, France and California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. In August, the university opened registration for students in the academic year 2016–2017.[4] An opening ceremony was held on 20 November 2016.[5]
Beginning in October 2017, its second academic year, the university added a jineology programme.[6] 711 students attend the university liberal arts, jineology, petrochemistry, agriculture, fine arts, and pedagogy with courses taught in Kurdish (the primary instructional language), Arabic and English.[7] In 2019, the university also launched a programme for women to learn to overcome sexism within the family and society.[8]
Due to Operation Olive Branch many students from the University of Afrin have been allocated seats at the University of Rojava to continue their studies.[9]
In 2020, the university moved some of its courses online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
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Notes
- The university is located in the territory of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria part of Syria. See Education in Rojava for details.
